Ben McCartney played his ‘AAA’ hockey near his hometown of MacDonald, Manitoba, with the Central Plains Capitals program. In the end, he only completed one season with the Capitals. He then moved to the west coast as he joined the Okanagan Hockey Academy Bantam Prep team where he recorded 38 […]
Tag: Jiri Patera
Daily Dose of the Dub: Americans sign Andregg, Pats and Warriors make roster moves + weekly report
The Tri-City Americans have signed Bryson Andregg to a WHL Education Contract.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Oil Kings sign Henderson, Tigers sign Bonni and more
The Edmonton Oil Kings have signed forward Jayden Henderson to a WHL Education Contract.
Overreaction Monday: Wheat Kings making a run at the East Division title
It’s the triumphant return of Overreaction Monday. This is where I take a look at the past week’s action and… well, overreact a bit. Sometimes it may be a fairly obvious point I am making and sometimes you will think I’m off my rocker. It is meant to be fun […]
Kruger stones Warriors, Brandon wins again
The Brandon Wheat Kings have used Jiri Patera a lot lately and why not? No one in the Western Hockey League has been able to beat him as he helped the team win its eighth straight game on Friday. After that win, the Wheat Kings hit the road for one […]
Wheat Kings deliver another knockout punch
Jiri Patera once again had an excellent performance, the Brandon Wheat Kings offence did what they had to and the club continued its red-hot play on Friday night. Welcoming the tough Calgary Hitmen to town, Patera turned away 30 shots as Brandon skated past the Hitmen 3-1. The win was […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: McAndrews gets one-game suspension, Oil Kings recall Latimer and more
Tri-City’s Bryan McAndrews received a one-game suspension for this knee-on-knee hit on Victoria’s Brayden Tracey.
Wheat Kings continue to roll, take down Cougars
Going into Wednesday’s game against the Prince George Cougars, the Brandon Wheat Kings were red-hot. Winners of six straight games, the Wheat Kings were the hottest team in the league besides the Portland Winterhawks who can’t seem to lose a game. Just in case you haven’t checked up on your […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: ICE acquire Barteaux on busy WHL trade deadline
In a move taken straight out of the OHL playbook, the Winnipeg ICE acquired Dawson Barteaux
Greig and Patera lead Wheat Kings to thrilling win
The Brandon Wheat Kings were coming off two straight wins where they didn’t give up a goal to begin 2020. Jiri Patera was excellent in net and the team’s offence got it done when it had to. Following the wins, the team was set to begin a four-game homestand. The […]