By Les Lazaruk EDMONTON – One person was involved in two debates Saturday. His play answered one question emphatically and left another in doubt. Logan Flodell made 37 saves, several of the spectacular variety, backstopping the Saskatoon Blades to a 2-1 victory over the Oil Kings in the final […]
Eastern Division
2017-18 season previews: Swift Current Broncos
(In our ongoing season preview series, we now present to you the Swift Current Broncos) Swift Current Broncos: (2016-17 regular season: 39-23-4-6 88 points, lost in the East Division Final to the Regina Pats in 7 games) Playing in what many expect to be the toughest division in the WHL […]
2017-18 season previews: Moose Jaw Warriors
Moose Jaw Warriors (2016-17 record: 42-21-8-2, 93 points, second in the East Division. Lost in seven games to Swift Current in the first round of the playoffs) Hockey fans in Moose Jaw come by their cynicism naturally. As the Moose Jaw Warriors enter their 34th season of Western Hockey League […]
White looking to resurrect WHL career
Jaeger White hasn’t had much good fortune so far in his Western Hockey League career. Now the 19-year-old is looking to make his own luck. A pair of shoulder injuries limited his ice time as a 16 and 17 year old and after undergoing shoulder surgery he played two games […]
2017-18 season previews: Brandon Wheat Kings
(In our ongoing season preview series, today we look at the Brandon Wheat Kings) Brandon Wheat Kings (2016-17 season: 31-31-7-3 72 points, lost to the Medicine Hat Tigers in the first round of the playoffs) The Brandon Wheat Kings have some of the largest question marks heading into the 2017-18 […]
2017-18 WHL Season Previews: Saskatoon Blades
2017-18 WHL TEAM PROFILE Saskatoon Blades (2016-17 record…29-36-7, 65 pts; 5th in East Division) Missed the playoffs…for a fourth straight season: Needless to say, based on the above line, the 2017-18 season for the Bridge City Bunch is all about returning to the post-season…something the franchise felt they had a […]
2017-18 WHL season previews: Regina Pats
(Today begins the process of looking at teams for the 2017-18 Western Hockey League regular season. As an added twist if you will, we have decided to look at the teams in the order they were brought into the WHL. This means we will start with the Regina Pats and […]
Warriors win third straight as roster battles intensify
By Matthew Gourlie The Moose Jaw Warriors won their third straight pre-season game Saturday with a 6-2 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers. With both teams missing more than half of their returning veterans it was a chance for players on the bubble of making the roster to make their […]
Dress Rehearsals 3,4 & 5…Blades prevail 2-1 in best-of-3 pre-season series with Raiders
Saturday, September 9 WARMAN, Sk. – If Cameron Hebig did one thing, in front of a predominantly Saskatoon Blades-biased crowd, he gave those folks a lot to think about when it comes to which overage player should be the odd man out with the Bridge City Bunch. “It’s probably the […]
So you want to be a WHL general manager
There are two seasons in Canada: hockey season and waiting for hockey season. One of the most enjoyable aspects of this time of the year with WHL training camps completed and the start of the regular season only a few weeks away is that everyone wants to make predictions. The […]