In a rare Monday afternoon game, thanks to the Family Day holiday, the Vancouver Giants extended their winning streak to ten games with a 3-2 hard-fought win over the Seattle Thunderbirds. The win marks the team’s longest win streak since 2009. Monday was the tail-end of a home-and-home that started […]
Game Recap
Blazers edge Royals 7-6 in front of packed crowd
The Victoria Royals and Kamloops Blazers faced off in a Family Day barnburner on Monday afternoon. When it was all said and done, Blazers’ assistant coach Cory Clouston figured momentum was an appropriate theme for the 7-6 overtime victory. “In a full season, you’re going to have some games that […]
Ice double up on Tigers in Family Day matinee
(MEDICINE HAT, AB) Veteran forward Isaac Johnson collected a pair of assists then scored into an empty net, pacing the Winnipeg Ice to a hard-fought road victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers, 4-2. While the verdict will not sit well with the local faithful, the game was a thoroughly […]
Newkirk’s natural hat trick propels Portland
Sunday evening marked the third game in three nights for the Portland Winterhawks (39-8-3-4). After splitting the first two games against Everett and Spokane, Portland welcomed the Moose Jaw Warriors (12-36-4-0) to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Facing each another only once a season, the two teams have not met since […]
Ice get past Hurricanes to earn a weekend split
The Winnipeg ICE had goals from five different players to help pace them past the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-2 and earn a weekend split. Just like Friday night, the ICE struck first and they did it early. Just 3:01 into the game Michael Milne created a turnover and finished it off […]
Stankoven’s four goals pace Blazers to victory
Hobbled yet resolute, the Victoria Royals pushed back against the Blazers on Saturday night but ultimately fell short 5-3. While the visitors pushed, 16-year old Logan Stankoven pulled his own weight and then some with a career-best four-goal game for the Blazers. After a scoreless 20 minutes that saw both […]
Everett handles Portland 4-1
(Everett, WA) The top two teams in the U.S. Division standings met for the fifth time in 2019-2020. Saturday, the Everett Silvertips (36-12-3-1) played host to the Portland Winterhawks (38-8-3-4) at the Angel of the Winds Arena. Before the season ends, three more games will be played between the rivals. […]
Dylan Cozens powers Hurricanes over ICE
The Lethbridge Hurricanes returned home Friday night to kick off a double-dip against the Winnipeg ICE. In a game that felt like a playoff matchup, it was the Hurricanes who earned the two points thanks to co-captain Dylan Cozens’ four-point night that included his fifth career hat trick. That hat […]
Centazzo, Blazers dispatch Rebels
While you forage grocery stores for discounted, heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, the Blazers could be searching for ice packs. Such is life when Brent Sutter and his Red Deer Rebels make a rare stop at the Sandman Centre. Blazers’ head coach Shaun Clouston — who spent over 15 years […]
Consistent Seth Jarvis leads Winterhawks by Chiefs
Two of the hottest teams in the WHL met on Friday night in the Rose City. Winners of six straight, and 8-2 in their last ten games, the Spokane Chiefs (31-18-4-1) made their final visit to Portland to face the Winterhawks (38-7-3-4). When the two U.S. Division rivals get together, […]