The Red Deer Rebels (17-26-10-3) made the short trip up north to Edmonton to face off against the Oil Kings (15-32-5-2), in a game broadcasted by Sportsnet. The Oil Kings returned to Rogers Place following a six game road trip, which saw them go 1-5. Josh Dechaine got the nod […]
Central Division
Reichel’s hat trick leads Rebels to victory over Oil Kings
When a team is looking for something inspiring to happen, often times it looks to their leadership for answers. Other times in the Western Hockey League the team will look to their import players to provide that inspirational spark. Last night the Red Deer Rebels got it from Kristian Reichel. […]
WHL recap: Chiefs get dramatic victory; ICE and Blazers win on the road
Kootenay 4 @Regina 2 The Kootenay ICE (24-28-3-0) finally solved the East Division on Friday and it came at the expense of the hometown Regina Pats (28-23-5-0). The Pats had won three straight coming in and the ICE had lost three straight. It was Colton Kroeker leading the way for Kootenay, […]
Record night for Quenneville as Tigers handle Hitmen
David Quenneville now stands alone in the Medicine Hat Tigers’ record books for points by a defenceman. The Calgary Hitmen entered the Canalta Centre Friday night looking to end an ugly season-high seven-game road swing on a positive note. Quenneville and the Tigers had different ideas, as he entered the […]
Willms and Warriors defence lead the way in 2-0 win
By Matthew Gourlie The Moose Jaw Warriors have used their high-powered offence to win a lot of games this Western Hockey League season. Friday night’s win is the way they want to win games going forward. Brody Willms made 20 saves — and only five in the third period — […]
Playoff push leads Rebels to win over Hitmen
Just a few weeks ago, no one would have thought to call the Red Deer Rebels a team that would be contending for a playoff spot. They had losing streaks of 11 and 13 and sat in the basement of the Western Hockey League standings. There were some players dealt […]
WHL recap: Tigers shutdown Oil Kings; Chiefs, Rockets and Raiders also victorious
Prince Albert 4 Kootenay 3 The Prince Albert Raiders (22-20-9-2) fell two points back of the Saskatoon Blades when the Blades took down the Kootenay ICE (23-28-3-0) 5-3 on Tuesday. They made up those two points by dispatching the ICE themselves 4-3 on Wednesday evening. It was not an easy time […]
Five former Hitmen set to battle for gold in PyeongChang
With the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics just days away, the final rosters for the men’s hockey tournament have been released and five former members of the Calgary Hitmen will be vying for gold. Highlighting the list of Olympians is one of the greatest Hitmen in franchise history, Brandon Kozun. The […]
Competitive Blades tap Into desperation to freeze out Kootenay
By Les Lazaruk The Saskatoon Blades transferred “compete level” and urgency from a Monday practice, that cost them the availability of a Top-nine forward, into a badly-needed victory on Tuesday. It was the bridge city bunch who snapped scoreless and 1-1 ties in the second period, then held on […]
Remaining Schedule (as of February 5)
We have hit the stretch drive of the 2017-18 season and here is an update on each teams’ remaining schedule. Strength of remaining schedule is a report from WHL Stats Pro at the DubNetwork in which they use their own unique special formula that is different from just adding up […]