For 40 minutes the Lethbridge Hurricanes played the perfect road game. For the final 20 minutes, not so much. The Medicine Hat Tigers scored four times in the third period to defeat the Hurricanes 4-2 Wednesday night at the Canalta Centre, opening the post-Christmas portion of the season with a […]
Central Division
At the halfway mark : Central Division
Every team in the Central Division is within a game or two of the official halfway mark of another WHL season. Coming off the holiday break, some teams are settling into their grooves, while others could be looking at roster moves in the not-so-near future. The Central is considered the […]
More of the same for the Rebels
A game that the Red Deer Rebels should have won, went down the tubes similar to rest of the losses that piled up in November and the first half of December. The Rebels played host to the WHL cellar dwelling Edmonton Oil Kings on this night, but it was the […]
Krebs lifts Ice 4-3 over Hitmen
Good things come in threes. The Kootenay Ice picked up their third straight win against the Calgary Hitmen in as many games, starting off the second half of the season by going the distance for a 4-3 OT finish on Wednesday night in Cranbrook. Rookie Peyton Krebs tallied the game-winner […]
Checking in with the 2017 Hitmen Bantam Draft class
With the Calgary Hitmen’s top defensive unit leaving for the World Junior tournament over the holiday season, the door opened for the club’s most recent first-round pick made his debut. Blue liner Luke Prokop was selected seventh overall by the Hitmen during the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft and made his […]
Christmas Wish List
Below is a satirical look at the Christmas Wish for each of the 22 WHL teams. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the fans, the office staff, the hockey staff and most of all the players of the Western Hockey League. Brandon Wheat Kings – More of the […]
Hitmen head into holiday break on a sour note
The Calgary Hitmen were 3:13 away hitting the holiday break in good spirits. Now, the holiday break will be spent figuring out how to claw back into the Central Division standings along with valuable time with rarely seen family members, following the 4-3 loss to the Kootenay Ice Sunday evening […]
Back and forth affair results in shootout loss for Rebels
It is really too bad that the teams from the US Division only visit the Central Division every other season. The games between these clubs are usually quite thrilling and we get to see more of the stars of the WHL. The Tri-City Americans were welcomed to Red Deer to […]
WHL recap: Wolf shuts out Cougars; Hurricanes, Giants and Broncos emerge with wins
Lethbridge 6 @Regina 2 A night after the offense of the struggling Lethbridge Hurricanes (15-16-2-0) hit a season-low when they were shutout by the Brandon Wheat Kings, they rebounded with a six-goal effort against the Memorial Cup host Regina Pats (16-16-3-0). The ‘Canes were mired in a four-game losing streak and were […]
Ice take out Hitmen 5-1
Michael King was crowned as the opening goal-scorer to cause a hailstorm of stuffies at Western Financial Place, leading the Kootenay Ice to a 5-1 win over the Calgary Hitmen on Teddy Bear Toss night. Just before the halfway mark of the first period, King took advantage of a loose […]