By Matthew Gourlie The Kamloops Blazers weren’t shy about making their pleasure known Friday night. The Blazers’ celebrations were a little more vocal than usual for a mid-season game, but then again it’s not every night that you beat the top-ranked team in the Western Hockey League in their own […]
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Loschiavo nets winner in Warriors debut
By Matthew Gourlie The new-look Moose Jaw Warriors achieved a very familiar result Tuesday night. The Warriors top-line spurred a five-goal third period rally, but it was new Warrior Vince Loschiavo who scored the game-winner in the Tribe’s 6-3 win over the Kelowna Rockets. “It felt awesome,” said Loschiavo. “It […]
Warriors make a pair of big deals
By Matthew Gourlie The Western Hockey League trade deadline is looking like it could be an arms race. Monday, the WHL-leading Moose Jaw Warriors feel they got even better with a pair of significant trades. The afternoon started with the Warriors acquiring Vince Loschiavo from Kootenay in exchange for 2001-born […]
Warriors survive Tigers comeback
By Matthew Gourlie Friday night Brayden Burke was face-down on the Mosaic Place ice, in a lot of pain, trying desperately to get off the ice. Tuesday night Burke was face-down on the ice with a broad smile on his face a second after potting a late game-winning goal. What […]
Steenbergen’s late heroics give Broncos a thrilling win
By Matthew Gourlie The Moose Jaw Warriors and Swift Current Broncos have the two best records and the two most potent offences in the WHL’s Eastern Conference. Their meeting Friday surpassed even the loftiest expectations. Tyler Steenbergen scored 2:13 into overtime to give the Broncos a 7-6 win at Mosaic […]
Almeida hat trick helps Warriors to bounce-back win over Royals
By Matthew Gourlie The Moose Jaw Warriors have been one of the Western Hockey League’s best teams so far this season. For the first time in two weeks they played like it on Tuesday night. The Warriors put together a strong effort and beat the Victoria Royals 7-4 at Mosaic […]
Raiders fully deserving of two points in shootout win
By Matthew Gourlie For the second night in a row, the Prince Albert Raiders couldn’t hang onto a 2-1 third period lead. Saturday in Moose Jaw, however, the Raiders refused to let two points slip through their hands. The Raiders rallied for a 3-2 shootout win to snap their four-game […]
Saskatoon steals a point with stirring comeback
By Matthew Gourlie The Saskatoon Blades are a team that doesn’t go down easily. That is a lesson that the Moose Jaw Warriors should have absorbed on Saturday night as they struggled to hold off the Blades. It seemed, on Tuesday, that they had not. The Warriors raced out to […]
Jeannot hat trick helps Warriors to 6-3 win
By Matthew Gourlie The Moose Jaw Warriors have found ways to win games ugly this season. Playing their fourth game in five nights, the Warriors were able to score four unanswered goals to beat the Saskatoon Blades 6-3 at Mosaic Place. It was only fitting that it was a trio […]
Power play production propels Warriors to win
By Matthew Gourlie The Moose Jaw Warriors scored two power-play goals 1:21 apart to propel them to a 5-2 win over the Calgary Hitmen Friday at Mosaic Place. For the second time in three games, the short-staffed Warriors used their power play as a catalyst to a win. Moose Jaw […]