The Vancouver Giants (33-13-2-1) went into Saturday’s game against the Prince George Cougars (16-29-3-2) after being shutout down in Portland the night before. Vancouver leads the season series 5-1-0-0 but of those six games, four of them have been decided by only one goal, despite the gap in the BC […]
B.C. Division
Winterhawks and Farkas shut down Giants 3-0
It was a night to forget for the Portland Winterhawks on Wednesday night in Spokane. They struggled defensively and gave up seven goals to the Chiefs, losing 7-2. Friday back home in the friendly confines of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland committed themselves defensively as a whole and shut down the […]
Blazers take another two points of the Cougars
The Kamloops Blazers have completely dominated the Prince George Cougars this season, winning all five matchups against PG so far and outscoring the Cougars 17-8. Kamloops has only trailed for a total of 15:58 of game time. This sixth matchup of the season started the same way with Kamloops – […]
Byram scores in overtime; Blazers snatch a point
In all three previous matchups this season between the Kamloops Blazers and The Vancouver Giants, the Giants have had the upper hand. The Blazers were out for revenge in this one but looked to be overmatched when Vancouver had a 2-0 lead half way through the third period. Kamloops battled […]
Blazers finish weekend with four of six points
After having two points in the bag on Friday, moving on to Saturday was a must. The Victoria Royals were in town and anytime a divisional rival comes to the Sandman Centre the intensity is ramped up. The Kamloops Blazers opened the scoring just over a minute in when 20-year-old […]
Offense provides lift for Rebels in 5-1 victory over Cougars
Red Deer’s skilled offense came to life against the Prince George Cougars in an inter-conference battle. The Rebels extended the Cougars losing streak to six games and got themselves back on the winning track and into first place in the extremely tight Central Division. It didn’t always look like the […]
Ferguson’s shutout leads Kamloops to victory over Spokane
Slow starts have decimated the Kamloops Blazers this season. Seemingly in every game, they find themselves chasing the game down by one or more goals. In this one, Kamloops was able to find the scoresheet first. Coming into this weekend, Kamloops’ injury problems have been well documented, down two regular […]
Rockets embark on busy B.C. Division weekend
After surprising the entire Western Hockey League last weekend with victories over two of the top teams in Canada, the schedule makers have presented the Kelowna Rockets with a busy 3-in-3 stretch against two division rivals. Kelowna hosts the Victoria Royals on Friday. So far this season, the Rockets are […]
Kamloops charts a new course with four points in Prince George
Last week saw the Kamloops Blazers record fall, losing streak continue and their playoff spot disappear. They had held onto the last wildcard spot in the Western Hockey League’s Western Confrence for a while but lost it last week to the Prince George Cougars – who have since lost it to […]
Giants go two-for-two on the weekend to extend streak
Since stumbling into the second half with a 2-4-0-0 road trip through the Central Division, the Vancouver Giants have done nothing but win. The Giants (29-12-2-0) have now won six in a row after going on a four game skid through Alberta. A big reason for the team’s recent success […]