REGINA – Moose Jaw Warriors’ forward Jagger Firkus has been named to the Western Hockey League’s East Division Team of the Week for the week ending Apr. 25, the league announced Monday. Wheat Kings & pretty things comprise our latest @remaxwesterncan East Division Team of the Week! DETAILS ? | […]
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IIHF U18 Preview with Derek Neumeier
After a year off, the Men’s U18s are back. The tournament runs from April 26-May 6. Frisco and Plano Texas are the host sites for the tournament. They are two suburb cities north of Dallas, Texas. Frisco’s Comerica Center will host Group B. This includes the USA, Russia, Czech […]
Warriors’ Mateychuk added to Team Canada U18s
Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman Denton Mateychuk has been added to Team Canada’s roster ahead of the upcoming 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Championship in Texas, Hockey Canada announced Monday. UPDATE | Denton Mateychuk (@MJWARRIORS) has been added to the ?? roster for #U18Worlds. He replaces Carson Lambos (@WHLWpgICE), who is unable […]
WHLers playing in the USHL update
When there was some concern over when or if the WHL season would get underway, there were several players looking across the globe for opportunities to play hockey. Especially those who are NHL Draft eligible this season. While the Portland Winterhawks took the extraordinary step of making an announcement, allowing […]
Warriors fall to Raiders despite improvement
REGINA – Eric Pearce scored the game-winner 1:53 into the third period and the Prince Albert Raiders (3-3-2) dropped the Moose Jaw Warriors (4-4-0) to .500 for the first time at the Subway WHL Hub, taking a 5-2 decision Saturday at the Brandt Centre. The guys in green get […]
Moose Jaw’s Mateychuk: The best rookie you haven’t heard of
Originally posted March 18, 2021 REGINA – Most WHL defencemen would be in trouble, especially one of the inexperienced variety. Veteran Prince Alberta Raiders’ forward Matthew Culling hard in pursuit, skating momentum is lagging, the boards are approaching. Not Moose Jaw Warriors’ 16-year-old rookie Denton Mateychuk. A quick turn back […]
Future Giants: Matty Edwards
Matty (Matthew) Edwards was drafted by the Giants in the fourth round of the 2020 Bantam Draft. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound power forward put up big numbers in 2019-20 with the Saskatoon Blazers U15 as an underaged player and has continued to develop at the U18 level this year. Edwards […]
Future Giants: Mazden Leslie
With the 10th overall selection in the 2020 Bantam draft, the Vancouver Giants selected defenseman Mazden Leslie. Leslie plays under head coach Kyle Tapp with the Lloydminster Bobcats. Tapp describes him as a “new age defenceman”. This refers to defenceman who can take over games offensively through their creative […]
Future Giants: Ethan Semeniuk
Ethan Semeniuk was drafted by the Vancouver Giants in the third round of the 2020 Bantam Draft. The Fort St John, BC native has put up four points in six games so far for the Calgary Royals U18 AAA team. His coach Chad Scharff describes Ethan as a “dynamic […]
Future Giants: Ashton Dahms
The Giants selected Dahms in the 10th round of the 2020 Bantam Draft. The 5-foot-10, 146-pound forward out of Lakeville, Minnesota is a highly-skilled offensive forward who has had success this playing with the Blue Army 15U AAA. If Dahms continues to develop, he could be another late-round steal […]