The lights will shine bright at the Brandt Centre in Regina, SK on Friday and they will continue shining for the next month and a half. The Western Hockey League’s Eastern Division begins play as the Brandon Wheat Kings kick things off against the Moose Jaw Warriors, while Friday’s […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: The Blazers are in; Lottery to happen Wednesday; former ICE/Rebel signs ELC
Blazers win tiebreaker Welcome to the big dance! The @blazerhockey are the 16th team to secure a spot in the 2019 #WHLPlayoffs! DETAILS ? | https://t.co/WrlF8VTNfS pic.twitter.com/SLQcaCd3AT — The WHL (@TheWHL) March 20, 2019 The Kamloops Blazers earned the 16th and final playoff spot by defeating the Kelowna Rockets in […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Saskatchewan, Alberta, and NWT win at CWG; WHL hands out weekly awards; Blichfeld first to century mark
WHL at CWG Day 3: Saskatchewan (2-1-0-0) blows past Manitoba (1-2-0-0) 7-1, Alberta (2-1-0-0) squeezed past BC by a score of 5-4, Yukon lost to Newfoundland & Labrador 7-0 and Northwest Territories (2-2-0-0) defeated Nunavut 6-0. Saskatchewan: Portland Winterhawks prospect Gabe Klassen had a goal and two assists. Prince Albert Raiders prospect Logan Linklater had two goals. […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Trades heating up day before the deadline; two overage goalies signed; Giants drop out of CHL Top 10
More trades TRADE ? ALERT Winterhawks add @TheWHL Champion Goaltender Joel Hofer from the @SCBroncos! Welcome to the Hawks, Joel! ?️ || https://t.co/6csGLM3IZv pic.twitter.com/o0HNR3J8Az — Portland Winterhawks (@pdxwinterhawks) January 9, 2019 Wednesday morning started out with a bang with the Broncos sending ’00 goalie Joel Hofer to Portland for six […]
Overreaction Monday: Far fewer overage player signings in 2018-19
Overreaction of the week: There will not be as many overage players signed to NHL contracts this year. The 20-year-old season is a pivotal one for WHL players hoping to earn professional contracts to continue to play hockey. Last season, there were many NHL entry-level deals handed out to 1997-born […]
Warriors come from behind to extend point streak to six
It wasn’t always pretty, but the Moose Jaw Warriors scored four goals on consecutive nights to pick three out of four points and extended their point streak to six games. Saturday the Warriors skated to a 4-3 home win over the Spokane Chiefs. Friday they came from behind to earn […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Broncos acquire Sambrook, release McGauley; Blazers reassign Ludwar
Brandon ships Sambrook west to Swift Current TRADE ALERT. #SCB have acquired d-man Garrett Sambrook from @bdnwheatkings in exchange for 9th round pick in 2020. pic.twitter.com/TrIHtxkoPs — SC Broncos (@SCBroncos) October 12, 2018 The Swift Current Broncos traded for blue liner Garrett Sambrook on Friday, and he’ll join the team […]
Overreaction Monday: Has the East Division been flipped?
It’s the return of Overreaction Monday where we take a look at a storyline from the weekend and … well overreact. While some good points will be made, these are meant to drive a particular narrative and have fun. This week’s overreaction: Prince Albert, Saskatoon and Brandon are by far the […]
2018-19 WHL season previews: Brandon Wheat Kings
Brandon Wheat Kings 2017-18: The Wheat Kings surprised many by surging toward the forefront of a competitive East Division at the Christmas break. Then General Manager Grant Armstrong saw Moose Jaw, Regina and Swift Current buying and driving up prices. Instead of going all in, Armstrong decided to sell. Armstrong […]
Wheat Kings work their way back to grab series lead
Down 2-0, the Brandon Wheat Kings didn’t falter or panic. The Wheat Kings trailed 2-0 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal to the Medicine Hat Tigers and battled back to tie it 2-2 entering Game 5 Friday night at the Canalta Centre. In the pivotal Game 5, the Tigers led […]