Kieffer Bellows had an interesting return to the lineup for the Portland Winterhawks against the visiting Everett Silvertips. Bellows, who had posted seven points in three games after returning from the World Juniors went down with an upper body injury on January 14th. This was his return to the ice […]
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WHL recap: Bellerive drives Hurricanes; Broncos, Royals and Silvertips nab wins
Swift Current 4 @Regina 1 Stuart Skinner showed his value this weekend. In a home-and-home his Swift Current Broncos (35-12-3-1) had with the Regina Pats (25-22-5-0), the 19-year-old goalie stopped 63 of 65 total shots and led the Broncos to all four points in a tight East Division race. Coming […]
WHL recap: Fonteyne leads Everett by Seattle; Raiders and Royals net wins
Prince Albert 6 Prince George 2 Kody McDonald had to have this game circled on the calendar. A few weeks after being traded from the Prince George Cougars (18-24-3), his former team rolled into the Art Hauser Centre to take on his Prince Albert Raiders (19-20-7-2). McDonald exacted some revenge on the […]
Dorrin Luding leading Seattle to quality wins
A lot of goalies would struggle when placed into the situation that Seattle Thunderbirds goalie Dorrin Luding was placed in last week. After Matt Berlin was traded away and Liam Hughes was on the wrong end of a collision with Portland Winterhawks forward Skyler McKenzie, Luding was elevated to starter […]
Remaining Schedule
Remaining Schedule (as of January 22) It’s time to look at each teams’ remaining schedule. Strength of remaining schedule is a report from WHL Stats Pro at the DubNetwork in which they use their own unique special formula that is different from just adding up the opposition’s winning percentages. […]
WHL recap: Hay nearing record with Kamloops win; ‘Tips keep rolling
Kamloops 4 @Edmonton 2 With that win… Don Hay is now at career total 741. One win shy of tying all-time win mark in the WHL. #Kamloops — Jon Keen (@JonKeenNLSports) January 22, 2018 Quinn Benjafield and Joe Gatenby have their head coach one win away from history. The former […]
Even Strength and Specialty Teams
Even Strength Which teams are the best at even strength? To calculate this we have removed PP goals for and against, SH goals for and against. So these stats include 4-on-4 and 3-on-3 situations. Here are the rankings as of January 16/18. Team ES Total Moose Jaw 66 Swift […]
WHL recap: Everett blindsides Tri-City 6-5
Everett 6 Tri-City 5 With Seattle Seahawks hall-of-fame offensive tackle Walter Jones bearing witness, the Everett Silvertips (28-16-1-1) showed off their high-powered offense, the expense of the visiting Tri-City Americans(22-16-5-0). The game, which went back and forth and featured six goals in just one period, was the type of free-flowing […]
WHL recap: January 13th
Moose Jaw @Prince Albert Just one night after guarantee win night, the Prince Albert Raiders took on the Moose Jaw Warriors at the Art Hauser Centre. It would be the Raiders who got the early jump in this one as Jordy Stallard would score his 28th goal of the year. […]
Silvertips showoff special teams in pounding Royals 9-4
The Victoria Royals (23-16-3-1) faced the Everett Silvertips (24-16-1-1) on Sunday, for the second meeting in three days. Earlier in the day, Everett made their commitment to the playoff drive by swinging a big deal to acquire Garrett Pilon and Ondrej Vala. Leaving the team were Orrin Centazzo and Montana […]