Average Attendance Based on attendance figures from 1997-2018. All attendance numbers are according to the WHL.ca website This year two teams achieved new all-time high attendance records (going back to 1996-97) while three teams saw their all time low. Brandon Wheat Kings Best Average – 09-10 4,761 Worst Average – […]
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An overview about the Hitmen’s season of change
The dressing rooms have been cleaned, the jerseys have been washed, players have left on their separate ways and the exit meetings have been had. For the first time in six years, the Calgary Hitmen have cleaned out their portion of the Scotiabank Saddledome and have moved onto the off-season […]
Rockets blast Giants in regular season finale
A St. Patrick’s Day Pummeling in Kelowna On the Western Hockey League schedule’s penultimate night of the regular season, the Kelowna Rockets played host to the Vancouver Giants in a game that meant absolutely nothing in the standings. In fact, the two teams met the previous evening in Langley on […]
Halbgewachs nets 70th goal to tie Warriors record
By Matthew Gourlie For a split second it looked like it was going to be a dream end to one of the great nights in Moose Jaw Warriors history. Jayden Halbgewachs had tied Blair Atcheynum’s Warrior franchise record for goals in a season by netting his 70th and was looking […]
Hitmen chill Ice in shootout
As the season winds down and the Calgary Hitmen play out the string on what could be the fourth-worst season in franchise history, the club is playing decent hockey and borrowed a phrase from the legendary hip-hop group Cypress Hill, decideding that they “Ain’t goin’ out like that.” The Hitmen […]
Warriors clinch first Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
By Matthew Gourlie It wasn’t a Picasso, but the Moose Jaw Warriors and Prince Albert Raiders got what they needed out of Tuesday’s game. The Warriors’ 2-1 shootout victory clinched them first place in the East Division and the franchise’s first Scott Munro Memorial Trophy as the Western Hockey League’s […]
Warriors secondary scorers break out
By Matthew Gourlie On the goal where Jayden Halbgewachs moved into the Western Hockey League’s scoring lead, he passed up a chance at his 69th goal of the season. Breaking in on a two-on-one with the net empty Sunday afternoon, Tanner Jeannot was looking for Halbgewachs to help him get […]
Warriors win East Division grudge match
By Matthew Gourlie If Saturday night was merely an appetizer, the main course of a Moose Jaw-Swift Current playoff series could be one for ages. The East Division rivals went to war in front of 4,765 fans at Mosaic Place with first place on the line. The Warriors skated away […]
Halbgewach’s hat trick leaves him with most goals in 20 years
By Matthew Gourlie The Moose Jaw Warriors special teams answered the bell Wednesday. They also answered every goal the Lethbridge Hurricanes managed to score. The Warriors scored nine seconds and 1:18 after the Canes scored en route to a comprehensive 6-2 win at Mosaic Place. “We played a pretty complete […]
Warriors impressive in win to finish busy week
By Matthew Gourlie For a team that had played four games — in four difference provinces — in five nights, the Moose Jaw Warriors had a lot of jump Saturday night. The Warriors weren’t always at their best, but they used a strong third period to parlay an early lead […]