Fundamentals, playing the game the right way, taking less penalties, playing a full 60 minutes. These are all things we have heard from GM and Head Coach Brent Sutter over the last 41 days while the Rebels have struggled to put any points up on the board. The Rebels have […]
Eastern Division
Moose Jaw takes close game in Edmonton
Ranked 2nd in the recent CHL rankings, the Moose Jaw Warriors (22-5-1-1) faced off on Thursday against the Edmonton Oil Kings (6-19-3-0). Moose Jaw was playing this one without the likes of Jett Woo and recent WJC Canada invite Brett Howden. Travis Child got the start for Edmonton, while Adam […]
Swift Current Broncos Weekly Update: Broncos sitting atop many WHL stats categories
The Swift Current Broncos are ripping up the WHL stats. Among the Broncos first line of Glenn Gawdin, Tyler Steenbergen, and Aleksi Heponiemi, and goaltender, Logan Flodell, the SC Broncos have already proven that they are among the elite in the league. Logan Flodell was acquired by the Broncos in […]
WHL recap: Hart and ‘Tips keep on rolling; Wheat Kings and Tigers add to their win totals
Medicine Hat 5 @Prince Albert 4 (SO) The Medicine Hat Tigers (17-10-1-0) and the Prince Albert Raiders (11-11-5-2) both have an overage sniper leading them offensively this year. Mark Rassell of the Tigers and Jordy Stallard were both at it again on Wednesday night. They both had two goals, but […]
WHL recap: Minulin nets OT winner; Gauthier shuts down ICE
Swift Current 5 Prince Albert 4 (OT) With Tyler Steenbergen out nursing an unknown ailment, the Swift Current Broncos (20-6-2-0) were going to need their newly acquired secondary scoring to step up. Matteo Gennaro did that in a big way Tuesday. He assisted on four of his team’s five goals […]
Warriors survive Tigers comeback
By Matthew Gourlie Friday night Brayden Burke was face-down on the Mosaic Place ice, in a lot of pain, trying desperately to get off the ice. Tuesday night Burke was face-down on the ice with a broad smile on his face a second after potting a late game-winning goal. What […]
Seattle clips Saskatoon 4-1
With all the proven scoring the outgoing forwards from last year’s WHL champions took with them, the Seattle Thunderbirds needed some rookies to step up this year. Two such rookies have done just that recently. 2000-born left wings Tyler Carpendale and Dillon Hamaliuk each scored for Seattle as they took […]
2018 NHL draft profiles: Bryan Lockner
There seems to be a noticeable increase among American-born players playing in Canada for WHL teams. One program who has helped lead this charge is the Colorado Thunderbirds. In recent years players like Cal and Nolan Foote and Max Gerlach, have made their way up into Canada. Another player who […]
Maier shuts down Winterhawks
The WHL is an unpredictable league. In their first 27 games this year, the Saskatoon Blades (11-14-2-1) had given up the most goals at 120. The Portland Winterhawks (20-5-0-1) had scored the third most in the league at 115. Nolan Maier, in just his ninth career start had other things […]
WHL recap: Onyebuchi, Steenbergen, Quenneville and Bruggen-Cate launch bears
Moose Jaw 3 @Swift Current 2 It figures that after a night of up-and-down hockey reminiscent of the late 1980’s in the WHL, we would see the same two teams be locked in a tight, much lower scoring affair. A night after the Swift Current Broncos (19-6-2-0) Tyler Steenbergen provided […]
