If they thought Wednesday night’s Game 3 was a tough home loss, the events of Game 4 had to be devastating for the Spokane Chiefs. They again played well for large stretches and had a 3-2 lead midway though the third period, but a couple breakdowns off of back-to-back face […]
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Spokane Chiefs earn a split with win over the Victoria Royals
The Victoria Royals (37-25-4-2) battled the Spokane Chiefs (39-22-3-2) Wednesday night in Victoria in the second game on back-to-back nights. The Royals looked to continue to build momentum towards the playoffs while the Chiefs looked to redeem themselves after a 7-3 loss the night before. The start of the first […]
WHL recap: Tigers and Silvertips add to division leads with wins
Medicine Hat 3 Kootenay 1 Bryan Lockner is looking more comfortable with the Medicine Hat Tigers (30-24-7-0). The former Regina Pat was traded to Medicine Hat around the trade deadline and had a goal in his first game with the Tigers. In his next 15 games though, he had just […]
WHL recap: Yamamoto scores winner for Chiefs with 28 seconds left; Warriors get road win
Moose Jaw 6 @Regina 3 When the Moose Jaw Warriors (43-9-1-2) acquired defenseman Brandon Schuldhaus at the trade deadline this year, they were not necessarily bringing him in for offense. The six-foot-four, 198 pound blue liner had four career goals in 161 games. Since coming to Moose Jaw, though the […]
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 […]
Spokane finally solves Portland 6-3
It was a night of returns and absences for the Portland Winterhawks, Saturday at Veteran Memorial Coliseum. They faced their first of what could be many games without defenseman Henri Jokiharju (Finland) and forwards Joachim Blichfeld (Denmark) and Kieffer Bellows (USA) who are all vying for roster spots on their […]