2016 Moose Jaw won 4-1 1st Round, an upset in the making, the Moose Jaw Warriors were three points behind the Prince Albert Raiders when the regular season commenced. The first two games of the series were one goal games. Then the Prince Albert Radiers put up seven goals in […]
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Playoff History: Portland Winterhawks vs. Spokane Chiefs
2013 Portland won 4-0 2nd Round, The Winterhawks had 27 more points than the Chiefs before the teams met in the West semi-final. This series was all Portland as they outscored the Chiefs 18-3 in the four game series. Mac Carruth posted two shutouts along the way and Ty Rattie […]
Playoff History: Everett Silvertips vs. Seattle Thunderbirds
2017 Seattle won 4-0 2nd Round, Everett would edge out Seattle for the division title by two points. The first three games were settled by just one goal, the third game requiring overtime. At home, Seattle would put Everett away with a 4-1 win, Keegan Kolesar scored the game and […]
Playoff History: Victoria Royals vs. Vancouver Giants
First ever playoff meeting, Going back to the original franchise, the Chilliwack Bruins, there is some playoff history there. 2008 Vancouver won 4-0 1st Round, the Giants would claim a 41 point lead on the Bruins during the regular season. All four games would be settled by a single point. […]
Playoff History: Kelowna Rockets vs. Tri-City Americans
2015 Kelowna won 4-0 1st Round, 47 point advantage in the regular season for the Rockets. Kelowna won the first two games 6-0 and 3-0 on their way to a sweep. Tri-City did manage to take game 4 to overtime but Gage Quinney beat Eric Comrie with 1:28 to go […]
Ice gain small measure of revenge in Red Deer, down the Rebels 6-2.
The team that Red Deer passed for the final playoff spot came to the Enmax Centrium looking for some sense of revenge. Red Deer was attempting to do the unthinkable and pass the Lethbridge Hurricanes for home ice advantage in the first round of the WHL playoffs. The Ice entered […]
2018 NHL draft profiles – Josh Tarzwell
Pressure. The dictionary defines it as a constraining or compelling force or influence. In hockey, pressure means those things and more. Playing major junior hockey, stepping up to perform, and being traded to your hometown Western Hockey League team. These are a few examples of the pressure faced by kids […]
Hitmen only need final 20 minutes to silence Rebels
Sometimes when teams get into a groove, they think they can settle in. Red Deer has seen both sides of getting into a groove this season and of late. It seems the team is settling into the wrong side of the groove. Red Deer has been allowing teams to control […]
Too much reliance on goaltenders results in Rebels defeat
WHL Goalie of the month. Has nice ring to it, especially when your team has gone through 13 and 11 game losing streaks this season. Riley Lamb was the recipient of the February honor this past Thursday. He was put to the test on Friday in a match up with […]
Two points is two points
This was the first of three remaining games between the Red Deer Rebels (3rd place, central) and the Kootenay Ice (4th, central). The game was important to both teams as they are in the stretch drive to the playoffs. Red Deer entered the contest six points in front of the […]