Calgary As written a few weeks ago, one of the strategies for the Hitmen at the deadline was to build for next year by trading some of their 19-year-olds. Before the deadline Calgary had 7 and would need to be down to the league mandated 3 before October 15th next […]
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Central Division Recap January 2, 2017
Central Division Recap Calgary Last Week – 4 games – 1-1-1-1, lost twice to Medicine Hat (one in a shootout), split a pair to Edmonton (loss was in overtime), Hitmen had a lead in 3 of the 4 games. Beck Malenstyn 5 goals 1 assist, Matteo Gennaro 1 goal 4 […]
Central Division – At the Break
The Hitmen headed into the Christmas break winning 2 of their last 3 games and were winners of 5 of their last 7. So far in December Jordy Stallard has 3 goals 7 assists for a team best 10 points. Jake Bean returned after missing 16 games with an upper […]
Quarter Pole: Central Division Edition
Medicine Hat Tigers (13-5-1-0) .711 The Tigers might be the positive surprise of the division this season, after a bit of a slump last year, coach Clouston has turned the team into the early division leaders. Mason Shaw has stepped up in a big way and is among the league […]
Central Intelligence
Apologies for the short hiatus. But here we are about a month into the WHL season and separating 1st from 6th is just 7 points. Making the Central the tightest in the league. We’ll start in reverse order. 6. Kootenay Ice (1-5-3-1) The Ice have largely been the beneficiary of […]
WHL Jersey Competition Round 1: Brandon vs Swift Current/Red Deer vs Calgary
Last weeks results: [yop_poll id=”2″] Matchup No. 2 Brandon Wheat Kings vs. Swift Current Broncos Brandon Wheat Kings photos courtesy of wheatkings.com Mike Trafford – I like the Wheat Kings colours. I’ll give them a pass on the black because yellow is such an under-utilized colour in sports. I really […]
Central Intelligence: Week 1 roundup
The first week of the WHL season in the Central Division consisted entirely of in-division games: six games, 12 teams, all home-and-home series. Calgary Hitmen vs. Kootenay Ice The Hitmen ran the table over the weekend, albeit just barely. The series kicked off Friday in Calgary, where a very odd situation took place. […]
20 Bombs: Central Division
A LOOK AT THE CENTRAL DIVISION’S OVERAGE & IMPORT SITUATIONS Calgary Hitmen First off we look at departing 20-year-olds from last year. Moving On F Jackson Houck D Keegan Kanzig D Colby Harmsworth The Hitmen no doubt take the biggest hit on the back end, losing both big rig Kanzig […]