By Les Lazaruk The Saskatoon Blades are in the market for the 21st head coach in franchise history after Dean Brockman was fired Sunday morning. That was less than 24 hours after the bridge city bunch finished a fifth consecutive season without qualifying for the playoffs, the last two of […]
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Edmonton suffers loss in final home game
The last home game of the season for the Edmonton Oil Kings and last opportunity for their 20 year olds to play in front of their home crowd came Saturday night. The Oil Kings (21-42-6-2) took on the Calgary Hitmen (24-36-9-2) in their final two games of the season in […]
Late win streak “small consolation” for Blades
By Les Lazaruk The facts are a tough pill to swallow for the Saskatoon Blades. They will finish the 2017-18 WHL regular-season with more points than five of the six teams in the Central Division and with more wins than four teams that will compete in the playoffs, starting Thursday. […]
Swift Current Broncos close out the regular season with a win over Regina Pats
The Swift Current Broncos rounded out the year with a home and home against the Regina Pats. With a Broncos 3-2 loss in overtime against the Pats on Friday night, Regina and Swift Current will meet in the first round of playoffs. Even though this game wasn’t really worth much […]
Americans fall in a close one to Spokane
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (37-25-8-1, 83pts.) and Spokane Chiefs (40-25-3-3, 86pts.) wrapped up another season of a storied rivalry on Saturday night in the eastern Washington dessert. Tri-City came into the game as the winner of five straight, including beating the Chiefs the night before in Spokane. Spokane had […]
Ice shut out Rebels to close out season
It’s over. After 72 games marking another WHL campaign, the Kootenay Ice wrapped up their season on a high note with a 5-0 win over the Red Deer Rebels. It’s a bittersweet way to close the year by winning with a convincing effort over a team that bypassed them in […]
“Old School” nasty revived in Blades victory in Prince Albert
By Les Lazaruk PRINCE ALBERT – The toughest guy affiliated with either team Friday was Raiders’ Associate Coach Dave Manson. It almost seemed as if the Saskatoon Blades and P.A. decided to play a meaningless game in his honour – mean and nasty! In a game in which there […]
Swift Current Broncos let third consecutive game slide away against Saskatoon Blades
The Swift Current Broncos returned to home ice to host the Saskatoon Blades in front of another sold out crowd at the iPlex. After an ugly battle in Moose Jaw on Saturday, March 10th, the Broncos lost 4-2 and a couple of players in a critical game. Tanner Nagel and […]
Edmonton’s second period surge leads to win
The Lethbridge Hurricanes (32-30-6-0) made there way up north to face off against Central Division rivals the Edmonton Oil Kings (20-41-6-2). Lethbridge currently sits comfortably in a playoff spot, while the Oil Kings are seeded at the bottom of the division. Lethbridge started 20-year-old goaltender Logan Flodell whom they picked […]
Tri-City stays hot taking out Everett to win fourth straight
Kennewick, Wa. Through all the ups and downs of the 72-game WHL regular season schedule, it’s not how you start, but how you finish. The Tri-City Americans (36-24-8-1, 81pts.) have certainly had their fair share of ups and downs this year. But they are making a strong case to finish […]