Blades clinch We're back.#BladeCity pic.twitter.com/BFsNEzUB7T — x – Saskatoon Blades (@BladesHockey) February 24, 2019 The Saskatoon Blades became the fifth team in the league to clinch a playoff spot with a 4-3 shootout win over Kootenay. This will be their first trip to the playoffs since 2013 when they hosted […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Giants clinch playoff spot; Freadrich skates 250th game
Giants heading to the postseason With their win tonight, the Giants secured their spot in the postseason! pic.twitter.com/blKlkWHOsS — Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) February 11, 2019 The Vancouver Giants became the third team (Prince Albert and Everett) in the WHL to book their ticket to the playoffs after a 4-1 win […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: ICE relocation official; Oil Kings forward hits 300 games; Chiefs, Giants sign prospects
ICE heading east WHL announces relocation of @WHLKootenayICE to Winnipeg. DETAILS ? | https://t.co/aNxaevt6K7 pic.twitter.com/tVAfTO7tx4 — The WHL (@TheWHL) January 29, 2019 The Kootenay ICE are officially moving east. The team’s ownership group held a press conference Tuesday morning to officially announce the team will be moving to Winnipeg for […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Thunderbirds trade away Hughes and Andrusiak and sign Ross; Fradette Mac’s Tournament top goalie
Seattle and Everett swap Andrusiak and Richards TRADE | T-Birds Acquire Sean Richards, Prospect Forward, and Three Draft Picks From Everett https://t.co/2ckm9ftDhF pic.twitter.com/JZMYsGf6da — Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) January 1, 2019 In what has become less rare recently, the rival Everett Silvertips traded overage forward Sean Richards, the rights to unsigned […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Hitmen rout the ICE, DiLaura earns first WHL Shutout
It was a quiet day for news around the Western Hockey League so we will get right into the Three Stars from last night’s action. Three Stars of the night: Carson Focht – The Calgary Hitmen forward opened the scoring with his fourth goal of the season. He went on […]
Hitmen take game – Tigers take the Central Division title
Calgary 3 @Medicine Hat 1 This was probably not the way that the Medicine Hat Tigers (35-27-8-0) wanted to clinch the Central Division title. Despite dropping a 3-1 contest to the Calgary Hitmen (22-36-9-2), due to three, third period goals, a Lethbridge loss, sealed the ninth division title in Tigers franchise history. […]
Hitmen only need final 20 minutes to silence Rebels
Sometimes when teams get into a groove, they think they can settle in. Red Deer has seen both sides of getting into a groove this season and of late. It seems the team is settling into the wrong side of the groove. Red Deer has been allowing teams to control […]
Hitmen newcomers topple Tigers
Third-period comebacks have been a rarity for the Calgary Hitmen this season, as they entered the Sunday afternoon affair against the Medicine Hat Tigers 2-22-2-1 when trailing after 40. Led my a couple newcomers, the Hitmen were able to reverse their fortunes against the top dog in the Central Division. […]
WHL recap: Pats escape with OT win over Raiders; Blazers not so lucky; Giants hold off Tigers
Regina 5 Prince Albert 4 (OT) Sam Steel and Josh Mahura had the Regina Pats (27-22-5-0) sitting pretty midway through the third period. The Pats were up against their East Division rivals the Prince Albert Raiders (21-20-9-2) 4-1. Then the Raiders scored three times in the last 7:30 of regulation and […]
WHL in NHL Draft Rankings
There are many, many NHL Draft Rankings that are available for hockey fans to view and it’s always interesting to see where WHL players rank. There are roughly a dozen rankings that are reliable and updated on a regular basis. Here are a few of those rankings that have been […]