On Easter Sunday, the Prince Albert Raiders’ playoff dreams were resurrected once more. The Raiders stove off elimination for the second time in 24 hours and forced a Game 7 in their Western Hockey League Eastern Conference quarter-final series against the Moose Jaw Warriors. Cole Fonstad’s second goal of the […]
Eastern Division
Pats take their turn at big victory to force Game 7
By Les Lazaruk Playoff hockey is about nail-biting games with overtime added in for a little spice…right? The Regina Pats and Swift Current Broncos, obviously, didn’t receive the memo with the post-season template. The Queen City Kids forced a seventh and deciding game in the best-of-seven WHL Eastern Conference […]
Resilient Raiders refuse to die; force Game 6
By Matthew Gourlie The Prince Albert Raiders were not ready for their season to be over. The Moose Jaw Warriors were not ready to meet the level of desperation that the Raiders brought Saturday night at Mosaic Place. The Raiders were the hungrier team in Game 5 and their 5-1 […]
Tyler Steenbergen nets hat trick in Broncos Game 5 win over Pats
With the series tied 2-2, the Swift Current Broncos and the Regina Pats were in Swift Current for Game 5. In spite of the loss on Wednesday in Regina, March 29th was a good day for the Broncos defenseman, Josh Anderson as he was officially signed to an entry-level contract […]
Wheat Kings work their way back to grab series lead
Down 2-0, the Brandon Wheat Kings didn’t falter or panic. The Wheat Kings trailed 2-0 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal to the Medicine Hat Tigers and battled back to tie it 2-2 entering Game 5 Friday night at the Canalta Centre. In the pivotal Game 5, the Tigers led […]
Kubic and the Pats offense thwart Broncos to tie the series
The Swift Current Broncos had a 2-1 edge in this series over the Regina Pats before this game. But a twist of fate has evened out the series again. During the latest Manny In The Morning interview by Ryan Switzer, Broncos head coach, Manny Viveiros explained, “Regina played very well.” […]
Wheat Kings even things up at their home away from home
Above all else, home ice has played the biggest factor in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal tilt between the Brandon Wheat Kings and Medicine Hat Tigers. Even if that home ice wasn’t exactly a team’s home rink. Playing away from home at the Credit Union Place, the Wheat Kings defended the […]
Willms blanks Raiders; Warriors take 3-1 series lead
Brody Willms was pulled in the third period of Game 1 to cap a disappointing outing for the Moose Jaw Warriors goalie. Willms bounced back as the Warriors won the next two games in overtime and Wednesday night, the 19-year-old posted a 32-save shutout in a massive 2-0 Game 4 […]
Warriors stun Raiders with late rally and OT winner
The Moose Jaw Warriors scored twice in 47 seconds with their goalie pulled to force overtime Tuesday night. The Prince Albert Raiders never recovered as Brayden Burke scored 19 seconds into overtime to give the Warriors a stunning 5-4 win at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert and stake […]
Stuart Skinner shines as Broncos take series lead
The Regina Pats opened their doors and hosted the Swift Current Broncos at the Brandt Centre for Game 3 of this opening series. With the series tied 1-1, it was a pivotal game. Not surprisingly, Stuart Skinner started in net for Swift Current while Regina stayed with Ryan Kubic as […]