It was designed to be quick and painless. This year’s installment of the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft Lottery was quick for all and painless for four of the six teams involved. Over the years, the lottery has produced its fair share of drama and this year was no exception. […]
Author: Tyler Lowey
Hitmen hope fourth line can learn from defensive struggles
There is a lot to get excited about in next year’s batch of 2000-born players returning to Calgary Hitmen training camp. Tristen Nielsen, Carson Focht and Riley Stotts all enjoyed career years during the 2017-18 season and could hear their names called during the NHL Entry Draft this June. But […]
Morrison pushes Wheat Kings to the brink
The Brandon Wheat Kings have gone through a lot of adversity this season. Despite trading away two of their top players, enduring a nine-game losing streak, dropping the first two games of the first round and trailing 2-0 three separate times, the Wheat Kings pulled through. Yesterday, they trailed 2-0 […]
Wheat Kings maximize Mattheos in Game 3
The Brandon Wheat Kings have made a habit of trailing 2-0 in a best-of-seven series, only to turn up the heat when returning to their home province. For the first time in two years, the Westoba Place hosted a playoff game and the Brandon faithful saw their hometown Wheat Kings […]
2018 Playoff preview: Lethbridge Hurricanes vs Brandon Wheat Kings
Regular season meetings: BDN 5-1 Dec. 1 at the Enmax Centre BDN 3-0 Dec. 15 at Westman Place LET 7-2 Feb. 23 at the Enmax Centre BDN 6-0 March 6 at Westoba Place Series leaders: BDN Ty Lewis 3G, 3A Connor Gutenberg 3G, 2A Stelio Mattheos 2G, 2A Evan Weinger 2G, […]
Wheat Kings complete comeback in overtime
Mark Rassell could only do so much for the Medicine Hat Tigers. A heroic effort came up short as the Tigers ran out of gas and fell 4-3 in overtime late on Easter Sunday and were eliminated by the Brandon Wheat Kings. After coughing up a 2-0 series lead in […]
Wheat Kings work their way back to grab series lead
Down 2-0, the Brandon Wheat Kings didn’t falter or panic. The Wheat Kings trailed 2-0 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal to the Medicine Hat Tigers and battled back to tie it 2-2 entering Game 5 Friday night at the Canalta Centre. In the pivotal Game 5, the Tigers led […]
Wheat Kings even things up at their home away from home
Above all else, home ice has played the biggest factor in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal tilt between the Brandon Wheat Kings and Medicine Hat Tigers. Even if that home ice wasn’t exactly a team’s home rink. Playing away from home at the Credit Union Place, the Wheat Kings defended the […]
Flames not deterred by Schneider’s challenging season
The first period of Nick Schneider’s final Western Hockey League game perfectly summed up how his only season with the Calgary Hitmen played out. A young, inexperienced team took five minor penalties and hung their graduating netminder out to dry against the Edmonton Oil Kings, allowing the third-worst power play […]
Wheat Kings whacked by Tigers in Game 2
The Brandon Wheat Kings couldn’t leave Medicine Hat soon enough. After the first two games of what was anticipated to be a tightly played best-of-seven opening Eastern Conference playoff series, the Medicine Hat Tigers have out-gunned the Wheat Kings by a combined score of 14-5. The latest blow ended up […]