It is not too often you can call a 17-year-old a hero. It is probably less likely when he plays hockey on a team with players two and three years older than him. But tonight, Alex Morozoff was your hero. His goal at 1:21 of the extra frame gave the […]
Tag: Kirby Dach
Rebels win fourth straight, draft eligible players factor for both teams.
Recently named to the ‘A’ list by NHL central scouting, Kirby Dach made his 2018-19 debut in the Enmax Centrium as the Rebels took on the Blades. Joining Dach from the Blades on the players to watch list was starting goaltender Nolan Maier, listed as a ‘C’ prospect. Red Deer […]
Overreaction Monday: Has the East Division been flipped?
It’s the return of Overreaction Monday where we take a look at a storyline from the weekend and … well overreact. While some good points will be made, these are meant to drive a particular narrative and have fun. This week’s overreaction: Prince Albert, Saskatoon and Brandon are by far the […]
3 Stars of the Night: Dach with three goals and two assists for five points.
Kirby Dach (Saskatoon) – Three Goals, five points in a massive Saskatoon Blades 8-0 win over Swift Current. The 17-year-old forward was a +3 on the night and went 10-of-23 at the faceoff dot. Nolan Yaremko (Tri-City) – The overage captain (at least while Michael Rasmussen is gone) had two […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Canada captures gold at the U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
GAME OVER! It is a 6-2 final … ?? beats ?? and wins summer U18 gold #⃣2⃣2⃣! Stats: https://t.co/G6ItzjRKh6 #HlinkaGretzkyCup pic.twitter.com/b03iU2Z5I9 — 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (@HlinkaMemorial) August 12, 2018 For the second straight year, the Hockey Canada’s U18 team won gold at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. This time, […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Stankowski dealt to Calgary; Semifinals set for Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Stankowski staying closer to home The Seattle Thunderbirds rode a stellar effort from a 16-year-old goalie in the 2017 playoffs all the way to a Ed Chynoweth Cup. That rookie netminder may very well have won the WHL MVP award of not for 2017-18 NHL Calder Trophy winning center Mathew […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Hlinka Gretzky Cup underway
Hlinka all set to go: The Hlinka Gretzky Cup got going on Monday with all eight teams in action. The Group A (Canada, Switzerland, Sweden and Slovakia) games will take place in Edmonton, while Group B (USA, Russia, Finland and the Czech Republic)’s games are in Red Deer. Russia 7 […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: 11 WHL-drafted players invited to USA Hockey’s Select 15 Development Camp
The last USA Hockey Development Camp gets going Sunday, July 15th with the start of the Select 15 camp. The games take place Tuesday, July 17th – Thursday, July 19th. The camp was divided into 12 teams, of which there are 11 players who were taken in the 2018 WHL […]
Blades man advantage team powers past Oil Kings
By Les Lazaruk What was dormant for three games came alive and was responsible for a badly-needed Saskatoon Blades’ victory Tuesday night. The bridge city bunch broke a string of 13 consecutive power play chances without scoring by notching four goals on seven opportunities in a wild and wooly […]
Swing and a miss for strike two…Blades let large lead get away
By Les Lazaruk The Saskatoon Blades have a “two-strike” count against them. With 10 games remaining in the regular-season, the Bridge City Bunch needs to avoid a third strike or hope that it doesn’t put them out…of the playoffs! For the second time in two weeks, the blue and […]