The CIBC Canada-Russia series moved from Moose Jaw to Swift Current for game two between the Russian select U-20 team and Team WHL. The WHL was as close to perfect as you can get Monday night, on their way to a dominant 7-0 win. They were not so perfect in […]
Author: Brandon Rivers
Team WHL dominates opener in CIBC Canada Russia Series 7-0
The best Canadian players that the WHL has, put on a show Monday night in Moose Jaw. Led by two goals and an assist by Kelowna’s Kole Lind, three assists from Brandon’s Kale Clague and two point nights from Portland’s Cody Glass, Tri-City’s Michael Rasmussen, Kelowna’s Dillon Dube and Moose […]
Portland Winterhawks notebook: shooting percentages
-Through the first 16 games of the Portland Winterhawks season, one of the notable things has been the drop in secondary scoring over the past six games or so. The top line of Kieffer Bellows, Cody Glass and Skyler McKenzie and top defensive pairing of Henri Jokiharju and Matt Quigley […]
Kailer Yamamoto returned to the Spokane Chiefs
The #Oilers have assigned forward Kailer Yamamoto to the @SpokaneChiefs of @TheWHL. Yamamoto recorded three assists in nine games. pic.twitter.com/RAWkT65Wqe — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 6, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers announced today that they had sent Kailer Yamamoto back to the Spokane Chiefs of the WHL. Yamamto played in the […]
WHL recap: Tigers tame Thunderbirds in OT; Wheat Kings, Warriors, Giants and Royals emerge victorious
Brandon 2 Kootenay 0 Logan Thompson and the Brandon Wheat Kings (10-6-0-1) had some excuses for dropping a 4-2 game to the Kootenay ICE (8-9-1-0) on Friday night. They were missing four defenseman and saw many penalties put their d-men present away in the penalty box. Instead of letting this […]
Cole Kehler stars as Portland edges Everett 3-1
(Everett, WA) It was a defensive effort that former Everett Silvertips (7-10-1-0) coach Kevin Constantine would have been proud of. The Portland Winterhawks (12-4) went into Xfinity Arena and took both points, eking out a 3-1 win in Everett.Despite the 44 shots against, the Winterhawks as a team kept the […]
WHL recap: ICE double up Wheat Kings; Raiders, Blazers, Rockets and Silvertips emerge victorious as well
Kootenay 4 @Brandon 2 The Brandon Wheat Kings (9-6-0-1) were a very short-handed team on the back end coming into Friday night’s tilt with the visiting Kootenay ICE (8-8-1-0). With blue liners Daniel Bukac, Garrett Sambrook and James Shearer all out due to lower body injuries and 16-year-old Braden Schneider […]
Portland survives second period-goes on to win in Spokane 4-1
Having played the Portland Winterhawks (11-4) three times already in their first 16 games this season, the Spokane Chiefs (8-7-1-1) were in need of their first really dominant frame in their fourth meeting Friday night in Spokane.They got just that in the second period, out-shooting the Winterhawks 24-9 in the […]
Portland Winterhawks sign 2002-born goalie Dante Giannuzzi
The Winterhawks have signed goaltending prospect Dante Giannuzzi. https://t.co/hl3sQ4SLmK pic.twitter.com/70eocJMpau — Portland Winterhawks (@pdxwinterhawks) November 3, 2017 The Portland Winterhawks made the signing of goaltender Dante Giannuzzi official on Friday afternoon. They took Giannuzzi in the fifth round of last May’s bantam draft out of Winnipeg. According to Elite Prospects, […]
Portland finally solves Grant late and edges Prince George 2-1
Through 40 minutes Wednesday night in Portland, it seemed clear that Tavin Grant saves his best hockey for when he is playing in Portland against the Winterhawks (10-4) He earned his first career shutout exactly one month previous, stopping all 47 shots he saw. Grant was again perfect through the […]