Prince Albert 4 Kootenay 3 The Prince Albert Raiders (22-20-9-2) fell two points back of the Saskatoon Blades when the Blades took down the Kootenay ICE (23-28-3-0) 5-3 on Tuesday. They made up those two points by dispatching the ICE themselves 4-3 on Wednesday evening. It was not an easy time […]
Tag: Spokane Chiefs
Big guns power Chiefs to win over Ice
The Spokane Chiefs brought out their big guns in a 5-3 win over the Kootenay Ice on Friday in Cranbrook. Kailer Yamamoto, an Edmonton Oilers first-round draft pick, had a five-point night with a goal and four assists, while Jaret Anderson-Dolan, a second-rounder with the LA Kings, notched a four […]
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 […]
Americans knock off Chiefs; Rasmussen has 3 points in return
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans’ (24-16-7-0, 55 pts.) fans cheered louder than they have in quite some time when it was announced that power forward Michael Rasmussen would be the starting center in tonight’s matchup with the Spokane Chiefs (26-19-2-2, 56 pts.). Rasmussen had been sidelined since mid-December with a […]
WHL recap: Weatherill shuts out the Giants
Spokane 5 @Vancouver 0 The Vancouver Giants (25-16-4-3) have struggled as of late at scoring on home ice. The Langley Events Centre, where they are 13-9-1-1 has not had the chance to play the Giants goal song for two straight games now. The shutout streak on home ice for the Giants […]
WHL recap: Thunderbirds win another in the shootout; Chiefs double up Broncos
Seattle 6 Brandon 5 (SO) Things looked bleak on Tuesday night for the Seattle Thunderbirds (25-16-4-2). They were down 4-1 to the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings (28-15-3-2) halfway through regulation. Leave it to a 16-year-old defenseman and a well-travelled 19-year-old to change all that. Jake Lee scored his third of the year with […]
Remaining Schedule
Remaining Schedule (as of January 22) It’s time to look at each teams’ remaining schedule. Strength of remaining schedule is a report from WHL Stats Pro at the DubNetwork in which they use their own unique special formula that is different from just adding up the opposition’s winning percentages. […]
Tri-City battles back twice but falls in OT to Spokane
Spokane, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (23-16-7-0, 53 pts.) were coming off of a desperately needed win Friday night against the Brandon Wheat Kings. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Americans and provided a possible spring board for the team to get back on the right track. The […]
WHL recap: ICE win late; Pats, Chiefs and Thunderbirds each add to their win totals as well
Regina 4 @Prince Albert 3 The Regina Pats (24-19-4-0)got two goals from Matt Bradley and one from Jesse Gabrielle to come back from a 2-1 deficit to go on to win over the Prince Albert Raiders (16-20-6-2) 4-3. The Pats have had the Raiders number this year, winning the first […]
WHL recap: January 13th
Moose Jaw @Prince Albert Just one night after guarantee win night, the Prince Albert Raiders took on the Moose Jaw Warriors at the Art Hauser Centre. It would be the Raiders who got the early jump in this one as Jordy Stallard would score his 28th goal of the year. […]