This is an ongoing series as we start the long road to the 2019-20 WHL season. We will be going in the order that teams were eliminated from contention. Keep in mind that the roster guesses vary because of information made available to us. We did our very best to […]
Tag: Vladimir Alistrov
Dominant effort from the Oil Kings smothers Rebels in 3-2 win
From start to finish the Edmonton Oil Kings brought the fight to the Rebels and it resulted in Edmonton using their game in hand over the Lethbridge Hurricanes to pull two points away for the lead in the Central Division. A relatively even first period saw the Oil Kings score […]
Rebels scoring drought continues as they are bounced by the Edmonton Oil Kings 5-2
Over the first 47 games of the season the Red Deer Rebels scored 164 goals. A pretty good pace of 3.49 goals per game. Problem is they’ve forgotten how to score over their last 12 games with just 19 goals to show for it, that’s just 1.58 goals per game. […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Blades clinch playoff spot; Giants clinch division; Raiders clinch division and conference
Blades clinch We're back.#BladeCity pic.twitter.com/BFsNEzUB7T — x – Saskatoon Blades (@BladesHockey) February 24, 2019 The Saskatoon Blades became the fifth team in the league to clinch a playoff spot with a 4-3 shootout win over Kootenay. This will be their first trip to the playoffs since 2013 when they hosted […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Dach gets a letter; two get their first WHL goals; Thrower moving up
Dach joins leadership group On the heels of being named captain of Team Orr for the CHL Top Prospects game, Kirby Dach has been named the Blades 3rd alternate captain for the remainder of the season. The 'A' was previously worn by Josh Paterson. https://t.co/Drqa5EO29S — Tyler Wawryk (@TylerWawryk) January […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Alistrov leading way for WHLers at World Junior Division 1 torunament; Pachal suspended; McGrew has a hat trick
World Junior Division 1 update: Wednesday, 12/12/18: Norway (1-2) 5 France (1-2) 0 Kristian Roykas-Marthinsen of the Saskatoon Blades scored his first of the tournament. Belarus (3-0) 5 Austria (0-2-1) 0 Edmonton’s Vladimir Alistrov had two goals and an assist for three points leading the way. Prince Albert’s Aliaksei Protas […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Additions being made as players depart for World Juniors; what teams are most impacted by their missing stars?
Brandon Wheat Kings: -Jiri Patera – Goalie – Czech Republic – 1999 The Vegas Golden Knights draft pick is one of three goalies on the Czech U20 selection camp roster. The Wheat Kings have called up 16-year-old netminder Connor Ungar from the Northern Alberta X-treme Prep team. He has a […]
Oil Kings Report – October 11
Hot Start The Oil Kings saw themselves in an interesting situation to start the 2018-2019 season, with a 5-0 record after five games, things looked like they were really starting to turn around for a team who has struggled these past couple of season. Their line up depth was a […]
2018-19 WHL season previews: Edmonton Oil Kings
Edmonton Oil Kings 2017-18: The 2017-2018 season for the Edmonton Oil Kings was disappointing to say the least. They finished dead last in the WHL and were awarded the first overall selection at the WHL draft. They had a total of 52 points, and only 22 wins. While they were […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: 11 WHL-drafted players invited to USA Hockey’s Select 15 Development Camp
The last USA Hockey Development Camp gets going Sunday, July 15th with the start of the Select 15 camp. The games take place Tuesday, July 17th – Thursday, July 19th. The camp was divided into 12 teams, of which there are 11 players who were taken in the 2018 WHL […]