Franchise Playoff History: The Thunderbirds and Giants have only matched up in the playoffs once previous to this year. They met in the second round of the 2007 WHL Playoffs with Vancouver taking the series in five games en route to winning the Memorial Cup on home ice. 2018-19 Head-To-Head: […]
WHL Playoffs
2019 Playoff Preview: US1)Everett Silvertips vs WC1)Tri-City Americans
Franchise playoff history: 2018 Western Conference Final: Everett won 4-2. 2012 1st round: Tri-City won 4-0. 2009 1st round: Tri-City won 4-1. 2006 1st round: Everett won 4-1. 2018-19 head-to-head: Everett went 5-3 against Tri-City, winning the last three contests. Of those last three victories, two were shutouts thanks to […]
2019 Playoff Preview: U2) Spokane Chiefs vs. U3) Portland Winterhawks
Franchise Playoff History: The U.S.Division rivals face-off for the second straight year as the second and third place finishers in the division. This year, Spokane has the home-ice advantage should the series go seven games. Last season the Winterhawks used their home-ice advantage to defeat the Chiefs in seven games. […]
2019 Playoff Preview: C1) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. WC1) Medicine Hat Tigers
Franchise Playoff History: 2014 Eastern Conference finals Edmonton won 4-1 This was the season Edmonton won it all, losing just five times in the playoffs en route to the Ed Chynoweth Cup. The five game series wasn’t really ever close, Edmonton opened the series with an 8-3 win. The remaining […]
2019 Playoff Preview: C2)Lethbridge Hurricanes vs C3)Calgary Hitmen
Franchise playoff history: 2005 first round: The Hitmen took out the Hurricanes in five games in a strikingly similar match up of the second and third seeds in the Central Division. 2006 first round: This time it was the second-seeded Hitmen who took out the Hurricanes in six games. 2008 […]
2019 Playoff preview: E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. WC2) Red Deer Rebels
Franchise Playoff History: These two teams have met twice in the post season, in 2013 Red Deer was the fourth seed and Prince Albert was the fifth. Red Deer took the first two games at home and followed that up with two more victories at the Art Hauser Centre in […]
2019 Playoff Preview: E2)Saskatoon Blades vs E3)Moose Jaw Warriors
E2)Saskatoon Blades vs E3)Moose Jaw Warriors For our playoff previews, we start out in the East Division. The second-seeded Blades return to the playoffs and draw the third-seeded Warriors. Game Visitor Home Date Time 1 Moose Jaw @ Saskatoon Friday, March 22 7:00 2 Moose Jaw @ Saskatoon Saturday, March […]
Broncos and Saskatchewan are no longer cup-free since ’93
For the third time in the history of the Swift Current Broncos, they have won the WHL Championship. After being held off in Game 5, the Broncos found the confines of the Credit Union i-plex ever so friendly and shut down the Everett Silvertips 3-0, winning the WHL Championship series […]
Portland Winterhawks Mike Johnston looks back on 2017-18 campaign and forward towards next year
The 2017-18 season was the eighth in the WHL for Mike Johnston, the head coach, general manager and vice president of the Portland Winterhawks, over the past 10 years. His two different tenures in that span has seen four trips to the WHL final and one Ed Chynoweth Cup as […]
Everett stifles Swift Current in Game 1 of the WHL final 2-1
For the first time in the 15 year history of the Everett Silvertips they have won a game in the WHL Championship Series. Their only previous trip to the WHL final saw them get swept by the Medicine Hat Tigers in 2004. Friday night at Credit Union i-plex, the road […]