The rosters for the 2017 U16 WHL Cup were announced and nearly every WHL team had a draft pick named. Let’s take a look at those 2002-born players that will be participating in the WHL Cup in Calgary later this month. U-16 Oct 18-22, 2017 in Calgary, Alb BC […]
Eastern Division
Hebig’s return sparks Blades to initial victory
By Les Lazaruk The argument can be made that one athlete shouldn’t be the difference between a team having success or failure. The Saskatoon Blades would be on the opposite side of that debate on Saturday night! After losing the first two games of the regular-season, scoring only four […]
Red Deer runs their record to 3-0 with shootout win over Brandon
Another character win for the Rebels Despite leading the game 2-1 after the first period, the Rebels found themselves down 3-2 after 40 minutes. The explosive power play for the Wheat Kings was mostly kept quiet on the night, going just one for five. Red Deer’s power play also went […]
Warriors prevail against Pats in an OT thriller
Brody Willms made a lot of big saves Friday night for the Moose Jaw Warriors. The 19-year-old goaltender saved his best for last. Willms had to be at full stretch to rob Regina Pats defenceman Jonathan Smart twice at the side of the net in overtime. Willms followed that up, […]
Tigers Maul Blades in 40 Minutes
By Les Lazaruk There was good news for the Saskatoon Blades Friday night…just not enough of it, and it came far too late to be of any consequence! Medicine Hat scored the first six goals…then coasted in the third period to a 6-2 victory over the Bridge City Bunch […]
Timely goals see Warriors beat Raiders 7-3 in home opener
After the pre-game light show and fireworks at their home opener, the Moose Jaw Warriors wasted little time producing some fireworks of their own. The Warriors scored three first-period goals as they beat the Prince Albert Raiders 7-3 Saturday night at Mosaic Place. The Warriors (2-0) blanked the Raiders 3-0 […]
Willms and Warriors blank Raiders in opener
By Matthew Gourlie Brody Willms and the Moose Jaw Warriors got off to a perfect start to their Western Hockey League season Friday. Willms made 21 saves as he back-stopped the Warriors to a 3-0 road win over the Prince Albert Raiders. It was Willms’ second career shutout as he […]
Broncos Spoil Blades Home-Opener…Again!
By Les Lazaruk There is no disputing that the Saskatoon Blades do a great job with pre-game ceremonies. However, the paying customers don’t get the “full meal deal” from the team on the ice afterwards. An emotional 45-minute salute to former Blades’ captain Bruce Gordon…and the re-introduction of the […]
Surprise, Surprise…Blades Solve Overage Dilemma in Crease
By Les Lazaruk While it was one of four options that the Saskatoon Blades could’ve explored, the fact that trading goaltender Logan Flodell was done Wednesday in order to reduce the Bridge City Bunch’s quantity of overage players to the WHL limit of three came as a shock to […]
Warriors maintain a healthy bottom line
The Moose Jaw Warriors remain comfortably in the black despite posting a loss for the 2016-17 fiscal year. The Warriors announced a loss of $463,566 for the year at their annual general meeting Wednesday afternoon. That loss was unsurprising after the club decided to invest $531,197 back into Mosaic Place […]