This is an in depth look at 15 of the trades made in the WHL during the 2016-17 season. The approach was to look at trades involving active players to see how they have produced with their new teams. Obviously some of the trades also involved draft picks and it’ll […]
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East Division recap
The Moose Jaw Warriors (29-12-6-1) managed to complete a rare feat for the franchise last week: they came home from the west coast with a winning record. Only five times in the previous 20 seasons had the Warriors been above .500 in their trips to the B.C. or U.S. Division. […]
B.C. Division Update
The early January trade deadline frenzy has finally subsided, and many Western Hockey League contenders are settling in with their new-look rosters. Here’s a team-by-team look at the past couple of weeks in the B.C. Division. Prince George Cougars (34-13-3-0…71 points) Games remaining: 22 Divisional games: 11 Kelowna: 4; Victoria: […]
WHL Point A Game Players January 22/17
Rank Name Team GP G A PTS +/- PTS/G 1 Steel, Sam REG 38 34 49 83 34 2.18 2 Brooks, Adam REG 38 25 55 […]
WHL PP + PK
Which WHL teams are the strongest on the specialty teams? This is a simple equation of combining the teams PP % and PK %. Team PP PK Total Regina 32.8 80.9 113.7% Everett 24.8 87.8 112.6% Medicine Hat 28 81.1 109.1% Tri City 26.4 81.5 107.9% Portland 25.8 79.9 105.7% […]
Central Division Recap
Calgary Hitmen Last Week – 1-1-2-0, started the week with a convincing win against Red Deer, then lost 7-2 to Victoria and followed that up with losses in overtime to Lethbridge and Prince Albert. After winning 3 of 4 the Hitmen have now lost 3 straight. The Hitmen scored 10 […]
East Division recap
The Regina Pats may be the best team in the CHL, but that doesn’t mean that they have any intention of getting complacent. Saturday, Connor Hobbs and Philip Ahl were healthy scratches as they were disciplined by Pats head coach/GM John Paddock for taking undisciplined penalties. The following night, […]
Lists: Team Edition January 18, 2017
Most Fights Vancouver Giants – 31 Spokane Chiefs – 30 Kelowna Rockets – 28 Lethbridge Hurricanes – 27 Least Fights Everett Silvertips – 8 Portland Winterhawks – 9 Seattle Thunderbirds – 14 Tri-City Americans – 15 Most 1st Period Goals Regina Pats – 71 Lethbridge Hurricanes – 64 Portland Winterhawks […]
Central Division Recap
Calgary Last Week – 2-1-1-0, all 4 games were 1-goal decisions with 3 going to overtime. Overall 5 of their last 8 games have gone to extra time. Matteo Gennaro led the team with 6 goals and 1 assist including earning his 1st career hat-trick, Mark Kastelic had a big […]
East Division recap
It ended up being a very busy Western Hockey League trade deadline and the teams in the East Division were amongst the most active as they prepared for a playoff dog fight. Here we will look at all the new faces and departed players from the trades that occurred […]
