Friday night the Prince Albert Raiders tied a franchise record, when they beat the Medicine Hat Tigers 7-3, for longest winning streak with 15 games. World Junior hopeful Brett Leason scored two goals and had two assists to continue his points streak. If you are not aware, he has had […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Leason lights up Hurricanes; Wolf shuts down Hitmen
Weekly Report Musings: Brandon: Ty Thorpe (day-to-day) and Braden Schneider (week-to-week) join overage d-man Schael Higson (day-to-day) on the injury list. Edmonton: Added 1999-born winger Zach Russell straight to their roster. Russell played 40 games with Brandon in 2016-17 and one game with the Wheat Kings last season. Over his […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Oil Kings acquire Gavlas; Russia and Finland play for gold at U17 Challenge
Edmonton brings in Gavlas TRADE: Pats acquire draft pick from Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for defenceman Parker Gavlas. Details here: https://t.co/cIZtjG7sm6#JoinTheRegiment pic.twitter.com/KCJJx0oG6z — Regina Pats (@WHLPats) November 9, 2018 -Regina, who acquired 18-year-old defenseman Kyle Walker from Everett on Thursday, sent 19-year-old blue liner Parker Gavlas away on Friday. […]
Leason loving life in Prince Albert
Often times a player can point to times in their career where things really changed for them, either for the good or for the bad. Prince Albert Raiders forward Brett Leason is no different. For the 19-year-old forward a trade didn’t just mean a change of scenery, it meant he […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: U17 World Hockey Challenge kicks off; Rybinski asks for a trade
U17 World Hockey Challenge starts Saturday In pre-tournament action on Thursday, Canada Black doubled up Finland 4-2 behind goals from Saskatoon’s Kyle Crnkovic and Spokane’s Jack Finley. Kootenay’s Connor McClennon had a goal and two assists for Canada White as they edged Russia 5-4 and Kamloops’ Dylan Garand stopped all […]
Flaming Hot Takes – October 25, 2018
We’re a solid month into the 2018-19 WHL season which provides a large enough sample size for fans and pundits alike to start picking things apart. Here are my Hot Takes from what I’ve seen so far this season. -Everyone who picked Prince Albert Raiders forward Brett Leason to lead […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Foote’s Rockets win in his debut
Rockets make it official The Kelowna Rockets are pleased to announce the hiring of Adam Foote as the team’s new head coach. We'll live stream Adam's introduction at 11 am on our Facebook page.Full details ➡️ https://t.co/qsReRG2kxp? – Ed Andrieski/Associated Press#WHLRockets #WHL pic.twitter.com/3gUhJeUGkS — Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) October 23, 2018 […]
Overreaction Monday: The Prince Albert Raiders will win their first division title in 20 years
It’s Overreaction Monday where we take a look at a story line from the weekend and … well overreact. While some good points will be made, these are meant to drive a particular narrative and have fun. Overreaction of the week: The East Division is the Prince Albert Raiders to […]
Prince Albert Raiders send three to Team WHL
It should come as no surprise that three players were selected from the Prince Albert Raiders to assist Team WHL in it’s quest to win both games of the CIBC Canada Russia Series. This year the games will be played in Kamloops and Vancouver, B.C. on November 5th and 6th. […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Team Canada releases U17 roster; Nielsen requests trade; Giants set franchise record
NEWS | Meet the 6⃣6⃣ players who will wear the ? at #WorldU17. Roster: https://t.co/xGt0CzR9qN pic.twitter.com/PEnt1XFvD1 — World U17 Challenge (@HC_WU17) October 16, 2018 Team Canada has announced their 66-man roster for the upcoming World U17 tournament, and the list features 16 current WHL players. The tournament starts on November […]
