The Blades get their 40th win of the season but it was bigger than just the two points. The win was also important as far as the WHL Bantam draft goes, as the Blades own the Pats first round pick and Regina stayed in 19th place. The worse the Pats […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Team Manitoba announces leadership group for CWG; Rebels forward reaches 300 games
Manitoba announces leadership The captains for Male U-16 #TeamMB have been named for the @2019CanadaGames!?? Captain | Carson LambosAssistant | Eric AlarieAssistant | Aidan BrookAssistant | Grady Lane ?| https://t.co/sJq7LyAwHt pic.twitter.com/pkzmK3felj — Hockey Manitoba (@hockeymanitoba) February 15, 2019 Team Manitoba named their leadership group ahead of the 2019 Canada Winter […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Raiders, Silvertips send prospects back; Broncos release Waitzner; multiple milestones around the league; former Warrior named captain in the Q; Cougars sign prospect; Spokane’s Gallagher heading to BCHL
Prospects sent back The Raiders have returned 2001-born goaltender Brett Balas to the AJHL's Calgary Canucks. — Prince Albert Raiders (@PARaidersHockey) January 8, 2019 The Prince Albert Raiders have returned ‘01 goalie Brett Balas to the Calgary Canucks of the AJHL. Balas went 2-0-0-0 with a 2.56 GAA and a […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Oil Kings acquire Gavlas; Russia and Finland play for gold at U17 Challenge
Edmonton brings in Gavlas TRADE: Pats acquire draft pick from Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for defenceman Parker Gavlas. Details here: https://t.co/cIZtjG7sm6#JoinTheRegiment pic.twitter.com/KCJJx0oG6z — Regina Pats (@WHLPats) November 9, 2018 -Regina, who acquired 18-year-old defenseman Kyle Walker from Everett on Thursday, sent 19-year-old blue liner Parker Gavlas away on Friday. […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Jarvis nets overtime winner; Russia takes Game 2 of Canada-Russia Series
Crnkovic’s two points lead Canada Black GAME OVER! ?? scores twice to tie it, but @rorourke8 hammers in the GWG with 91 seconds left to give ??⚫️ a 5-4 win. Game stats: https://t.co/IYvCaVycWd #WorldU17 pic.twitter.com/kimyAjj5v5 — World U17 Challenge (@HC_WU17) November 6, 2018 -Saskatoon’s Kyle Crnkovic had a goal and […]
2018-19 WHL season previews: Saskatoon Blades
By Les Lazaruk 2017-18: For the fifth straight season, the Saskatoon Blades failed to qualify for the WHL playoffs. After hosting the 2013 Memorial Cup, the Bridge City Bunch dropped from 44 wins and 94 points to 16 wins and 37 points in 2013-14. Since then, the Blue and […]
Fresh Faces of the WHL: Connor McClennon
(As part of a running feature before the start of the year, we will have some features on players going into their rookie WHL seasons). A lot of the hopes of the new “ice age” in Cranbrook, B.C. rest on the shoulders of the Kootenay ICE’s top draft picks. […]
“Cheating” Catches up With Blades in Lop-sided Loss to ICE
By Les Lazaruk CRANBROOK, B.C. – It was a loss that was bound to happen to the Saskatoon Blades. The Kootenay ICE snapped a six-game winless streak, scoring four times in the first 10 ½ minutes on the way to a 7-2 laugher over the Bridge City Bunch. “This […]