When the Lethbridge Hurricanes last blew into Prospera Place in the Okanagan Valley, the host Kelowna Rockets dispatched the visitors by a 7-4 count in November. This time around, the Hurricanes arrived following a roster overhaul, primarily due to Western Hockey League trade deadline deals that have changed the nucleus […]
B.C. Division
Royals double up Winterhawks in battle of depleted teams
With Kieffer Bellows joining Jake Gricius and Lane Gilliss on the injury list prior to the game Wednesday night in Portland and Ryan Hughes leaving after the game was 20 minutes old, the Winterhawks were down to just eight forwards and were forced to use two defensemen heavily as forwards. […]
WHL recap: ICE win late; Pats, Chiefs and Thunderbirds each add to their win totals as well
Regina 4 @Prince Albert 3 The Regina Pats (24-19-4-0)got two goals from Matt Bradley and one from Jesse Gabrielle to come back from a 2-1 deficit to go on to win over the Prince Albert Raiders (16-20-6-2) 4-3. The Pats have had the Raiders number this year, winning the first […]
WHL recap: Hurricanes and Thunderbirds get wins in B.C.
Lethbridge 4 @Kamloops 2 It’s looking more and more like a fresh start in Lethbridge is just with the doctor ordered for Brad Morrison. The overage forward, who had previously played for the Vancouver Giants is having a great start to his time with the Lethbridge Hurricanes (21-19-3-0) since coming […]
Points Per Game
As of January 16/18 here are the WHL players who are averaging at least 1 point per game this season. Name Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 1 Heponiemi, Aleksi SC 32 21 58 79 2.47 2 Steenbergen, Tyler SC 29 35 30 65 2.24 3 Burke, Brayden MJ […]
WHL 3-on-3 Overtime & Shootout History
3-on-3 overtime was implemented into the WHL in the 2015-16 season. 2017-18 marks the 13th season the WHL has used the shootout format. As of January 16/18 there has been 902 shootouts in WHL history. The first year there were 94 shootouts, the most in one season. Before switching […]
WHL in NHL Draft Rankings
There are many, many NHL Draft Rankings that are available for hockey fans to view and it’s always interesting to see where WHL players rank. There are roughly a dozen rankings that are reliable and updated on a regular basis. Here are a few of those rankings that have been […]
Remaining Schedule
Remaining Schedule (as of January 15) As we are getting closer to the stretch drive of the WHL regular season it’s time to look at each teams’ remaining schedule. Strength of remaining schedule is a report from WHL Stats Pro at the DubNetwork. Record vs each division is based on […]
Royals win 5-4 in comeback versus the Blazers
The Victoria Royals (25-16-3-1) faced the Kamloops Blazers (18-22-1-2) for a second night in a row Saturday, after defeating them 6-5 on Friday. For Victoria, the key to this game was to show the “killer instinct” while keeping the momentum and pressure up. For Kamloops, a key would be the […]
Roster depleted Americans fall to Cougars
Kennewick, Wa. Let’s face it, the Tri-City Americans (22-15-5-0, 49pts.) are hurting big time right now. In addition to all of the players currently injured heading into tonight’s contest with the Prince George Cougars (17-20-4-3, 41pts.), forward Nolan Yaremko was added to the scratch list after warmups. The Americans are […]