And so it begins. Unofficially, it is the beginning of hockey season in central Alberta. Red Deer played host to the second game of the day in the tournament they are hosting, the first having been played just hours earlier between the Edmonton Oil Kings and the Prince George Cougars. […]
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Blades dress rehearsal 2: Grzybowski stakes early claim
REGINA – It’s not as big of a battle as which 20-year-old will be the odd overager out with the Saskatoon Blades, but, who will be the backup goaltender behind Logan Flodell with the Bridge City Bunch is a battle nonetheless. Joel Grzybowski put in a claim Friday afternoon, making […]
Royals preseason news and notes
*cover photo Kevin Light Photography The Victoria Royals begin their preseason action Friday night at the McArthur Island Sports in Kamloops, taking on the Blazers and moving one step closer to the start of the regular season. The Royals ended training camp with the intrasquad scrimmage Wednesday night, which saw […]
Dress Rehearsal 1…Blades Desperately Seeking Scoring
REGINA – Don’t let the score fool you — when the Saskatoon Blades could’ve used a goal early in Thursday’s preseason opener against the Regina Pats, they just couldn’t find the back of the net. With only 190 goals scored in 72 games last season, the Bridge City Bunch […]
Rockets Science
In addition to the two combatants, there is another team in action at every Western Hockey League arena during junior hockey games. They are generally adorned in uniforms, with perhaps the most obvious member observed operating the zamboni prior to and during the games. But behind the scenes and during […]
Ice hit the highway to wrap up training camp
Another Kootenay Ice training camp is in the books following the conclusion of the annual Black/White intrasquad game on Wednesday evening. In a departure from years past, the Ice headed up the highway to Kimberley to play in front of fans at the Civic Centre, a smaller arena that is […]
Extra time needed as Rebels host annual Black & White game
It was a balmy 30 degrees Celsius at game time, which is an excellent day for hockey in Florida. Tonight’s Black & White game was played at the Enmax Centrium in Red Deer though, some 4,500 kilometres away from the tropics of Florida. Before the game it was revealed that […]
Warriors blanked in rookie game
By Matthew Gourlie The Swift Current Broncos ended the Moose Jaw Warriors in Game 7 of the first round of last year’s playoffs at Mosaic Place. On Tuesday, the Broncos opened the 2017-18 Western Hockey League pre-season with a 4-0 win over the Warriors in the team’s annual rookie game. […]
T-Birds to watch following training camp
The Seattle Thunderbirds wrapped up their 2017 training camp Sunday night with the annual Blue White Game. Team White was victorious defeating Team Blue 5-4, powered by a two-point effort from Elijah Brown and two late power play markers. As the T-Birds wrap up training camp and look to their […]
Edmonton Oil Kings: A look ahead
Edmonton Oil Kings main camp kicked off Monday, and after a perplexing offseason, including the departure of goaltender Patrick Dea and the addition of Travis Child. It’s clear that general manager Randy Hansch’s vision will now begin to play out in front of us. Child, a seasoned WHL vet and […]