The Moose Jaw Warriors used discipline and good team defence to propel them to three straight wins this past weekend. Friday night, a great Josh Brook solo rush to start overtime allowed the Warriors to hand the Brandon Wheat Kings their first loss of the season by a 3-2 score. […]
Author: Matthew Gourlie
Warriors find the win column
One night after a third period collapse, the Moose Jaw Warriors were able to hang on to a lead and earn their first win of the WHL season. The Warriors beat the Regina Pats 2-1 in a Sunday afternoon matinee in the Queen City. Last year’s Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy […]
2018-19 WHL season previews: Moose Jaw Warriors
2017-18: The Warriors (52-15-2-3) had their best regular season in franchise history and captured the WHL’s regular season title for the first time. For the second straight season they lost a Game 7 on home ice to the Swift Current Broncos to exit the playoffs. Last season’s loss came in […]
Broncos bounce Warriors on the road in Game 7 again
By Matthew Gourlie The Swift Current Broncos added a lot of players for their 2018 playoff run. In Monday’s decisive Game 7 it was their longest-serving players who led the way though to a 6-0 victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors. The Broncos had a 3-2 series lead and a […]
Skinner shines in shutout for Swift Current
By Matthew Gourlie Stuart Skinner loves playing at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw. He does hope, however, that he won’t have to play there again this season. Fresh off of a Game 2 shutout in his last trip to Moose Jaw, the Swift Current Broncos goalie made 36 saves in […]
WHL coming together for Humboldt
By Matthew Gourlie Saturday the hockey world came together to honour and support the Humboldt Broncos. Before their Western Hockey League playoff games, the Moose Jaw Warriors and Swift Current Broncos called a truce on their fierce rivalry to be brothers in arms and pay tribute to the Humboldt players […]
Broncos put together near-perfect performance
By Matthew Gourlie With heavy hearts the Swift Current Broncos honoured the victims of the Humboldt Broncos in the best way they knew how: by playing some great hockey. The Broncos skated to a 4-0 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors Saturday in Game 2 of their Western Hockey League […]
Humboldt tragedy touches Sask. WHL teams
By Matthew Gourlie The Swift Current Broncos have worn a four-leaf clover on their jerseys for the past 31 years. The clover isn’t for luck, rather it is there for remembrance of a great tragedy and honour the four Broncos — Trent Kresse, Scott Kruger, Chris Mantyka and Brent Ruff — […]
Stakes high as WHL elites meet in second round
By Traci Kay and Matthew Gourlie The Western Hockey League’s two best teams looked like they were on a second round collision course all season. Now — despite the best efforts of the Regina Pats and Prince Albert Raiders — the Swift Current Broncos and Moose Jaw Warriors will meet […]
Warriors win wild Game 7
By Matthew Gourlie Like the villain in horror movie, the Prince Albert Raiders refused to die and that terrified the Moose Jaw Warriors. In the end, that fear was what the Warriors needed to push them to play their best game of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final series. The Warriors […]