It is said that your top players have to be their best to win big games and in two games versus Victoria, Kieffer Bellows showed that he is a big-time player. In a tight-checking affair where each team tried to smother the opposing firepower, Bellows still stood out as a […]
U.S. Division
Välimäki’s hat trick helps lead Tri-City to its third straight win
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (32-21-7-1, 72 pts.) came into Saturday night looking to win their third straight game for the first time in over three weeks. The Prince George Cougars (20-33-4-4, 48 pts.) came into Kennewick as the team with the worst record in the Western Conference. The Cougars […]
WHL recap: Silvertips finally solve Thunderbirds in Kent in regulation; Chiefs and Wheat Kings also find their way to wins
Everett 2 @Seattle 1 The Everett Silvertips (41-17-2-3) have not had an easy time of things in recent years at the ShoWare Center. This year they did find a way to beat the Seattle Thunderbirds (28-24-7-2) twice on the road. But both times those wins occurred in overtime. Saturday night […]
Rockets earn another one-goal victory
The Seattle Thunderbirds battled their way into the snow bound Okanagan Valley, victims of a wonky bus, then forced the Kelowna Rockets to dig deep for an edgy one-goal victory on Friday night. Each of the combatants had plenty to play for in their fourth and final meeting of the […]
Tips beat Giants behind strong performance from Hart
Carter Hart, who won the World Junior Championships for Canada in Buffalo at the start of 2018 has been a star with the ‘Tips ever since he broke into the league with them as a 16-year-old starter and Friday’s game was no different as Hart was once again solid between […]
Portland Winterhawks edge Victoria Royals 2-1 in tight contest
In what was billed as another possible fireworks show was instead a tight battle of physical play. The Portland Winterhawks (36-20-1-3), boasting four NHL first round draft picks, brought their high powered game to Vancouver Island for the first time this season to challenge the gunning offensive style of the […]
WHL recap: Chiefs maul Cougars behind big night from Ty Smith
Spokane 9 Prince George 2 While Ty Smith has long been considered the eventual top pick form the WHL in the 2018 NHL draft, he had not really had a statement game yet. That game was Friday night in Spokane as Smith scored twice and added five assists for a seven […]
Tri-City extinguishes Blazers as playoff races heat up
Kennewick, Wa. Coming off an important win this past Wednesday against Seattle, the Tri-City Americans (31-21-7-1, 70pts.) were looking to build off of that against the visiting Kamloops Blazers (27-30-1-4, 59pts.). Kamloops beat the Winterhawks in Portland two nights earlier and sat just six points out of the playoffs coming […]
Since The Trade
This is an in-depth look at all the trades made in the WHL during the 2017-18 season. Since September 1, 2017 there were 86 trades. September 6/17 – Red Deer trades Jared Freadrich to Victoria for Jared Dmytriw. Since the Trade – Jared Freadrich 60 GP 11-19-30, Jared Dmytriw w/Red […]
Winterhawks and Royals get set for two big games
The Portland Winterhawks (35-20-1-3) and Victoria Royals (35-21-3-2) are two second place teams in their respective divisions that will be battling at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena on Friday and Saturday night. When the two games are over, Portland will have just 11 games left and Victoria nine. Both teams have a […]