The Calgary Hitmen’s leading goal scorer had the puck on his stick as time ticked away in the third period of a tie game. Standing from the same general area where he netted two power play goals earlier, he fired off a quick snap shot, beating Spokane Chiefs rookie netminder […]
Central Division
2017 Bantam Draft w/17-18 Stats
1st round Prince Albert – Kaiden Guhle – CSSHL OHA 8 GP 2-3-5 10pm Kootenay – Connor McClennon – CSSHL Northern Alberta 8 GP 1-7-8 6pm Vancouver – Justin Sourdif – BC Midget Valley West 4 GP 3-8-11 6pm Edmonton – Jake Neighbours – Alberta Midget Calgary 6 GP 5-4-9 […]
Hitmen prospects perform at WHL Cup
The Calgary Hitmen’s hottest group of prospects was pinned up against some of the most promising talent in Western Canada during the annual — and newly named — WHL Cup, this past weekend at WinSport Arena in Calgary. Three Hitmen were featured in the tournament: Defenceman Luke Prokop was named […]
2017 Prospect Update
2017 WHL Bantam Draft 1st round Prince Albert – Kaiden Guhle – CSSHL OHA 8 GP 2-3-5 10pm Kootenay – Connor McClennon – CSSHL Northern Alberta 8 GP 1-7-8 6pm Vancouver – Justin Sourdif – BC Midget Valley West 4 GP 3-8-11 6pm Edmonton – Jake Neighbours – Alberta Midget […]
Ice cool Broncos with 5-4 OT win
The Kootenay Ice clawed back from three straight deficits to force extra time and overcome the Swift Current Broncos 5-4 on Saturday at Western Financial Place. Colton Kroeker was the overtime hero, completing a three-point night with the game-winning goal while also collecting two assists in regulation. Ice captain Cale […]
Missed opportunities sink Rebels
Tonight, another solid effort was put in by the Red Deer Rebels. Unfortunately, the result was not as hoped. More than 4,200 fans went home unhappy following a less-than-thrilling game between the Rebels and the visiting Prince George Cougars. “You have a zero chance to score a goal if you […]
A better effort
Tonight’s game between the Calgary Hitmen (3-7-1-0) and the Red Deer Rebels (6-4-0-0) was witnessed by 4190 lucky souls as the home side put together one of their best efforts of this early season. Just 31 seconds into the game, Lane Zablocki scored right off of a Jared Dmytriw faceoff […]
Oil Kings update: start of the long haul
We’re now 12 games into the Edmonton oil Kings second full season at Rogers Place, and for the most part things have gone as planned for the young club. With a record of 4-6-2, Edmonton currently sits third in the Central with ten points, one up on Kootenay, and two […]
Victoria takes a point away from Edmonton
The top seeded team in the B.C. Division, Victoria Royals (9-1-1) rolled into Edmonton (4-6-2) to face the Oil Kings Wednesday night. Matthew Phillips entered the evening with nine goals and 15 assists on the season, scoring at a rate 1.07 times higher than last season Victoria opened the […]
Ice freeze out Warriors
The Warriors came out to play Tuesday night. Unfortunately, for their sake, so did the Kootenay Ice. Bailey Brkin stopped 28 shots and was the first star of the night as he led his squad to a 2-1 win over the Warriors in a low-scoring, defensive battle. Brkin was quick […]
