For the second time in less than a month, the Red Deer Rebels headed to the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to take on the Raiders. For Prince Albert (20-20-7-2), the team was looking for at least a point in their sixth straight game. They would succeed although […]
Central Division
Remaining Schedule
Remaining Schedule (as of January 30) It’s time to look at 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 the opposition’s winning percentages. Record […]
WHL recap: Bellerive drives Hurricanes; Broncos, Royals and Silvertips nab wins
Swift Current 4 @Regina 1 Stuart Skinner showed his value this weekend. In a home-and-home his Swift Current Broncos (35-12-3-1) had with the Regina Pats (25-22-5-0), the 19-year-old goalie stopped 63 of 65 total shots and led the Broncos to all four points in a tight East Division race. Coming […]
Anders the difference in Rebels second straight win
At this point in a lengthy season, it is hard to call Ethan Anders a rookie anymore. While the team has had its struggles, Anders has posted some pretty decent numbers this season outside of his win-loss record. Before appearing in his 30th game of the year his record stood […]
Ice edge Wheat Kings to sweep weekend series
The Kootenay Ice survived a late-game push to edge out the Brandon Wheat Kings 3-2 on Saturday to sweep the back-to-back weekend series. Plenty of excitement for the crowd of 3,472 that showed up for Pink the Rink night, which is themed around anti-bullying. Peyton Krebs led the way with […]
Tigers power play swings momentum in win over Moose Jaw
For the third straight meeting, the Moose Jaw Warriors weren’t able to hold a lead against the Medicine Hat Tigers. Saturday night, the Tigers made their comeback count as they skated away 5-3 winners in front of 3,268 at the Canalta Centre. The Warriors (39-8-1-2) had surrendered three-goal leads to […]
Goals galore as Ice top Wheat Kings
A 6-2 Kootenay Ice win isn’t a bad birthday present. Peyton Krebs, the team’s super-rookie, celebrated his 17th birthday by scoring a goal and earning an assist against the Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday night at Western Financial Place. However, the heavy lifting came from Alec Baer and Martin Bodak, […]
Rockets rally results OT win
While it looked rather bleak early on for the Kelowna Rockets against the Central Division leading Medicine Hat Tigers at the Canalta Centre, the determined visitors would ultimately find a way to claw back for 4-3 overtime. It has been commonplace this season for the Rockets to use early starts […]
WHL recap: Fonteyne leads Everett by Seattle; Raiders and Royals net wins
Prince Albert 6 Prince George 2 Kody McDonald had to have this game circled on the calendar. A few weeks after being traded from the Prince George Cougars (18-24-3), his former team rolled into the Art Hauser Centre to take on his Prince Albert Raiders (19-20-7-2). McDonald exacted some revenge on the […]
Blades Put Cap on Oil Kings
By Les Lazaruk The Saskatoon Blades responded Friday in the two ways they needed to. Coming off a less-than-impressive effort in a 7-3 loss in Regina Wednesday, the Bridge City Bunch started strong…scoring three times in the first 10 minutes…on the way to a 5-0 victory over the visiting […]