Rebels @Giants Unbelievable is one way to describe the turn of events for the Red Deer Rebels after the trade deadline. The team has waltzed through the B.C. division trip going 3-0-0-0 before the stop in Vancouver. Riley Lamb would get another start, looking to collect his seventh straight win. […]
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WHL recap: Prince George and Kamloops light the lamp, Seattle and Brandon also winners on WHL Saturday night
Prince Albert @Brandon With the Regina Pats enjoying a night off the Brandon Wheat Kings were looking to get back in the win column, while the Raiders chased the also idle Saskatoon Blades, who hold down the final wild card birth in the Eastern Conference. It would be the Wheat […]
WHL recap: Raiders defense comes through; Silvertips escape with OT win in Kent; Rockets hold off Blazers
Prince Albert 5 Brandon 2 The blue line for the Prince Albert Raiders (23-23-9-2) is not necessarily known for producing a ton of offense. There are no d-men in the top-six in scoring for the team. They stepped up to provide some key offensive plays on Friday night at the […]
Winterhawks ride big third period to close out big weekend
Alex Overhardt does not score goals, but when he does they are game winners. Overhardt’s goal midway through the third period allowed the Portland Winterhawks to come back from a 3-2 deficit and escape with a 5-3 win over the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds on Sunday evening. The game winner was […]
Portland’s depth too much for under-manned Seattle in 4-1 win
The Portland Winterhawks were heavily reliant upon their top line of Kieffer Bellows, Cody Glass and Skyler McKenzie for much the first half of the year. The rest of the lineup struggled finding chemistry consistently and this showed especially when Bellows and Joachim Blichfeld were away at the World Junior Championships. […]
Giants pull out a tough one against the TBirds on Friday night
The Seattle Thunderbirds rolled into the Langley Events Centre for a Friday night encounter with the Vancouver Giants off the heals of a 3-2 victory over the Tri City Americans on Tuesday night at the ShoWare Center. Meanwhile the Giants lost 4-1 to the Kelowna Rockets on Wednesday night at […]
WHL recap: Chiefs get dramatic victory; ICE and Blazers win on the road
Kootenay 4 @Regina 2 The Kootenay ICE (24-28-3-0) finally solved the East Division on Friday and it came at the expense of the hometown Regina Pats (28-23-5-0). The Pats had won three straight coming in and the ICE had lost three straight. It was Colton Kroeker leading the way for Kootenay, […]
Americans battle back, but fall in the shootout
Kent, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (27-17-7-1, 62 pts.) were looking to avoid a second straight loss after winning four straight. The Seattle Thunderbirds (27-18-5-2, 61 pts.) were coming off of two straight losses and would have loved to get back in the win column against their U.S. Division rivals. This […]
Seattle cannot hold off Victoria as Royals complete comeback in overtime
The 2017-2018 WHL season has been one of change between the Victoria Royals (31-18-3-1) and Seattle Thunderbirds (26-18-4-2). The last four seasons have seen the Thunderbirds dominate the Royals, with 10 wins in 12 meetings. This season has been a different story however, as Victoria has won all three matches […]
Americans halt hot Thunderbirds to gain two important points
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (25-16-7-0, 57 pts.) were coming off of one of their most impressive wins of the season. On Saturday night, the Americans fought back from a 4-1 deficit to beat the rival Spokane Chiefs in overtime. How they followed up that win on Sunday could be […]
