By Les Lazaruk There was good news for the Saskatoon Blades Friday night…just not enough of it, and it came far too late to be of any consequence! Medicine Hat scored the first six goals…then coasted in the third period to a 6-2 victory over the Bridge City Bunch […]
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Oil Kings win in high scoring affair
The Edmonton Oil Kings entered their second home game without a win this season. Travis Child once again got the start and stopped 25 of 31, while Oilers draft pick Stuart Skinner got the nod for the Lethbridge Hurricanes turning away 28 of 35. They would get that win behind three […]
Bantam 2017-18 Draft Players to Watch
2017-2018 Bantam Draft Players to watch With DraftGeek’s inaugural 2016-2017 season behind us, we head into this upcoming season with high expectations and high energy. A long, grueling summer of limited hockey is finally behind us and we are ready to get going. New this season is the amount […]
Rebels “power-play” a win in Edmonton
The Red Deer Rebels spoiled the Edmonton Oil Kings home opener on Sunday night with a third period surge to take the game 5-3 on the second night of a weekend back to back between the two teams. The Oil Kings came out strong in the first period, nestling two […]
Tri-City finishes season-opening road trip by going 0-2
Everett, WA – The Tri-City Americans (0-2-0) were looking to hand the Everett Silvertips (1-1-0) their second straight loss at home to open the season. The Silvertips had other plans. Despite the fact that Tri-City was able to put 43 shots on goal, a hot handed goaltender and the inability […]
Tri-City unable to spoil Seattle’s championship night
Kent, WA – The Tri-City Americans (0-1-0) entered their season opening match against the Seattle Thunderbirds (1-0-0) as the eighth ranked CHL team. Seattle reminded them that what is on paper, doesn’t matter once the puck is dropped. The Thunderbirds skated away with the 4-3 victory in front of 6,104 […]
Kootenay wins opener as new Ice age dawns
Michael King reigned supreme on Friday evening for the Kootenay Ice home opener, scoring twice to lead the team to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Hitmen. Swiss import Gilian Kohler posted the game-winner, while Ice netminder Bailey Brkin picked up his first win in an Ice uniform with 36 […]
Broncos Spoil Blades Home-Opener…Again!
By Les Lazaruk There is no disputing that the Saskatoon Blades do a great job with pre-game ceremonies. However, the paying customers don’t get the “full meal deal” from the team on the ice afterwards. An emotional 45-minute salute to former Blades’ captain Bruce Gordon…and the re-introduction of the […]
2017-18 season previews: Edmonton Oil Kings
(In our ongoing series, we preview the WHLs 22 teams in order of when the joined the league. We have reached the Edmonton Oil Kings) Edmonton Oil Kings (2016-17 record, 23-43-5-1 finished outside the playoffs) Who they lost from last year: The Oil Kings lost several players from the 2016-2017 season. […]
Surprise, Surprise…Blades Solve Overage Dilemma in Crease
By Les Lazaruk While it was one of four options that the Saskatoon Blades could’ve explored, the fact that trading goaltender Logan Flodell was done Wednesday in order to reduce the Bridge City Bunch’s quantity of overage players to the WHL limit of three came as a shock to […]