For the second time in just over a week, the Oil Kings and Pats faced off. It was another good effort for the Pats against the second best team in the WHL on Saturday night. The opening period was fairly even, despite what the shot clock read. Jake Neighbours opened […]
Game Recap
First WHL goal – the game winner for Williamson in Seattle’s 3-2 win over Portland
(Kent, WA) Despite the gap in the standings between the to longtime U.S. Division rivals, Seattle Thunderbird (23-28-3-3) and Portland Winterhawk (40-9-3-4) games continue to be tight scoring affairs. That was the case again Saturday night as the teams met for the ninth time this season. Despite how close most […]
Brett Davis records a hat trick to lead Hurricanes over the Warriors
Scoring goals 21, 22, and 23 on the season, Oakbank, MB, native Brett Davis recorded his first career hat trick while pacing the Lethbridge Hurricanes to an 8-2 thumping of the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors. The Hurricanes also received three-point nights from Dylan Cozens and Oliver Okuliar as they snapped […]
Tigers clinch playoff berth with win over Tri City
(MEDICINE HAT, AB) – Veteran forward James Hamblin opened and closed the scoring Friday for the Medicine Hat Tigers in a 4-2 victory over the Tri City Americans that enabled the home side to clinch a playoff berth. It was a gutsy win for the Tigers, a high-scoring group […]
Blades top Pats on Autism Awareness Night
Saskatoon came out of the gates with two quick goals to propel themselves to their first win over Regina this season, 6-3 on Friday night. Pats head coach Dave Struch was not impressed by the start from his team. “(The) first 10 minutes our top guys were sleeping, that can’t […]
Four goal third period helps Winterhawks to 40th win
Friday evening in the WHL saw long-time U.S. Division rivals face off against one another. So far this season, the Seattle Thunderbirds (22-28-3-3) and Portland Winterhawks (40-8-3-4) have needed more than 60 minutes to find a winner in four of the seven games played — including the last two. Both […]
Oil Kings continue dominance, blank ICE
Of the top three teams in the Central Division, the Edmonton Oil Kings have scored the fewest goals with 210. Not that it’s a low number, however, it is 13 fewer than Lethbridge and 21 fewer than Medicine Hat. When it comes to the same three teams, Edmonton has […]
Calgary Hitmen down the Victoria Royals in a shootout
A gutsy effort by the Victoria Royals fell just short as they were defeated in a shootout by the Calgary Hitmen 3-2. Orca Wiesblatt scored in the sixth round of the shootout, securing the extra point for the visiting Hitmen. The story of the game was Victoria’s starting goalie, Connor […]
Chiefs outgun Hurricanes in Lethbridge
The Spokane Chiefs built a 3-0 lead and held on to beat the Hurricanes 6-3. They were powered by WHL leading scorer Adam Beckman who collected five points on the night including the game winner early in the third period. Lukáš Pařík made 41 saves for the win, his 16th […]
Wheat Kings win tight affair in Family Day matinee
In a game of missed opportunities, Brandon was able to capitalize on one more chance than Regina on Monday afternoon. The Family Day holiday brought out 5,409 fans to the Brandt Centre. Despite the low score, the big crowd was treated to an entertaining game. After the game, Pats head […]