The Portland Winterhawks strolled into the Langley Events Centre on Tuesday night for their first meeting of the season with the Vancouver Giants. This was Vancouver’s second home game on a Tuesday this month and overall, winning last week’s matchup versus Seattle. Portland had come in losing their last game […]
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WHL recap: Onyebuchi, Steenbergen, Quenneville and Bruggen-Cate launch bears
Moose Jaw 3 @Swift Current 2 It figures that after a night of up-and-down hockey reminiscent of the late 1980’s in the WHL, we would see the same two teams be locked in a tight, much lower scoring affair. A night after the Swift Current Broncos (19-6-2-0) Tyler Steenbergen provided […]
The Vancouver Giants turnaround
The Vancouver Giants are looking like a much improved hockey team in comparison to the 2016-17 WHL season. For their poor performance last year, fans wanted a turnaround. Most would chalk up last season to a number of reasons. Some include a new coach, a new general manager and a […]
WHL recap: Hart leads Silvertips over Blazers; Tigers, Giants and Rockets all add wins
Medicine Hat 4 Victoria 3 (OT) Linus Nassen picked a great time to notch his first career WHL goal. The Swedish import defenseman had piled up 17 assists, including one on the power lay that had allowed his Medicine Hat Tigers (16-10) to force overtime against the visiting Victoria Royals […]
2017 Bantam Draft w/17-18 Stats
Stats from Eliteprospects.com 1st round Prince Albert – Kaiden Guhle – CSSHL OHA 18 GP 7-10-17 16pm Kootenay – Connor McClennon – CSSHL Northern Alberta 17 GP 8-20-28 12pm Vancouver – Justin Sourdif – BC Midget Valley West 14 GP 9-17-26 12pm Edmonton – Jake Neighbours – Alberta Midget […]
WHL Monthly Records
November 2017 Overall GP Record Points 1. Portland 12 11-0-0-1 23 2. Moose Jaw 11 9-1-0-1 19 3. Swift Current 12 8-3-1-0 17 4. Kelowna 12 8-3-1-0 17 5. Brandon 10 8-2-0-0 16 6. Kamloops 10 8-2-0-0 16 7. Everett 11 7-3-0-1 15 8. Medicine Hat 11 7-4-0-0 14 9. […]
WHL recap: Benson plays hero as Giants take down Thunderbirds in OT
Vancouver 4 Seattle 3 (OT) Tyler Benson’s WHL career has not had as many highlights as it should have at this point. A cyst on his tailbone and other assorted ailments have caused him to miss most of two seasons and the highlights that would have surely been there for […]
WHL recap: Spokane continues Regina’s woes in the U.S.; Brandon, Kamloops and Everett emerge victorious
Brandon 3 @Swift Current 2(OT) The Brandon Wheat Kings (15-7-0-1) and goaltender Logan Thompson showed everyone why the Swift Current Broncos (17-5-2-0) felt it was necessary to trade away so many assets to the Calgary Hitmen earlier Saturday in exchange for Matteo Gennaro and Beck Malenstyn. Neither was in the […]
WHL recap: Silvertips keep pace in U.S. with win over Spokane; Broncos, Blazers and Rockets net wins
Swift Current 3 @Prince Albert 2 (SO) Midway through the second period at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, it looked like the Raiders (9-10-3-1) were about to get things back on track playing a familiar opponent on home ice after a disastrous U.S. road trip. They had two […]
WHL Recap: Tigers, Hurricanes and T-Birds all hit the win column
Medicine Hat 7 @ Prince George 3 The Prince George Cougars opened the scoring when newly named assistant captain Brogan O’Brien scored his ninth goal of the season. That would be the end of their luck as the Medicine Hat Tigers rattled off five-straight goals; James Hablin recorded a pair, […]
