The Calgary Hitmen on Friday had the opportunity to jump back into the third seed of the central division with a victory. Unfortunately for the Hitmen Jiri Patera’s 35 save performance along with Cole Reinhardt’s back to back goals stood in their way. The Calgary power play, despite getting […]
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Winterhawks start weekend with 3-1 victory
On Friday night the Tri-City Americans (17-36-4-1) painted the Toyota Center’s ice pink and wore special pink jerseys for their 15th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness game. A recently banged up Portland Winterhawks (41-10-3-4) made their first stop on a three games in three nights road trip. Goaltender Dante Giannuzzi […]
ICE woes continue, Kastelic makes history in Hitmen win
Back on Tuesday, the Winnipeg ICE took part in Hockey Hooky Day as they challenged the Edmonton Oil Kings. In front of more than 11,000 fans, Winnipeg for the lack of better terms was “embarrassed” as they lost 10-1 against the Central Division-leading Oil Kings. On Thursday morning leading into […]
2020 big dance will include Wheat Kings
Last season, the Brandon Wheat Kings didn’t qualify for the playoffs, although it was very close. The team went 2-7-1 down the stretch and finished with 70 points. The Red Deer Rebels also struggled down the stretch going 4-5-0-1. However, that was just good enough to edge the Wheat […]
Guenther leads Oil Kings in rout of ICE
It was Hockey Hooky Day in Edmonton on Wednesday. A day where thousands of students, and overall, more than 11,000 fans packed inside of Rogers Place to watch their hometown Oil Kings battle the Winnipeg ICE. Heading in, it was expected to be an exciting game. The Oil Kings beat […]
Special teams key in Silvertips victory over Winterhawks
On Sunday evening, the top two teams in the U.S. Division met for the sixth time this season. With the Portland Winterhawks (40-10-3-4) holding a five point lead over the Everett Silvertips (40-12-3-1), Sunday was a key game in determining which organization will have the honor of raising a U.S. […]
Pratt scores overtime marker as Pats nip Wheat Kings
The Brandon Wheat Kings have been playing a solid brand of hockey for quite a while now. They’ve beaten teams above them and below them. On Sunday afternoon, they had an opportunity — and a good one at that — to take down a team below them in the standings […]
Victoria Royals sink the Kelowna Rockets in a shootout for Pink in the Rink night
The Victoria Royals came from behind to take a 4-3 shootout victory over the Kelowna Rockets Saturday night. Down two goals to the Rockets, Royals forward Brayden Tracey scored late in the second period and early in the third to draw the teams even. From there, it took a shootout […]
Peters, Hitmen clinch playoff spot with 6-4 win in Kamloops
The Kamloops Blazers and Calgary Hitmen squared off for the first and only time of the season on Saturday night. Despite being outshot 50-22 in the game, the Hitmen booked their tickets to the postseason with a 6-4 win. An evenly matched first period saw both teams head into the […]
“They were rested, we weren’t” – Wheat Kings drop big East Division battle
To be the best, it’s rather simple — you have to beat the best. That’s something that the Brandon Wheat Kings did on Friday night when they welcomed the Edmonton Oil Kings to town. Backed by a two-goal performance from Connor Gutenberg, Brandon nipped Edmonton, 5-2. That was a battle […]