Swift Current 5 Prince Albert 4 (OT) With Tyler Steenbergen out nursing an unknown ailment, the Swift Current Broncos (20-6-2-0) were going to need their newly acquired secondary scoring to step up. Matteo Gennaro did that in a big way Tuesday. He assisted on four of his team’s five goals […]
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Warriors survive Tigers comeback
By Matthew Gourlie Friday night Brayden Burke was face-down on the Mosaic Place ice, in a lot of pain, trying desperately to get off the ice. Tuesday night Burke was face-down on the ice with a broad smile on his face a second after potting a late game-winning goal. What […]
Seattle clips Saskatoon 4-1
With all the proven scoring the outgoing forwards from last year’s WHL champions took with them, the Seattle Thunderbirds needed some rookies to step up this year. Two such rookies have done just that recently. 2000-born left wings Tyler Carpendale and Dillon Hamaliuk each scored for Seattle as they took […]
Jermaine Loewen leading the turnaround in Kamloops
Kamloops Blazers forward Jermaine Loewen is certainly making up for lost time. The 1998-born left wing is having a career year in his fourth season in Kamloops. Loewen, who was born in Mandeville, Jamaica and raised in Manitoba has piled up 13 goals and eight assists for 21 points […]
Victoria Royals Review: Road trip, a record, a trade and more
The Victoria Royals had an eventful week on and off the ice including a trip out east to face some stiff competition, a franchise record set, a major injury to a top player and an interesting trade. Here are some of the stories from the past week: Road Trip Recap: […]
Rockets Science
As the Kelowna Rockets get ready for it six-game road trip through the Western Hockey League’s East division, the team sits firmly in second place in the B.C. Division with a record of 17-8-2-1. The Rockets are one of only six teams so far with less than 10 regulation losses […]
WHL recap: ICE skate past a weary Blazers squad
Kootenay 4 @Kamloops 0 The miles put on the road seemed to catch up with the Kamloops Blazers (13-15) on Sunday afternoon. They had hosted the Everett Silvertips on Friday, went down for a game Saturday night with the Seattle Thunderbirds in Kent, WA and then went back home for […]
Hurricanes rally past Oil Kings with a 7-2 win
Day two of a home back-to-back stint the Edmonton Oil Kings faced the Lethbridge Hurricanes. The Oil Kings were coming off of a big win against Prince Albert in front of a sold out crown, while Lethbridge was also playing their second of a back-to-back, also coming off of a […]
Maier shuts down Winterhawks
The WHL is an unpredictable league. In their first 27 games this year, the Saskatoon Blades (11-14-2-1) had given up the most goals at 120. The Portland Winterhawks (20-5-0-1) had scored the third most in the league at 115. Nolan Maier, in just his ninth career start had other things […]
Hitmen extend game to OT, Rebels losing streak reaches eight
The Rebels and Hitmen would connect for their third game of the season series. Red Deer was desperately trying to turn the ship around in the turtle derby for playoff positioning within the Central Division. The Rebels would be without the services of Brandon Hagel, out week-to-week with an upper […]
