Medicine Hat 3 Kootenay 1 Bryan Lockner is looking more comfortable with the Medicine Hat Tigers (30-24-7-0). The former Regina Pat was traded to Medicine Hat around the trade deadline and had a goal in his first game with the Tigers. In his next 15 games though, he had just […]
Central Division
WHL recap: Blades get big OT win; Warriors and Pats both get huge two points in tight East Division
Moose Jaw 6 @Brandon 3 The @KaleClague tribute video that was played before tonight's game. #ThankYouKale #BWKFamily pic.twitter.com/z85mZ7KNR8 — Brandon Wheat Kings (@bdnwheatkings) February 20, 2018 It was the return of Kale Clague to Westman Place as the formerBrandon Wheat Kings (31-23-3-2) blue liner came in with his Moose Jaw […]
‘Canes sweep weekend series with Ice
Another late-game goal sunk any hope of a comeback for the Kootenay Ice in a 4-1 loss to the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes on Sunday afternoon at Western Financial Place. With less than two minutes remaining, the Ice were preparing to mount a desperate comeback, however, a shot from the point […]
Zimmerman snake bitten as Blades blanket Hitmen
With the playoff hopes fading with each passing loss, younger players on the Calgary Hitmen roster are beginning to emerge and showcase themselves to the front office for future consideration. Last night, the Edmonton Oil Kings knocked off the Kelowna Rockets in a shootout, dropping the Hitmen to the basement […]
Oil Kings edge Rockets in shootout
For only the second time this season, the Kelowna Rockets have lost twice in a row in the friendly confines of Prospera Place. On a dreary, snowy winter day in the Okanagan Valley, where the real all-stars might very well be the team bus drivers, the upstart Edmonton Oil Kings […]
Potential playoff matchups – Movement in the East
With 28 days to go in the Western Hockey League schedule, it is time to start looking at the potential match-ups as the season closes and heads towards the coveted Ed Chynoweth Cup. Regina owns the first birth in the Memorial Cup, the playoffs will determine who is the WHL […]
Hurricanes win closes gap on Tigers to three points
Two goals by captain Jordy Bellerive, a goal and assist from Brad Morrison and two assists from Jake Elmer led the Lethbridge Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the Kootenay ICE in an important WHL Central Division matchup Saturday. The ICE entered the contest trailing the Hurricanes by seven points […]
Potential playoff matchups – down the stretch
With 29 days to go in the Western Hockey League schedule, it is time to start looking at the potential match-ups as the season closes and heads towards the coveted Ed Chynoweth Cup. Western Conference Matchups #1 Seed U.S. Division Leaders Everett Silvertips vs. 2nd Wild Card Seattle Thunderbirds Everett […]
Ice repel Americans with 5-2 win
The race is on. The Kootenay Ice snapped a three game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Tri-City Americans on Saturday night at Western Financial Place. The victory put them ahead in the standings only briefly as the Red Deer Rebels won their match-up with the Victoria Royals, […]
A late goal by Red Deer sinks Victoria Royals 4-3
It was deja-vu Friday night as the Red Deer Rebels (20-26-10-3) on their second visit of the season to the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre defeated the Victoria Royals (34-21-3-2). Echoing their previous visit in November, the Rebels came into Victoria on a stormy west coast night and pulled out a late […]