Prince Albert 4 Edmonton 2 The Saskatoon Blades may not get the chance to catch the Prince Albert Raiders (30-25-9-2). The Raiders notched a 4-2 win at home vs the Edmonton Oil Kings (19-40-6-2) for their seventh straight win. This kept them four points ahead of the Blades for the second wild card […]
Central Division
Blades man advantage team powers past Oil Kings
By Les Lazaruk What was dormant for three games came alive and was responsible for a badly-needed Saskatoon Blades’ victory Tuesday night. The bridge city bunch broke a string of 13 consecutive power play chances without scoring by notching four goals on seven opportunities in a wild and wooly […]
Ice shine a spotlight on mental health
The Kootenay Ice pulled out a 5-2 win against the Tri-City Americans two weeks ago in one of their most complete games of the season in front of team co-owner Greg Fettes, who made the trek from Winnipeg. However, more important than the victory itself was the spotlight on the […]
Tigers ride special teams to win over Kootenay
The Kootenay ICE (25-38-3-1) were in need of a big performance on Sunday vs the Medicine Hat Tigers (34-24-8-0). They had dropped seven straight games and fallen back in the playoff race in the Central Division. They played well on Sunday and fired 30 shots on the Tigers net in […]
Hitmen only need final 20 minutes to silence Rebels
Sometimes when teams get into a groove, they think they can settle in. Red Deer has seen both sides of getting into a groove this season and of late. It seems the team is settling into the wrong side of the groove. Red Deer has been allowing teams to control […]
Regina rolls to a win in Edmonton
The Memorial Cup hosting Regina Pats made their way up to Edmonton on their Alberta road swing. They were coming off a 3-2 win over Calgary in overtime last night and had won five of their last six games. Edmonton came into this one having snapped their previous losing streak […]
Too much reliance on goaltenders results in Rebels defeat
WHL Goalie of the month. Has nice ring to it, especially when your team has gone through 13 and 11 game losing streaks this season. Riley Lamb was the recipient of the February honor this past Thursday. He was put to the test on Friday in a match up with […]
WHL recap: Everett and Regina get OT wins; Victoria and Prince Albert solidifying their playoff positions
Prince Albert 4 Lethbridge 1 The Prince Albert Raiders (29-25-9-2) have picked the right time to be playing their best hockey of the season. They beat the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes (32-26-6-0) 4-1 on Saturday night, earning their sixth straight win. They did so by beating a team sporting their own three-game winning streak […]
Edmonton takes overtime win over Calgary
The two bottom seeded teams in the league face off in Edmonton in a battle for number one position in the Bantam Draft. The Calgary Hitmen (19-35-7-2) come in riding a three-game losing streak, while the Edmonton Oil Kings (19-37-6-2) rode a five-game losing streak of their own. Both teams […]
Two points is two points
This was the first of three remaining games between the Red Deer Rebels (3rd place, central) and the Kootenay Ice (4th, central). The game was important to both teams as they are in the stretch drive to the playoffs. Red Deer entered the contest six points in front of the […]