By Matthew Gourlie The Prince Albert Raiders were not ready for their season to be over. The Moose Jaw Warriors were not ready to meet the level of desperation that the Raiders brought Saturday night at Mosaic Place. The Raiders were the hungrier team in Game 5 and their 5-1 […]
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Wheat Kings work their way back to grab series lead
Down 2-0, the Brandon Wheat Kings didn’t falter or panic. The Wheat Kings trailed 2-0 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal to the Medicine Hat Tigers and battled back to tie it 2-2 entering Game 5 Friday night at the Canalta Centre. In the pivotal Game 5, the Tigers led […]
Wheat Kings even things up at their home away from home
Above all else, home ice has played the biggest factor in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal tilt between the Brandon Wheat Kings and Medicine Hat Tigers. Even if that home ice wasn’t exactly a team’s home rink. Playing away from home at the Credit Union Place, the Wheat Kings defended the […]
Willms blanks Raiders; Warriors take 3-1 series lead
Brody Willms was pulled in the third period of Game 1 to cap a disappointing outing for the Moose Jaw Warriors goalie. Willms bounced back as the Warriors won the next two games in overtime and Wednesday night, the 19-year-old posted a 32-save shutout in a massive 2-0 Game 4 […]
Warriors stun Raiders with late rally and OT winner
The Moose Jaw Warriors scored twice in 47 seconds with their goalie pulled to force overtime Tuesday night. The Prince Albert Raiders never recovered as Brayden Burke scored 19 seconds into overtime to give the Warriors a stunning 5-4 win at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert and stake […]
Flames not deterred by Schneider’s challenging season
The first period of Nick Schneider’s final Western Hockey League game perfectly summed up how his only season with the Calgary Hitmen played out. A young, inexperienced team took five minor penalties and hung their graduating netminder out to dry against the Edmonton Oil Kings, allowing the third-worst power play […]
Wheat Kings whacked by Tigers in Game 2
The Brandon Wheat Kings couldn’t leave Medicine Hat soon enough. After the first two games of what was anticipated to be a tightly played best-of-seven opening Eastern Conference playoff series, the Medicine Hat Tigers have out-gunned the Wheat Kings by a combined score of 14-5. The latest blow ended up […]
Almeida’s OT winner levels series
By Matthew Gourlie Justin Almeida and the Moose Jaw Warriors were not going to be denied. After forcing a turnover at his own blue line, the Warriors sniper kicked into high gear. Almeida fought off the check of Max Martin to slip a puck through the legs of Prince Albert […]
Tigers ambush Wheat Kings in playoff opener
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference opening round confirmed that the regular season doesn’t carry any impact when the playoffs roll around. Overtime was required in all four regular season meetings between the Brandon Wheat Kings and Medicine Hat Tigers, with the Wheat Kings taking the season series 3-1. The […]
Underdog Raiders roll to Game 1 win in Moose Jaw
By Matthew Gourlie They call the playoffs the second season. It certainly felt like a different season for the Moose Jaw Warriors. The WHL’s regular season champions never recovered from a slow start against an unwavering Prince Albert Raiders team in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference opening round series. […]