Moose Jaw 3 @Swift Current 2 It figures that after a night of up-and-down hockey reminiscent of the late 1980’s in the WHL, we would see the same two teams be locked in a tight, much lower scoring affair. A night after the Swift Current Broncos (19-6-2-0) Tyler Steenbergen provided […]
B.C. Division
Loewen with the dagger again as Kamloops edges Seattle 2-1
The Seattle Thunderbirds have to hate seeing number 32 from the Kamloops Blazers skate with speed and the puck late in the third period in a tie game. Jermaine Loewen scored with 8:03 left to break a one-all tie. A week ago, up in Kamloops, Loewen scored the game-winner against […]
The Vancouver Giants turnaround
The Vancouver Giants are looking like a much improved hockey team in comparison to the 2016-17 WHL season. For their poor performance last year, fans wanted a turnaround. Most would chalk up last season to a number of reasons. Some include a new coach, a new general manager and a […]
Victoria Royals acquire Kade Jensen from Brandon Wheat Kings
The Victoria Royals pulled off a surprising trade on Friday, acquiring defenceman Kade Jensen from the Brandon Wheat Kings. A trade itself would not be abnormal, but the interesting part is that Jensen is an over-age player, bumping the Royals above the allowed maximum of three 20-year-olds. Included is Tyler […]
WHL recap: Hart leads Silvertips over Blazers; Tigers, Giants and Rockets all add wins
Medicine Hat 4 Victoria 3 (OT) Linus Nassen picked a great time to notch his first career WHL goal. The Swedish import defenseman had piled up 17 assists, including one on the power lay that had allowed his Medicine Hat Tigers (16-10) to force overtime against the visiting Victoria Royals […]
2017 Bantam Draft w/17-18 Stats
Stats from Eliteprospects.com 1st round Prince Albert – Kaiden Guhle – CSSHL OHA 18 GP 7-10-17 16pm Kootenay – Connor McClennon – CSSHL Northern Alberta 17 GP 8-20-28 12pm Vancouver – Justin Sourdif – BC Midget Valley West 14 GP 9-17-26 12pm Edmonton – Jake Neighbours – Alberta Midget […]
WHL Monthly Records
November 2017 Overall GP Record Points 1. Portland 12 11-0-0-1 23 2. Moose Jaw 11 9-1-0-1 19 3. Swift Current 12 8-3-1-0 17 4. Kelowna 12 8-3-1-0 17 5. Brandon 10 8-2-0-0 16 6. Kamloops 10 8-2-0-0 16 7. Everett 11 7-3-0-1 15 8. Medicine Hat 11 7-4-0-0 14 9. […]
Rockets extend home ice winning streak
Despite the scoreboard reading a respectable “5-3” when time expired at Prospera Place in Kelowna, the issue was never in doubt as the Kelowna Rockets defeated the Prince George Cougars on Wednesday night. It was the Rockets ninth straight win on home ice and improved the team’s record to 15-8-2-1 […]
Kole Lind diagnosed with mononucleosis
The Kelowna Rockets announced after its 5-3 win at Prospera Place that 19-year-old forward Kole Lind has been diagnosed with mononucleosis. The news, delivered post-game by general manager Bruce Hamilton, is not necessarily all bad for Lind and the Rockets. “We have been informed by the medical team that he […]
NHL Career Points From WHL Bantam Drafts
Here is a listing of players selected through the years in the WHL Bantam and where they rank in career NHL points. The information is based on stats from EliteProspects.com. The list only includes players who have played in the WHL, which excludes players like Auston Matthews who was drafted […]