Medicine Hat Tigers (13-5-1-0) .711 The Tigers might be the positive surprise of the division this season, after a bit of a slump last year, coach Clouston has turned the team into the early division leaders. Mason Shaw has stepped up in a big way and is among the league […]
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Central Intelligence
Apologies for the short hiatus. But here we are about a month into the WHL season and separating 1st from 6th is just 7 points. Making the Central the tightest in the league. We’ll start in reverse order. 6. Kootenay Ice (1-5-3-1) The Ice have largely been the beneficiary of […]
WHL Jersey Competition Round 1: Edmonton vs. Everett/Medicine Hat vs Kootenay
Matchup No. 5 Edmonton Oil Kings vs. Everett Silvertips Edmonton Oil Kings photos courtesy of oilkings.ca MT – The fourth WHL team to play in Edmonton and the third incarnation of the Oil Kings dawn the popular red, white, and blue colours. The added “gold”, or yellow if you ask […]
Central Intelligence: Week 1 roundup
The first week of the WHL season in the Central Division consisted entirely of in-division games: six games, 12 teams, all home-and-home series. Calgary Hitmen vs. Kootenay Ice The Hitmen ran the table over the weekend, albeit just barely. The series kicked off Friday in Calgary, where a very odd situation took place. […]
20 Bombs: Central Division
A LOOK AT THE CENTRAL DIVISION’S OVERAGE & IMPORT SITUATIONS Calgary Hitmen First off we look at departing 20-year-olds from last year. Moving On F Jackson Houck D Keegan Kanzig D Colby Harmsworth The Hitmen no doubt take the biggest hit on the back end, losing both big rig Kanzig […]