The Kootenay Ice (13-17-1-0) made a rare trip Vancouver Island to face the Victoria Royals (19-10-3-0) on Friday night and after the result they are likely to not want to return for another while. Kootenay arrived on their first visit since 2015 and featured a full overhaul with new owners, flashy new jerseys, […]
B.C. Division
WHL recap: Tri-City and Brandon foil comebacks; Prince Albert, Calgary, Everett and Kelowna emerge victorious
Brandon 4 Medicine Hat 3 (OT) The Brandon Wheat Kings (21-7-0-1) have quietly piled up the points in their first 29 games this year. Despite all the attention being given to the Moose Jaw Warriors, Swift Current Broncos, Portland Winterhawks and others, the Wheat Kings now sit with the second […]
Tendeck stymies Winterhawks
The Portland Winterhawks have to think they deserved a better fate after controlling much of play on Friday night at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. David Tendeck stole the show though and got the Vancouver Giants their second win over the Winterhawks in four days, with a stellar 37-save performance. Tendeck earned […]
2018 NHL draft profiles: Jackson Shepard
The U-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament is an event every young hockey player has circled. Not only is it a great chance to represent your country at a premier event, it’s an opportunity to get every NHL scout watching you in action against some of the top talent in your […]
WHL recap: Minulin nets OT winner; Gauthier shuts down ICE
Swift Current 5 Prince Albert 4 (OT) With Tyler Steenbergen out nursing an unknown ailment, the Swift Current Broncos (20-6-2-0) were going to need their newly acquired secondary scoring to step up. Matteo Gennaro did that in a big way Tuesday. He assisted on four of his team’s five goals […]
Giants down the Winterhawks 5-3
The Portland Winterhawks strolled into the Langley Events Centre on Tuesday night for their first meeting of the season with the Vancouver Giants. This was Vancouver’s second home game on a Tuesday this month and overall, winning last week’s matchup versus Seattle. Portland had come in losing their last game […]
Jermaine Loewen leading the turnaround in Kamloops
Kamloops Blazers forward Jermaine Loewen is certainly making up for lost time. The 1998-born left wing is having a career year in his fourth season in Kamloops. Loewen, who was born in Mandeville, Jamaica and raised in Manitoba has piled up 13 goals and eight assists for 21 points […]
Victoria Royals Review: Road trip, a record, a trade and more
The Victoria Royals had an eventful week on and off the ice including a trip out east to face some stiff competition, a franchise record set, a major injury to a top player and an interesting trade. Here are some of the stories from the past week: Road Trip Recap: […]
Rockets Science
As the Kelowna Rockets get ready for it six-game road trip through the Western Hockey League’s East division, the team sits firmly in second place in the B.C. Division with a record of 17-8-2-1. The Rockets are one of only six teams so far with less than 10 regulation losses […]
WHL recap: ICE skate past a weary Blazers squad
Kootenay 4 @Kamloops 0 The miles put on the road seemed to catch up with the Kamloops Blazers (13-15) on Sunday afternoon. They had hosted the Everett Silvertips on Friday, went down for a game Saturday night with the Seattle Thunderbirds in Kent, WA and then went back home for […]