Just four nights ago, the Portland Winterhawks (9-3) were sitting pretty. They had stormed out to a 9-1 record to start the season and were benefitting from a group of forwards that were all doing their part to hit the score sheet. Lack of scoring depth raised its ugly head […]
Eastern Division
2017 Bantam Draft w/17-18 Stats
1st round Prince Albert – Kaiden Guhle – CSSHL OHA 8 GP 2-3-5 10pm Kootenay – Connor McClennon – CSSHL Northern Alberta 8 GP 1-7-8 6pm Vancouver – Justin Sourdif – BC Midget Valley West 4 GP 3-8-11 6pm Edmonton – Jake Neighbours – Alberta Midget Calgary 6 GP 5-4-9 […]
Spokane rally in Edmonton 6-0
The Spokane Chiefs (6-5-0-1) come to Edmonton to face the competitive Oil Kings (5-6-2-0) both teams with four wins in their last ten. With ’01 Boston Bilous getting the nod for Edmonton and Dawson Weatherill stepping up for Spokane. Hudson Elyniuk gets the scoring going early for Spokane, a well […]
Gauthier’s greatness can’t carry Cougars past Hitmen
Taylor Gauthier couldn’t have dreamt a of better performance for his debut at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Calgary native stepped onto the ice at the Dome for the first time since he was six and did everything in his power to backstop his Prince George Cougars against the team he […]
2017 Prospect Update
2017 WHL Bantam Draft 1st round Prince Albert – Kaiden Guhle – CSSHL OHA 8 GP 2-3-5 10pm Kootenay – Connor McClennon – CSSHL Northern Alberta 8 GP 1-7-8 6pm Vancouver – Justin Sourdif – BC Midget Valley West 4 GP 3-8-11 6pm Edmonton – Jake Neighbours – Alberta Midget […]
Ice cool Broncos with 5-4 OT win
The Kootenay Ice clawed back from three straight deficits to force extra time and overcome the Swift Current Broncos 5-4 on Saturday at Western Financial Place. Colton Kroeker was the overtime hero, completing a three-point night with the game-winning goal while also collecting two assists in regulation. Ice captain Cale […]
Blades grab point “Out of left field”
PRINCE ALBERT – There was almost a need to place a call to the local detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Saturday night to investigate a robbery. In the end, it was determined that the Saskatoon Blades only committed a Houdini act, not a crime. Parker Kelly’s second goal […]
Wheat Kings power past the Royals
The Victoria Royals (9-2-1-0) fell to the Brandon Wheat Kings (8-3-0-1) Saturday night at the Westman Place in Brandon, in what was a showdown of two of the top teams in the WHL. Coming into the game, each team were man-advantage specialists, as Brandon boasted the top power play percentage, while […]
Blades fall flat in return home
By Les Lazaruk Unacceptable! Dean Brockman agreed with that adjective used to describe the effort of the Saskatoon Blades in Wednesday’s 6-3, home-ice loss to the Vancouver Giants. “Very much so,” confirmed the Bridge City Bunch head coach when asked about the use of ‘unacceptable.’ “I didn’t like (the […]
Blades don’t deviate from game plan…and win!
By Les Lazaruk RED DEER – When you played minor hockey, you listened to your coaches and did what they instructed you to do. That lesson still applies at the Major Junior level! “It was a simple matter that our players listened very closely when we did our pre-game […]