Three stars of the night:
- Brandon Hagel – Four-goal night for the overage forward from the Red Deer Rebels. The Rebels made the Edmonton Oil Kings return home a forgettable one as they took them down 5-2. Hagel had the last four goals for the Rebels and now has eight this year.
- Stelio Mattheos – Hat trick for Mattheos and the Brandon Wheat Kings beat the visiting Everett Silvertips 5-2.
- Lassi Thomson – It was a breakout night for both the first-year import and the Kelowna Rockets as they blew past the Victoria Royals 8-2. Thomson had two goals and two assists for four points.
Honorable mentions:
–Kirby Dach was in on all three Saskatoon Blades goals and netted the overtime winner as they edged the visiting Spokane Chiefs 3-2… Linus Nassen had a goal and two assists for three points as the Medicine Hat Tigers came from behind to win in overtime over the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-3… Luc Smith had two goals and an assist for three points for the Kamloops Blazers as they took out the visiting Swift Current Broncos 5-3… Jake Gricius had two more goals for the Portland Winterhawks as they stormed back and edged the visiting Vancouver Giants 5-3… Nolan Yaremko had three assists as the Tri-City Americans got some revenge on the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-2. Ethan Anders stopped 43-of-45 shots for the Rebels.
Troubling moments:
-From Tuesday night – the WHL suspended Tri-City’s Riley Bruce under supplemental discipline for his hit on Seattle forward Dillon Hamaliuk.
–Max Martin received a three-game suspension under supplemental discipline for this hit on Calgary’s Jake Kryski.
It appears that Prince Albert Raiders defenseman Max Martin was given a three-game suspension for this hit on Calgary's Jake Kryski Tuesday under supplemental discipline. He was only given a 2-minute minor during the game. pic.twitter.com/q4hm48UNoo
— Brandon Rivers (@hodgesheroes) October 20, 2018
-From Tuesday, a pair of Swift Current Broncos were suspended. Froward Alec Zawatsky was given one game for a high cross-check on Vancouver’s Bowen Byram. Also, defenseman Matthew Stanley was given two games for a one-man fight on Vancouver’s Milos Roman.
From Tuesday, Swift Current's Alec Zawatsky got a one-game suspension for this cross-check major on Vancouver's Bowen Byram. pic.twitter.com/5GbieOCQkd
— Brandon Rivers (@hodgesheroes) October 20, 2018
-From Wednesday, Saskatoon Blades forward Brady Nicholas was given a two-game suspension for a five-minute kneeing major and a game misconduct.
From Wednesday, Saskatoon Blades forward Brady Nicholas was given a two-game suspension for a five-minute kneeing major and a game misconduct pic.twitter.com/Enrvl5x9Tq
— Brandon Rivers (@hodgesheroes) October 20, 2018
-Finally from Friday night. Everett Silvertips forward Connor Dewar bloodied both Zack Wytinck and Braden Schneider in one short sequence.
Finally from Friday, Everett's Connor Dewar will most certainly be hearing from the league for this sequence: a check from behind and a high cross-check in Brandon. pic.twitter.com/m1NEyQNjq7
— Brandon Rivers (@hodgesheroes) October 20, 2018
Tootoo honored by Brandon
BREAKING: Back in the city that launched his career, Jordin Tootoo announced his retirement from the National Hockey League. #BWKFamily #bdnmb
Press Release ?: https://t.co/MkKASmTjus pic.twitter.com/CsZtNs3wZy
— Brandon Wheat Kings (@bdnwheatkings) October 19, 2018
-Before their game against Everett, the Brandon Wheat Kings had a press conference for their former star, Jordin Tootoo. The one-time Wheat King played 723 NHL games and had 161 points and 1,010 penalty minutes.
McIsaac off the Thunderbirds roster
Defenseman Payton McIsaac is no longer with the Thunderbirds. Seattle now has 8 D-Men on the roster — including Jarret Tyszka
— Andy Eide (@AndyEide) October 19, 2018
-Seattle acquired the Kooteney ICE defenseman in late August for a ninth-round WHL Bantam Draft pick in 2019.
The right-handed 2000-born blue liner played in four games for Seattle and was a plus-one.
Fawkes lands with Rensselaer
Seattle's 2nd round pick in 2016 – His rights were dealt to Kootenay earlier this month https://t.co/R5fvisnI1q
— Lucas Punkari (@lpunkari) October 19, 2018
-In other Seattle-Kootenay trade news, the player that was part of another trade for a Kootenay d-man, Eric Fawkes has officially committed to RPI. The 2016, second-round WHL Bantam, Draft pick is currently playing in the MJHL with the Winkler Flyers.
ICE unveil new jersey
Look what arrived today…… pic.twitter.com/SKfDAuSZhV
— Kootenay ICE (@WHLKootenayICE) October 19, 2018