The Moose Jaw Warriors (29-12-6-1) managed to complete a rare feat for the franchise last week: they came home from the west coast with a winning record. Only five times in the previous 20 seasons had the Warriors been above .500 in their trips to the B.C. or U.S. Division. […]
Author: Matthew Gourlie
East Division recap
The Regina Pats may be the best team in the CHL, but that doesn’t mean that they have any intention of getting complacent. Saturday, Connor Hobbs and Philip Ahl were healthy scratches as they were disciplined by Pats head coach/GM John Paddock for taking undisciplined penalties. The following night, […]
East Division recap
It ended up being a very busy Western Hockey League trade deadline and the teams in the East Division were amongst the most active as they prepared for a playoff dog fight. Here we will look at all the new faces and departed players from the trades that occurred […]
East Division update
The Western Hockey League trade deadline isn’t until Tuesday, Jan. 10, but teams in the East Division aren’t wasting any time in trying to build for a the present or for the future. Wyatt Sloboshan’s time away from Saskatchewan was brief as the former Saskatoon captain was dealt to the […]
East Division recap
There weren’t many who expected the Swift Current Broncos to have the seventh-best winning percentage at the mid-point of the Western Hockey League. Even Emanuel Viveiros, the Broncos’ first year general manager and head coach, didn’t expect his team to be this well established in the playoff race. “No, we’re […]
East Division recap
Trans-Canada clash The East Division went into the Western Hockey League’s holiday break with a slate of home-and-home contests between the division’s six teams. Topping the marquee was the battle between the rival Moose Jaw Warriors and Regina Pats who occupy the top two spots in the standings. The Warriors […]
East Division recap
The Saskatoon Blades swung a big deal Wednesday as the Western Hockey League headed towards it’s annual trade freeze. The Blades dealt their captain Wyatt Sloboshan, defenceman Nolan Reid and a third round pick to the Spokane Chiefs for defenceman Evan Fiala and centre Markson Bechtold. Bechtold is 20, which […]
Confidence breeds success for Halbgewachs
It took three years for Jayden Halbgewachs to be an overnight success in the Western Hockey League. In the fall of 2013, Moose Jaw Warriors general manager Alan Millar re-assigned Halbgewachs to the Regina Pat Canadians. Halbgewachs, a first-round draft pick in the 2012 bantam draw, was a key piece […]
East Division recap
Pats keep racking up points The Regina Pats are back on top of the Western Hockey League standings. The Pats took seven out of a possible eight points, while the Medicine Hat Tigers lost four straight games after riding a 10-game win streak to the top of the table. The […]
East Division recap
Late-bloomers honoured Patience is a virtue — especially in junior hockey. A pair of East Division teams were patient with young players who didn’t provide much in the way of early returns. This week, each earned honours: Regina’s Adam Brooks was named the WHL player of the month for November […]