It is said that your top players have to be their best to win big games and in two games versus Victoria, Kieffer Bellows showed that he is a big-time player. In a tight-checking affair where each team tried to smother the opposing firepower, Bellows still stood out as a […]
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Portland Winterhawks edge Victoria Royals 2-1 in tight contest
In what was billed as another possible fireworks show was instead a tight battle of physical play. The Portland Winterhawks (36-20-1-3), boasting four NHL first round draft picks, brought their high powered game to Vancouver Island for the first time this season to challenge the gunning offensive style of the […]
Victoria Royals win in extra time to down the Kelowna Rockets 4-3
(Victoria, BC) The second game of a weekend set went Saturday in Victoria as the Royals (34-19-3-1) and Kelowna Rockets (33-17-4-1) dueled for first place in the BC Division. Victoria expected the Rockets to come in hot, looking to erase a 6-1 defeat the night before. Griffin Outhouse got the start in […]
WHL recap: Fonteyne leads Everett by Seattle; Raiders and Royals net wins
Prince Albert 6 Prince George 2 Kody McDonald had to have this game circled on the calendar. A few weeks after being traded from the Prince George Cougars (18-24-3), his former team rolled into the Art Hauser Centre to take on his Prince Albert Raiders (19-20-7-2). McDonald exacted some revenge on the […]
Royals double up Winterhawks in battle of depleted teams
With Kieffer Bellows joining Jake Gricius and Lane Gilliss on the injury list prior to the game Wednesday night in Portland and Ryan Hughes leaving after the game was 20 minutes old, the Winterhawks were down to just eight forwards and were forced to use two defensemen heavily as forwards. […]
Royals win 5-4 in comeback versus the Blazers
The Victoria Royals (25-16-3-1) faced the Kamloops Blazers (18-22-1-2) for a second night in a row Saturday, after defeating them 6-5 on Friday. For Victoria, the key to this game was to show the “killer instinct” while keeping the momentum and pressure up. For Kamloops, a key would be the […]
WHL recap: Hart and ‘Tips keep on rolling; Wheat Kings and Tigers add to their win totals
Medicine Hat 5 @Prince Albert 4 (SO) The Medicine Hat Tigers (17-10-1-0) and the Prince Albert Raiders (11-11-5-2) both have an overage sniper leading them offensively this year. Mark Rassell of the Tigers and Jordy Stallard were both at it again on Wednesday night. They both had two goals, but […]
Thompson and Thompson tame Blades
By Les Lazaruk BRANDON – They aren’t a law firm…they aren’t even brothers! But (goaltender Logan) Thompson and (right winger Baron) Thompson were the difference as the home-standing Wheat Kings handed the Saskatoon Blades their second loss in as many nights by a 3-1 score Saturday. Baron Thompson broke […]
Red Deer runs their record to 3-0 with shootout win over Brandon
Another character win for the Rebels Despite leading the game 2-1 after the first period, the Rebels found themselves down 3-2 after 40 minutes. The explosive power play for the Wheat Kings was mostly kept quiet on the night, going just one for five. Red Deer’s power play also went […]
2017-18 season previews: Brandon Wheat Kings
(In our ongoing season preview series, today we look at the Brandon Wheat Kings) Brandon Wheat Kings (2016-17 season: 31-31-7-3 72 points, lost to the Medicine Hat Tigers in the first round of the playoffs) The Brandon Wheat Kings have some of the largest question marks heading into the 2017-18 […]
