By Les Lazaruk PRINCE ALBERT – As Cameron Hebig goes, so go the Saskatoon Blades…until Thursday night! On the day that the 20-year-old centre signed an entry level contract with the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, Hebig was held pointless for just the 11th time in 35 games this season. However, […]
Eastern Division
No let-up from Warriors in 8-2 win
By Matthew Gourlie For the second straight night the Moose Jaw Warriors grabbed 3-0 and 4-2 leads over the Swift Current Broncos. This time it was the Warriors that scored four third-period goals. After a third period collapse led to a 5-4 shootout loss in Swift Current, the Warriors were […]
Broncos pull off comeback minus World Junior players
The Swift Current Broncos thrilled the home crowd in a stunning comeback in the first game after the holiday break. Even though 2,644 Swift Current Bronco fans have had their fair share of watching Tyler Steenbergen play for Team Canada in the pre-tournament and preliminary round of the World Junior […]
WHL recap: Chiefs edge Thunderbirds; Wheat Kings and Cougars earn wins
Brandon 5 Regina 3 If the Memorial Cup host Regina Pats (16-18-3-0) were hoping for a turnaround in their return to hockey after the holiday break, they would be sorely disappointed. With Sam Steel still away, the Pats could not keep up with the Brandon Wheat Kings (25-8-0-1) at Westman […]
Blades hold serve against Raiders
By Les Lazaruk Please excuse the tennis references tonight. The Saskatoon Blades held serve Wednesday and have put pressure on the Prince Albert Raiders to do the same on Thursday or else a break will cause some separation in their match. Loosely translated, the Bridge City Bunch won their […]
2018 NHL draft profiles: Michael Farren
Michael Farren’s destiny in playing for the Saskatoon Blades was not always set in stone. It took some work on both ends of the relationship for the 5-foot-10, 168-pound forward to end up playing for the Bridge City Bunch. “I was listed in midget and then I got brought into […]
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 […]
2018 NHL draft profiles: Chase Wouters
When the Saskatoon Blades took Chase Wouters with the 19th overall pick in the WHL Bantam Draft, a factor in why they picked him could very well have been his history of being on successful teams. Wouters played both bantam and midget in Lloydminster, Alberta and at both levels his […]
Wheat Kings run pieced together by GM Armstrong
In a year when the Regina Pats are playing host to the Memorial Cup, it was expected that there would be a two or three horse race for the East Division title. Regina was hoping to be the top dog, followed by Moose Jaw and Swift Current, in no particular […]
Successful Week For Swift Current Broncos Before Holiday Break
The Swift Current Broncos returned home on December 12th after a successful weekend road trip. Back at home, they hosted three teams before the Christmas break. December 12th saw the Prince Albert Raiders on Broncos ice, December 13th the team hosted the Kelowna Rockets, and December 16th the Kamloops Blazers […]