Canada Winter Games Day 5 (Quarter-Finals): Alberta defeated New Brunswick 8-3, Saskatchewan doubled up Nova Scotia 6-3, BC was eliminated by Quebec with a 7-3 loss, and Manitoba was eliminated by Ontario with a 6-3 loss. Alberta: Edmonton Oil Kings prospect Dylan Guenther had a goal and two assists. Prince Albert Raiders […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Lambos brothers face-off; recently acquired Chiefs prospect commits to NCAA; Hitmen recall goaltender; Bellerive hits milestone;
Lambos face-off Kootenay just recalled Carson Lambos for tonight's game. Carson was the 2nd overall pick in last year's Bantam Draft. Tonight will mark the first time the Lambos brothers play against each other in @TheWHL! ? Jonny is the beauty in the Blackhawks lid and Hockey hair pic.twitter.com/UoH36B0hl8 — […]
2018-19 WHL season previews: Brandon Wheat Kings
Brandon Wheat Kings 2017-18: The Wheat Kings surprised many by surging toward the forefront of a competitive East Division at the Christmas break. Then General Manager Grant Armstrong saw Moose Jaw, Regina and Swift Current buying and driving up prices. Instead of going all in, Armstrong decided to sell. Armstrong […]
WHL recap: Silvertips finally solve Thunderbirds in Kent in regulation; Chiefs and Wheat Kings also find their way to wins
Everett 2 @Seattle 1 The Everett Silvertips (41-17-2-3) have not had an easy time of things in recent years at the ShoWare Center. This year they did find a way to beat the Seattle Thunderbirds (28-24-7-2) twice on the road. But both times those wins occurred in overtime. Saturday night […]
Feisty Wheaties, not Blades, get important victory
By Les Lazaruk BRANDON – IF the Saskatoon Blades are watching WHL playoff hockey for a fifth consecutive spring, they could look back on Friday’s 6-3 loss to the Wheat Kings as one of those games that did them in. Leading 3-1 with five minutes to play in the […]
2018 NHL draft profile: Cole Reinhardt
Not many players who are ninth round picks in the previous year’s bantam draft get into 60-plus games in their 16-year-old season. It’s not that undrafted or players drafted in lower rounds do not have impactful WHL careers. It’s just that they are not normally granted the opportunity to play […]
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 […]
Great forty minute effort wasted in 6-5 OT loss
In what may have been billed as a mismatch, the Brandon Wheat Kings (15-7-0-1) made the third stop of their six-game road trip in Red Deer (9-15-3-0) tonight. 3624 people were in attendance in a game that had the highest of highs and the lowest of lows for the home […]
“Murphy’s Law” bites Blades in setback to Brandon
By Les Lazaruk You could see it coming, especially if you were among the 6,242 fans at SaskTel Centre Friday night. Chance after chance after chance to score was denied or missed by the Saskatoon Blades until the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings took advantage of their opportunities and downed […]
WHL recap: Tigers tame Thunderbirds in OT; Wheat Kings, Warriors, Giants and Royals emerge victorious
Brandon 2 Kootenay 0 Logan Thompson and the Brandon Wheat Kings (10-6-0-1) had some excuses for dropping a 4-2 game to the Kootenay ICE (8-9-1-0) on Friday night. They were missing four defenseman and saw many penalties put their d-men present away in the penalty box. Instead of letting this […]