The Victoria Royals (22-15-3-1) started 2018 at home against the Everett Silvertips (23-15-1-1) Friday at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The Royals have fallen on hard times, only victorious in three game of their last ten. Victoria had been very active recently on the trade front, looking to revive and regroup for a playoff push. Everett […]
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WHL Monthly Records
December 2017 Overall Moose Jaw – 13 10-1-1-1 22 Everett – 12 10-2-0-0 20 Vancouver – 11 8-2-1-0 17 Kelowna – 11 8-3-0-0 16 Seattle – 11 7-2-2-0 16 Brandon – 12 8-4-0-0 16 Saskatoon – 12 8-4-0-0 16 Swift Current – 12 8-4-0-0 16 Tri City […]
WHL recap: Thunderbirds come back; Tendeck gets revenge on Silvertips
Seattle 5 Spokane 4 The Spokane Chiefs (19-14-1-2) and Seattle Thunderbirds (16-14-4-1) have played only two types of games over their first four meetings this year. They have exchanged blowout wins and played one tightly contested affair leading into their game in Kent, Washington on Friday night. Friday’s game looked well on […]
At the halfway mark: U.S. Division
So here we are, the unofficial halfway mark of the grueling WHL season. At this point, most teams are close to, and some are actually already at the 36-game mark which marks the halfway point for the regular season. The holiday break is wrapping up for players and coaches. The […]
Christmas Wish List
Below is a satirical look at the Christmas Wish for each of the 22 WHL teams. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the fans, the office staff, the hockey staff and most of all the players of the Western Hockey League. Brandon Wheat Kings – More of the […]
Everett rolls over Portland to capture U.S. Division lead
In retrospect it seemed to be building to this. In the first few months of the 2017-18 season, the Portland Winterhawks were riding high and even out together a league-high 12-game win streak at one point. Since that win streak ended though, the wheels have fallen off a bit and […]
WHL recap: Wolf shuts out Cougars; Hurricanes, Giants and Broncos emerge with wins
Lethbridge 6 @Regina 2 A night after the offense of the struggling Lethbridge Hurricanes (15-16-2-0) hit a season-low when they were shutout by the Brandon Wheat Kings, they rebounded with a six-goal effort against the Memorial Cup host Regina Pats (16-16-3-0). The ‘Canes were mired in a four-game losing streak and were […]
WHL recap: Thompson leads streaking Wheat Kings; Kelowna, Seattle and Spokane all win
Kelowna 7 @Prince Albert 3 The Kelowna Rockets (19-11-2-1) road trip through the WHL’s East Division has been feast or famine. They started off with a 7-5 win over the Rrgina Pats, then dropped four straight, where they lost by three or more each time. Friday night, it was a […]
Americans home ice woes continue
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (15-10-3-0, 33 pts.) were once unstoppable at home this season. They opened up the year by going 7-0 on home ice. Recently however, it has been a different story. Tri-City had gone 1-4-1 heading into tonight’s contest with the Everett Silvertips (19-12-1-1, 40 pts.) who […]
WHL recap: Wheat Kings stay winning, Pats and Silvertips win, while Chiefs blowout Thunderbirds
Kelowna 4 @Brandon 7 Two of the hottest teams in the WHL connected 11 goals on the night. The Rockets were coming into this one riding a six game win streak while the Wheat Kings had won seven in a row. It was an offensive duel that would see six […]
