16 teams have a record of .500 or better. 3 teams in the East Division are below .500. All 5 U.S. teams are above .500. Portland, Vancouver and Prince George have played a league high 19 home games. Calgary has played only 12 home games, while Seattle and Saskatoon have […]
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East Division recap
The Saskatoon Blades swung a big deal Wednesday as the Western Hockey League headed towards it’s annual trade freeze. The Blades dealt their captain Wyatt Sloboshan, defenceman Nolan Reid and a third round pick to the Spokane Chiefs for defenceman Evan Fiala and centre Markson Bechtold. Bechtold is 20, which […]
Confidence breeds success for Halbgewachs
It took three years for Jayden Halbgewachs to be an overnight success in the Western Hockey League. In the fall of 2013, Moose Jaw Warriors general manager Alan Millar re-assigned Halbgewachs to the Regina Pat Canadians. Halbgewachs, a first-round draft pick in the 2012 bantam draw, was a key piece […]
WHL Jersey Competition Round 3: Tri-City vs Vancouver/Spokane vs Medicine Hat
Matchup No. 17 Tri-City Americans vs Vancouver Giants Tri-City Americans photos courtesy of amshockey.com MT – I’m not a huge fan of the Ams jerseys, but I may be alone in that department. Tri-City has made it through two rounds now, beating Regina and Moose Jaw. However they have only […]
Lists! Player Edition December 13th, 2016
In an ongoing series, I will present various lists related to the stats information in an interesting way. These will include fancy stats that are available to us via WHLstats . I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy putting them together for you! Goals Jayden Helbgewachs 27 Zak […]
BC Division Recap
Western Hockey League teams will shut things down later this week after play on Dec. 18. It will be a well-earned break over Christmas, with the teams returning to action on Dec. 27. The 2017 World Junior Championship (WJC) will impact the rosters of many WHL teams, including those in […]
A quick look at fighting in the WHL
The Western Hockey League has come a long way since the years of bench clearing brawls. In those days, fighting was how you protected your stars and your goaltender, and your own ego. Gone are the days of players like Brent Gogol, who had 511 penalty minutes in 1977-78 and Mel Hewitt […]
East Division recap
Pats keep racking up points The Regina Pats are back on top of the Western Hockey League standings. The Pats took seven out of a possible eight points, while the Medicine Hat Tigers lost four straight games after riding a 10-game win streak to the top of the table. The […]
LISTS! December 8th, 2016
Most Fights Kelowna Rockets: 23 Spokane Chiefs: 21 Vancouver Giants: 20 Least Fights Everett Silvertips: 5 Portland Winterhawks: 6 Seattle Thunderbirds: 7 Most 1st period Goals Portland Winterhawks: 43 Regina Pats: 42 Prince George Cougars: 41 Most 2nd period goals Medicine Hat Tigers: 48 Regina Pats: 47 Tri-City […]
WHL Jersey Competition Round 3: Victoria vs Prince Albert/Swift Current vs Seattle
The number of votes sure increased in the polls during the last half of the second round. I’m not sure there were any upsets in the second round in my mind, although the amount in which some teams won was pretty shocking. The second round had us waving goodbye to […]
