By Matthew Gourlie The Moose Jaw Warriors wore some loud jerseys Saturday night. It was only fitting for a team that has made a lot of noise so far this season. The Warriors improved their record to 7-1 thanks to a 4-3 overtime win over the Vancouver Giants. The Warriors […]
Eastern Division
Tigers claw Blades while short-handed
By Les Lazaruk MEDICINE HAT – All the good that was done in Regina on Wednesday was undone Friday at the Canalta Centre for the Saskatoon Blades. After killing off the only two power play chances they gave the Pats, the Bridge City Bunch reverted back to a form […]
Evanoff makes 40 saves in WHL debut
By Matthew Gourlie Adam Evanoff made a strong first impression with the Moose Jaw Warriors. The 17-year-old goalie made 40 saves in his Western Hockey League debut as he lead the Warriors to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings Thursday night. Evanoff’s first star performance was arguably the […]
Sweet bounce back for Blades in Regina
By Les Lazaruk REGINA – The keys to the game were, in no particular order, score first; stay out of the penalty box and score on the power play. Check, check and check for the Saskatoon Blades Wednesday night, something not a lot of people would’ve expected after being […]
‘Round the DUB
An interesting week it has been around the WHL, from winning streaks ending, to losing streaks extended. Teams being sold and goals, goals and more goals. This is the week that was in the ‘DUB. On Oct. 4, the Seattle Thunderbirds were approved by the Board of Governors to be […]
Broncos win battle of unbeaten teams
By Matthew Gourlie The Swift Current Broncos have found a simple winning formula this season. The line of Tyler Steenbergen, Aleksi Heponiemi and Glenn Gadwin supply the goals. The rest of the team — led by their top-four veteran defencemen — clogged shooting and passing lanes to make life difficult […]
Blades pay the price for on-ice crime
By Les Lazaruk Before Saturday night, one thing the Saskatoon Blades had done reasonably well was stay out of the penalty box. Along came the first period and the Regina Pats made the Bridge City Bunch pay, big-time, for being undisciplined. Rookie Finnish forward Emil Oksanen had a hand […]
Myskiw picks up first win as a Wheat King
The Brandon Wheat Kings came into Red Deer following last night’s 7-3 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings with high hopes of avenging a shoot out loss to the Rebels just one week ago at home. Dylan Myskiw was up to the task, stopping 37 of 39 Red Deer shots. […]
Blades staggered by Broncos big unit
By Les Lazaruk They knew what they had to do against Swift Current’s big line. Yet, the Saskatoon Blades didn’t have a good answer for what the Broncos were bringing. The Broncos forward unit of Tyler Steenbergen, Glenn Gawdin and Aleksi Heponiemi combined for 11 of 16 scoring points, five of […]
Sosunov helps spark the Warriors
The Moose Jaw Warriors needed to lean on their penalty kill Friday before finally killing off the hopes of a stubborn Kootenay Ice squad in a 5-2 win. Trailing 1-0 late in the first period, the Warriors turned the game around by scoring a pair of goals 17 seconds apart […]