It was Malenstyn’s Valentine’s night at the Credit Union iPlex where fans could purchase specially made cookies with proceeds going to the Heart and Stroke foundation in Swift Current as the Broncos hosted the Brandon Wheat Kings on Valentine’s Day. Swift Current is 4-1 so far through the month of […]
Eastern Division
WHL recap: Yamamoto scores winner for Chiefs with 28 seconds left; Warriors get road win
Moose Jaw 6 @Regina 3 When the Moose Jaw Warriors (43-9-1-2) acquired defenseman Brandon Schuldhaus at the trade deadline this year, they were not necessarily bringing him in for offense. The six-foot-four, 198 pound blue liner had four career goals in 161 games. Since coming to Moose Jaw, though the […]
2018 NHL draft profile: Caiden Daley
The Winnipeg to Brandon pipeline is still strong even post-Nolan Patrick. The latest Winnipeg native to be taken with a high WHL Bantam Draft pick by the Brandon Wheat Kings was 2000-born Caiden Daley. The six-foot, 170 pound forward joined Patrick and Stelio Mattheos on the list of first round […]
Remaining Schedule (as of February 12)
We have hit the stretch drive of the 2017-18 season and here is an update on 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 […]
WHL recap: Broncos and Silvertips both hold on for wins
Swift Current 6 @Prince Albert 5 The Swift Current Broncos (40-13-3-1) completed a perfect three-in-three weekend with a 6-5 win on the road against the Prince Albert Raiders (22-22-9-2). The 40-win campaign is the first by Swift Current since 2008-09 and puts them three points behind the Moose Jaw Warriors for […]
Youth propels “old” franchise to milestone triumph
By Les Lazaruk The team’s second-youngest player almost single-handedly led the Western Hockey League’s longest, continuously-playing franchise to a milestone victory Sunday. Rookie goaltender Nolan Maier, who only turned 17 years old on January 10, stopped 38 of 39 shots through regulation and overtime. He then made five more […]
WHL recap: Hart ties shutout record in Silvertips win; Pats and Blazers emerge victorious
Regina 4 Lethbridge 2 Many were puzzled when the Regina Pats (29-23-5-0) traded away the goalie that got them to the WHL final a year ago in Tyler Brown and getting another without that experience in Ryan Kubic in return. Kubic afforded himself well when eh first came to the Pats […]
Raiders fall victim to role reversal by Blades
By Les Lazaruk Turn-about, obviously, is fair play. That has been pointed out previously this season with the Saskatoon Blades and it happened again Saturday night. After allowing the last five goals Friday in a 6-3 loss in Brandon, the bridge city bunch scored four unanswered tallies in the […]
Ice can’t keep pace with high-flying Warriors
By Matthew Gourlie The Kootenay Ice picked a tough night to visit Moose Jaw. The Ice were playing their fourth game in five nights and visited the league-leading Warriors on a night when they put together one of their best 60-minute efforts of the season. The result was a 6-0 […]
Swift Current Broncos gain two more points at home against Wheat Kings
The Swift Current Broncos hosted the Brandon Wheat Kings in another epic home game. The Broncos headed into the game with two wins and one loss so far in the month of February. Glenn Gawdin was the highlight of the night as the team and fans paid tribute to him […]