A 6-2 Kootenay Ice win isn’t a bad birthday present. Peyton Krebs, the team’s super-rookie, celebrated his 17th birthday by scoring a goal and earning an assist against the Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday night at Western Financial Place. However, the heavy lifting came from Alec Baer and Martin Bodak, […]
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WHL in NHL Draft Rankings
There are many, many NHL Draft Rankings that are available for hockey fans to view and it’s always interesting to see where WHL players rank. There are roughly a dozen rankings that are reliable and updated on a regular basis. Here are a few of those rankings that have been […]
WHL at the World Junior Championships day six
Czech Republic 6 Switzerland 3 The Czech Republic (3-1) locked up second place in Group B with a 6-3 win over Switzerland (1-3). Outside, of their loss to Sweden, the Czechs scored five or more goals in every game. This one was no different. Switzerland narrowly avoided going to the relegation […]
WHL at the World Junior Champiosnhips day five
Czech Republic 6 Belarus 5 Belarus (0-4) and the Czech Republic (2-1) played a thriller in the opening game on Saturday. Belarus took a 2-0 lead in the second period but the Cezchs reeled off five goals in a row to take a 5-2 lead in the third period. Red […]
WHL at the World Junior Championships day three
Finland 4 Denmark 1 Finland (1-1) made sure that Denmark (0-2) did not get their second win over them in as many years Wednesday. They opened the scoring just a couple minutes in after Tri-City defenseman Juuso Valimaki cycled the puck down low and it ended up getting put in […]
WHL at the World Junior Championships day two
Switzerland 3 Belarus 2 Belarus (0-2) looked on the verge of winning their first game at the WJCs since 2007, after taking a 2-1 lead in the third period after Viktor Bovbel notched a power play goal. Instead, Switzerland (1-0) stormed back and got goals from Valentin Nussbaumer and Phillipp […]
