(Victoria, BC) The second game of a weekend set went Saturday in Victoria as the Royals (34-19-3-1) and Kelowna Rockets (33-17-4-1) dueled for first place in the BC Division. Victoria expected the Rockets to come in hot, looking to erase a 6-1 defeat the night before. Griffin Outhouse got the start in […]
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WHL recap: Bellerive drives Hurricanes; Broncos, Royals and Silvertips nab wins
Swift Current 4 @Regina 1 Stuart Skinner showed his value this weekend. In a home-and-home his Swift Current Broncos (35-12-3-1) had with the Regina Pats (25-22-5-0), the 19-year-old goalie stopped 63 of 65 total shots and led the Broncos to all four points in a tight East Division race. Coming […]
Warriors make a pair of big deals
By Matthew Gourlie The Western Hockey League trade deadline is looking like it could be an arms race. Monday, the WHL-leading Moose Jaw Warriors feel they got even better with a pair of significant trades. The afternoon started with the Warriors acquiring Vince Loschiavo from Kootenay in exchange for 2001-born […]
Power play production propels Warriors to win
By Matthew Gourlie The Moose Jaw Warriors scored two power-play goals 1:21 apart to propel them to a 5-2 win over the Calgary Hitmen Friday at Mosaic Place. For the second time in three games, the short-staffed Warriors used their power play as a catalyst to a win. Moose Jaw […]
Blades captain quells Warrior uprising
By Les Lazaruk Blocking shots, deflecting passes, clearing the front of the net; that all falls under the job description of Saskatoon Blades’ captain Evan Fiala. Scoring late game-winning goals,not so much in the defenceman’s wheelhouse. But, that was the biggest part of the 20-year-old’s role in Wednesday’s 5-4 […]
WHL recap: Halbgewachs’s late goal leads Warriors over Pats; Americans, Cougars, Blazers and Hitmen also post wins
Medicine Hat 4 @Calgary 2 The Calgary Hitmen (6-11-1-0) continue to drop close games. In their last five losses now, they have been tied or trailing by one in the third period. That was the case again Friday night at home as the Medicine Hat Tigers (11-6) scored twice in […]
Evanoff makes 40 saves in WHL debut
By Matthew Gourlie Adam Evanoff made a strong first impression with the Moose Jaw Warriors. The 17-year-old goalie made 40 saves in his Western Hockey League debut as he lead the Warriors to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings Thursday night. Evanoff’s first star performance was arguably the […]
Timely goals see Warriors beat Raiders 7-3 in home opener
After the pre-game light show and fireworks at their home opener, the Moose Jaw Warriors wasted little time producing some fireworks of their own. The Warriors scored three first-period goals as they beat the Prince Albert Raiders 7-3 Saturday night at Mosaic Place. The Warriors (2-0) blanked the Raiders 3-0 […]
2017-18 season previews: Moose Jaw Warriors
Moose Jaw Warriors (2016-17 record: 42-21-8-2, 93 points, second in the East Division. Lost in seven games to Swift Current in the first round of the playoffs) Hockey fans in Moose Jaw come by their cynicism naturally. As the Moose Jaw Warriors enter their 34th season of Western Hockey League […]
Brook one of six Warriors headed to NHL summer camps
Josh Brook had a memorable Saturday. In the morning he was selected in the second round, 56th overall, by the Montréal Canadiens in the National Hockey League draft. That night he graduated from Goose Lake High School in Roblin, Man. The six-foot-one, 185-pound defenceman shot up draft boards as the […]