The Brandon Wheat Kings have gone through a lot of adversity this season. Despite trading away two of their top players, enduring a nine-game losing streak, dropping the first two games of the first round and trailing 2-0 three separate times, the Wheat Kings pulled through. Yesterday, they trailed 2-0 […]
Eastern Division
Moose Jaw takes overtime win over Swift Current
Walking into the arena for the first hockey game in Swift Current since the Humboldt Broncos bus accident, the setting was hushed and the people were somber. The lights went down, the crowd quieted, and the in-house PA system solemnly announced the tribute to the Humboldt Broncos as the players […]
Wheat Kings maximize Mattheos in Game 3
The Brandon Wheat Kings have made a habit of trailing 2-0 in a best-of-seven series, only to turn up the heat when returning to their home province. For the first time in two years, the Westoba Place hosted a playoff game and the Brandon faithful saw their hometown Wheat Kings […]
Broncos put together near-perfect performance
By Matthew Gourlie With heavy hearts the Swift Current Broncos honoured the victims of the Humboldt Broncos in the best way they knew how: by playing some great hockey. The Broncos skated to a 4-0 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors Saturday in Game 2 of their Western Hockey League […]
Humboldt tragedy touches Sask. WHL teams
By Matthew Gourlie The Swift Current Broncos have worn a four-leaf clover on their jerseys for the past 31 years. The clover isn’t for luck, rather it is there for remembrance of a great tragedy and honour the four Broncos — Trent Kresse, Scott Kruger, Chris Mantyka and Brent Ruff — […]
Stakes high as WHL elites meet in second round
By Traci Kay and Matthew Gourlie The Western Hockey League’s two best teams looked like they were on a second round collision course all season. Now — despite the best efforts of the Regina Pats and Prince Albert Raiders — the Swift Current Broncos and Moose Jaw Warriors will meet […]
2018 Playoff preview: Lethbridge Hurricanes vs Brandon Wheat Kings
Regular season meetings: BDN 5-1 Dec. 1 at the Enmax Centre BDN 3-0 Dec. 15 at Westman Place LET 7-2 Feb. 23 at the Enmax Centre BDN 6-0 March 6 at Westoba Place Series leaders: BDN Ty Lewis 3G, 3A Connor Gutenberg 3G, 2A Stelio Mattheos 2G, 2A Evan Weinger 2G, […]
Warriors win wild Game 7
By Matthew Gourlie Like the villain in horror movie, the Prince Albert Raiders refused to die and that terrified the Moose Jaw Warriors. In the end, that fear was what the Warriors needed to push them to play their best game of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final series. The Warriors […]
Swift Current Broncos win first round against Regina Pats
The final decision has been made. The Swift Current Broncos are getting ready for round two and the Regina Pats now have a few weeks off to rest and recuperate before they host the Memorial Cup tournament. Going into this game, it was an evenly-matched back and forth series throughout […]
Wheat Kings complete comeback in overtime
Mark Rassell could only do so much for the Medicine Hat Tigers. A heroic effort came up short as the Tigers ran out of gas and fell 4-3 in overtime late on Easter Sunday and were eliminated by the Brandon Wheat Kings. After coughing up a 2-0 series lead in […]