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Late-bloomers honoured Patience is a virtue — especially in junior hockey. A pair of East Division teams were patient with young players who didn’t provide much in the way of early returns. This week, each earned honours: Regina’s Adam Brooks was named the WHL player of the month for November […]
Raiders not throwing in towel The changes in Prince Albert continued when the Raiders made the biggest trade of the Western Hockey League season immediately following their 4-2 loss to the Prince George Cougars. The Raiders dealt Brendan Guhle to the Cougars for 17-year-old defenceman Max Martin, 18-year-old left winger […]
The WHL bantam draft is the first step in the rest of future hockey star’s life. Every WHL team has the opportunity to improve their team down the road and fill out future team needs. While there has never been an exceptional status rewarded to any hockey player out west, […]
Matchup No. 13 Spokane Chiefs vs Edmonton Oil Kings Spokane Chiefs photos courtesy of spokanechiefs.com MT – A franchise that started out in Kelowna in 1982 and moved south to Spokane in 1985 wears the ever popular red, white, and blue. A very traditionalist jersey taking all its inspiration from […]
With a record of 8-10-2 through the first 20 games the Edmonton Oil Kings currently sit third in the central division, yet are tied with the Portland Winterhawks who currently sit dead last in the western conference. The sudden decline of the central division has come as a bit of […]
Six weeks into the season, the Brandon Wheat Kings had not been more than a game above or below the .500 mark. This week the Wheat Kings reeled off three straight wins and have begun to find their way. The defending Western Hockey League champions beat Red Deer 5-2 and […]
Matchup No. 11 Red Deer Rebels vs Seattle Thunderbirds Red Deer Rebels photos courtesy of reddeerrebels.com MT – The Rebels handled the Hitmen fairly easily in the first round beating them by 23 votes, which was a tie for biggest vote margin in the first round. They are in for […]
Regina Pats (14-0-3-0) .912 What do you say about a team that is now 17 games into the season and has yet to lose in regulation? WOW? AMAZING? Not sure if that is even enough. The Pats are on a role the likes of which many of us have not […]
Medicine Hat Tigers (13-5-1-0) .711 The Tigers might be the positive surprise of the division this season, after a bit of a slump last year, coach Clouston has turned the team into the early division leaders. Mason Shaw has stepped up in a big way and is among the league […]
Prince George Cougars (14-4-2-0) .750 To no one’s surprise, the Cougars have played well this season. They are one of the oldest teams in the league this season. Some what surprisingly, the Cougars are a very good road team with an 8-1-1-0 record away from CN Centre. Having recently hosted […]
