46 days off? No problem. No third overage player on the ice? No problem. A starting rookie goalie who had not played in a game since the regular season back on March 16th? No worries. The 2018 Memorial Cup got going at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan with the […]
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WHL recap: Pats and Thunderbirds add to their win totals
Regina 3 Prince Albert 2 (SO) Sometimes it’s all about how you are playing when the playoffs start. For the Regina Pats (39-25-5-1), Wednesday night’s 3-2 shootout win over the Prince Albert Raiders (32-25-9-3) at home was a positive sign for the Pats playoff aspirations. The win was the sixth straight for […]
WHL recap: Rassell nets his 50th and Tigers get the win; Raiders, Thunderbirds and Pats get key victories
Prince Albert 6 Moose Jaw 4 When you are the top seed in the WHL’s Eastern Conference and the playoffs are approaching, the last thing you want to have is the current team you are set to play against playing their best hockey of the entire season. Worse yet is […]
Regina rolls to a win in Edmonton
The Memorial Cup hosting Regina Pats made their way up to Edmonton on their Alberta road swing. They were coming off a 3-2 win over Calgary in overtime last night and had won five of their last six games. Edmonton came into this one having snapped their previous losing streak […]
WHL recap: Everett and Regina get OT wins; Victoria and Prince Albert solidifying their playoff positions
Prince Albert 4 Lethbridge 1 The Prince Albert Raiders (29-25-9-2) have picked the right time to be playing their best hockey of the season. They beat the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes (32-26-6-0) 4-1 on Saturday night, earning their sixth straight win. They did so by beating a team sporting their own three-game winning streak […]
WHL recap: Blades get big OT win; Warriors and Pats both get huge two points in tight East Division
Moose Jaw 6 @Brandon 3 The @KaleClague tribute video that was played before tonight's game. #ThankYouKale #BWKFamily pic.twitter.com/z85mZ7KNR8 — Brandon Wheat Kings (@bdnwheatkings) February 20, 2018 It was the return of Kale Clague to Westman Place as the formerBrandon Wheat Kings (31-23-3-2) blue liner came in with his Moose Jaw […]
Pats rewarded for great effort
By Matthew Gourlie When the Moose Jaw Warriors got some momentum Wednesday, they made the most of it scoring three goals in 43 seconds to bury the Regina Pats en route to a 6-3 win. In Friday night’s rematch the Warriors looked to have grabbed the momentum once again when […]
WHL recap: Yamamoto scores winner for Chiefs with 28 seconds left; Warriors get road win
Moose Jaw 6 @Regina 3 When the Moose Jaw Warriors (43-9-1-2) acquired defenseman Brandon Schuldhaus at the trade deadline this year, they were not necessarily bringing him in for offense. The six-foot-four, 198 pound blue liner had four career goals in 161 games. Since coming to Moose Jaw, though the […]
Youth propels “old” franchise to milestone triumph
By Les Lazaruk The team’s second-youngest player almost single-handedly led the Western Hockey League’s longest, continuously-playing franchise to a milestone victory Sunday. Rookie goaltender Nolan Maier, who only turned 17 years old on January 10, stopped 38 of 39 shots through regulation and overtime. He then made five more […]
WHL recap: Hart ties shutout record in Silvertips win; Pats and Blazers emerge victorious
Regina 4 Lethbridge 2 Many were puzzled when the Regina Pats (29-23-5-0) traded away the goalie that got them to the WHL final a year ago in Tyler Brown and getting another without that experience in Ryan Kubic in return. Kubic afforded himself well when eh first came to the Pats […]