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Daily Dose of the Dub: Hardy done for the season

Written by Ben Dooley on

Hardy done for the season

Moose Jaw Warriors captain Owen Hardy has been shut down for the remainder of the season due to an upper-body injury suffered on February 16th in Portland. As an overage forward, this news also means that Hardy’s WHL career has also come to a close. He finishes with 52 goals and 50 assists in 275 games with the Vancouver Giants and Moose Jaw Warriors from 2015-20.

Holmes gets two-game suspension

Regina’s Robbie Holmes has been suspended for two games for this hit on Edmonton’s Keegan Slaney. He has already served one game of suspension after sitting out on Sunday vs. Brandon. He will miss his second game on Friday vs. Medicine Hat and will be eligible to return the next night in the rematch with the Tigers.

Royals clinch a playoff spot

The Victoria Royals are back in the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season thanks to the Prince George Cougars falling in overtime to the Kelowna Rockets.

Keeler and Slaney return for Oil Kings

Liam Keeler was back in the lineup for the Edmonton Oil Kings on Tuesday after missing Saturday’s match-up with the Regina Pats.

CHL facing concussion lawsuit

The CHL is already facing a class-action lawsuit over the minimum wage issue and could be facing another suit, this time over concussions if a lawsuit filed by former Seattle Thunderbirds and Kelowna Rockets forward James McEwan is certified by the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

De La Gorgendiere, Wolf named to CHL Team of the Week

The WHL’s Player of the Week, Aidan De La Gorgendiere and the WHL’s Goaltender of the Week Dustin Wolf have both been named to the CHL Team of the Week.

Milestones

  • Edmonton’s Dylan Guenther broke the Oil Kings record for rookie goals (25) and points (56) on Tuesday. Matthew Robertson also recorded his 100th WHL point.
  • Kelowna’s Conner McDonald registered his 100th WHL assist.

Keith scores 100th WHL goal

Duncan Keith (37 GP, 11 G, 35 A with the Kelowna Rockets) scored his 100th NHL goal on Tuesday, all with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Checkers sign Leier

The Charlotte Checkers have signed Boston Leier (259 GP, 68 G, 99 A with the Medicine Hat Tigers and Regina Pats from 2009-14) to a professional try-out contract. In 29 games with the Kalamazoo Wings this year, Leier has 10 goals and nine assists.

Swenson signs in ECHL

Seth Swenson (306 GP, 41 G, 65 A with the Portland Winterhawks, Seattle Thunderbirds and Lethbridge Hurricanes from 2009-14) has signed with the ECHL’s Atlanta Gladiators for the rest of this season. In 34 games with the SPHL’s Evansville Thunderbolts, he notched eight goals and 17 assists.

Three Stars

First StarL Edmonton’s Dylan Guenther had three goals and one assist

Second Star: Kelowna’s Dillon Hamaliuk scored twice and added an assist.

Third Star: On the losing side, Prince George’s Cole Moberg tallied two goals and an assist.

Weekly report, report

Calgary Hitmen

  • Josh Prokop will be out for three weeks with an upper-body injury

Kamloops Blazers

  • Dylan Ernst has been returned to Moose Jaw of the SMHL.

Medicine Hat Tigers

  • Cole Sillinger has returned from injury

Moose Jaw Warriors

  • Kyle Kelsey has been returned to Burnaby Winter Club Prep of the CSSHL.
  • Josh Hoekstra has been returned to OHA Edmonton Prep of the CSSHL.
  • Bryden Kiesman is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
  • Boston Bilous has returned from injury

Portland Winterhawks

  • Reece Newkirk is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.

Prince George Cougars

  • Keaton Dowhaniuk has been recalled from OHA Edmonton Prep of the CSSHL.
  • Marco Creta has returned home to Winnipeg for personal reasons
  • Nikita Krivokrasov is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.

Seattle Thunderbirds

  • Sam Popowich and Reid Schafer have been returned to Spruce Grove of the AJHL.

Swift Current Broncos

  • Sam McGinley is out two weeks with an upper-body injury.

Vancouver Giants

  • Kadyn Chabot has been returned to Drayton Valley of the AJHL.

Victoria Royals

  • Ty Ettinger has been returned to Sherwood Park (AJHL)
  • Brayden Schuurman has been returned to Yale Academy Prep (CSSHL)
  • Cage Newans has been returned to Oceanside (VIJHL)
  • Noah Lamb is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury

Winnipeg ICE

  • Peyton Krebs is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.