The Brandon Wheat Kings pre-Christmas schedule has ended with the sweet taste of victory. Playing against the Winnipeg ICE on Tuesday night, the Wheat Kings held off the home team by a score of 4-3. In a game that saw the ICE score three straight goals to take a 3-2 […]
Interviews
Portland Winterhawks: Introducing Gabe Klassen
The Portland Winterhawks’ history of finding stars with their first-round WHL Bantam Draft picks is impressive. Gabe Klassen, the 19th overall selection in the 2018 draft, is looking to add his name to the list. He joins fellow first-round selection (2017) Seth Jarvis on the 2019-2020 Winterhawks roster. Dating back […]
Greig sends bears flying, Wheat Kings hammer Warriors
The Moose Jaw Warriors hit the road on Friday as they made their way to Brandon to take on the Wheat Kings. In the end, it was a trip that Moose Jaw will certainly want to forget. On Teddy Bear Toss night, the Wheat Kings hammered the Warriors, 11-1, inside […]
Tri-City Americans Notebook: Ams sign Feenan and prepare for heavy U.S. Division schedule
The Tri-City Americans (12-12-2-1) played in front of a combined 19,360 fans this past weekend when they played Teddy Bear Toss games in Spokane and Vancouver. Unfortunately for Tri-City, they dropped both games in front of raucous home crowds. Road games can be tough, but road games in front of […]
ICE continue home ice dominance, beat strong Rockets
The Kelowna Rockets outshot the Winnipeg ICE on Wednesday night, but they couldn’t find a way to beat Liam Hughes until the game was basically already in the books. Backed by a two-goal performance from Connor McClennon, the ICE continued to cruise on home ice by beating the Rockets, 3-1, […]
Horning transitioning well to life as a Giant
The Vancouver Giants added some championship pedigree to their lineup with the acquisition of 18-year-old defenceman Connor Horning. The six-foot-three, 187-pound rearguard was a part of the 2018 WHL Champion Swift Current Broncos as a 16-year-old, getting into 50 games on a rather older blue line. Championship experience is something invaluable […]
Depleted Chiefs blue line key in road win over Seattle
(Kent, WA) – Down three key defensemen and its number one goalie, the Spokane Chiefs went into Kent Tuesday night and eked out a 4-2 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds. With Ty Smith and goalie Lukas Parik away trying to make the Canadian and Czech Republic rosters respectively for the […]
WHL Commissioner announces WHL U.S. Prospects Draft and U14 Challenge Cup
(Kent, WA) Tonight at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington, the WHL announced further details about two events to take place in the spring of 2020. First, WHL Commissioner Ron Robison announced the Western Hockey League had created the U.S. Challenge Cup. “This is the first-ever tournament of its […]
Eyeing the Storm: Peter Anholt
While the intention wasn’t necessarily to elicit a state-of-the-union address, a quick chat in Lethbridge last weekend with Hurricanes general manager Peter Anholt certainly gleaned plenty to ruminate about. Alas, that’s generally been the case with Anholt, a junior hockey veteran who, in these days of seemingly contrived prepared statements, […]
Krebs aims to achieve Boxing Day dream
31 of the best junior hockey players in Canada are currently in Oakville as Hockey Canada has begun its process of naming a Canadian squad that will represent the country at the IIHF U20 World Junior Championships. The list of players looking to make the team include Alexis Lafreniere who […]
