Lethbridge 6 @Regina 2 A night after the offense of the struggling Lethbridge Hurricanes (15-16-2-0) hit a season-low when they were shutout by the Brandon Wheat Kings, they rebounded with a six-goal effort against the Memorial Cup host Regina Pats (16-16-3-0). The ‘Canes were mired in a four-game losing streak and were […]
Eastern Division
Rookie Rockets goalie pitches shutout at Blades
By Les Lazaruk You’d be hard-pressed to convince the Saskatoon Blades that the Kelowna Rockets have a goaltending weakness, based on age and experience! James Porter stopped all 40 shots he faced Saturday night for the first WHL shutout for the 17-year-old product of Bonners Ferry, ID, as Kelowna […]
Blades Defence Goes on Offensive in Victory Over Pats
By Les Lazaruk REGINA – In 2016-17, the Saskatoon Blades received a grand total of 15 goals from defencemen over 72 games. On Friday, in Game 33 of the 2017-18 campaign, Bridge City Bunch blueliners scored three times, giving them 17 in total. More importantly, captain Evan Fiala potted […]
WHL recap: Thompson leads streaking Wheat Kings; Kelowna, Seattle and Spokane all win
Kelowna 7 @Prince Albert 3 The Kelowna Rockets (19-11-2-1) road trip through the WHL’s East Division has been feast or famine. They started off with a 7-5 win over the Rrgina Pats, then dropped four straight, where they lost by three or more each time. Friday night, it was a […]
Blazers out-play league leaders to get back to .500
By Matthew Gourlie The Kamloops Blazers weren’t shy about making their pleasure known Friday night. The Blazers’ celebrations were a little more vocal than usual for a mid-season game, but then again it’s not every night that you beat the top-ranked team in the Western Hockey League in their own […]
WHL recap: Geekie’s hat-trick leads Americans over Tigers; Prince Albert and Swift Current notch wins
Prince Albert 3 Lethbridge 2 It was one of those nights where one team was going to get back on track after a couple close losses. This time it was the Prince Albert Raiders (13-13-5-2) who used two goals in the second period to take a 3-2 win over the visiting Lethbridge […]
Even Strength & Specialty Teams
All stats based on games played until December 12, 2017. PP + PK Which teams are the strongest on the specialty teams? This is a simple equation of combining the teams PP % and PK %. Team PP PK Total Swift Current 34.9 77.9 112.8% Portland 29.4 83.2 […]
WHL recap: Wheat Kings, Cougars and Broncos win one-goal affairs
Brandon 3 Kamloops 2 The visiting Kamloops Blazers (14-16-0-1) gave the Brandon Wheat Kings (23-7-0-1) everything they could handle on Tuesday night at Westman Place. But the speed of Evan Weinger and the skill of Stelio Mattheos shined through and led the Wheat Kings to their ninth straight win. Backup […]
Loschiavo nets winner in Warriors debut
By Matthew Gourlie The new-look Moose Jaw Warriors achieved a very familiar result Tuesday night. The Warriors top-line spurred a five-goal third period rally, but it was new Warrior Vince Loschiavo who scored the game-winner in the Tribe’s 6-3 win over the Kelowna Rockets. “It felt awesome,” said Loschiavo. “It […]
“Juggled” lines spur Blades on to blowing away Hurricanes
By Les Lazaruk What worked in the third period on Sunday was maintained by the Saskatoon Blades Tuesday…with prolific results! Linemates Cam Hebig and Kirby Dach each posted four-point games, pacing the Bridge City Bunch to a 5-3 victory over the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes. Twenty-year-old Hebig is the centre. […]