Giants heading to the postseason With their win tonight, the Giants secured their spot in the postseason! pic.twitter.com/blKlkWHOsS — Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) February 11, 2019 The Vancouver Giants became the third team (Prince Albert and Everett) in the WHL to book their ticket to the playoffs after a 4-1 win […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Thunderbirds trade away Hughes and Andrusiak and sign Ross; Fradette Mac’s Tournament top goalie
Seattle and Everett swap Andrusiak and Richards TRADE | T-Birds Acquire Sean Richards, Prospect Forward, and Three Draft Picks From Everett https://t.co/2ckm9ftDhF pic.twitter.com/JZMYsGf6da — Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) January 1, 2019 In what has become less rare recently, the rival Everett Silvertips traded overage forward Sean Richards, the rights to unsigned […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Leason and Raiders keep streaks alive; Lockner leads Tigers comeback
Three stars of the night: Brett Leason (Prince Albert) – The streak is alive for the WHL’s leading scorer as he had a goal and an assist for three points and extended his point-streak to 24 games. He has a point in every game the Raiders have played this season, […]
Overreaction Monday: Far fewer overage player signings in 2018-19
Overreaction of the week: There will not be as many overage players signed to NHL contracts this year. The 20-year-old season is a pivotal one for WHL players hoping to earn professional contracts to continue to play hockey. Last season, there were many NHL entry-level deals handed out to 1997-born […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Broncos acquire Sambrook, release McGauley; Blazers reassign Ludwar
Brandon ships Sambrook west to Swift Current TRADE ALERT. #SCB have acquired d-man Garrett Sambrook from @bdnwheatkings in exchange for 9th round pick in 2020. pic.twitter.com/TrIHtxkoPs — SC Broncos (@SCBroncos) October 12, 2018 The Swift Current Broncos traded for blue liner Garrett Sambrook on Friday, and he’ll join the team […]
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 […]
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 […]
Late win streak “small consolation” for Blades
By Les Lazaruk The facts are a tough pill to swallow for the Saskatoon Blades. They will finish the 2017-18 WHL regular-season with more points than five of the six teams in the Central Division and with more wins than four teams that will compete in the playoffs, starting Thursday. […]
“Old School” nasty revived in Blades victory in Prince Albert
By Les Lazaruk PRINCE ALBERT – The toughest guy affiliated with either team Friday was Raiders’ Associate Coach Dave Manson. It almost seemed as if the Saskatoon Blades and P.A. decided to play a meaningless game in his honour – mean and nasty! In a game in which there […]
Late-season swing ends with Blades on outside, looking in
BRANDON – Newsflash: The Prince Albert Raiders finally lost a game! However, it came far too late to be of any help to the Saskatoon Blades. The hoped-for return to the WHL post-season came to an end Tuesday night in Western Manitoba when the Wheat Kings kept replying quickly […]