By Matthew Gourlie The last week of 2017 was a big one for the Moose Jaw Warriors. It may just be five days in a six-month Western Hockey League season, but the Warriors took seven out of a possible eight points without their head coach and captain while squaring off […]
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Hitmen battle back to end 2017 in style
The first 36 games of the 2017-18 season didn’t necessarily go the Calgary Hitmen’s way, but they wrapped up the official first half of their season with a divisional victory that has evaded them the past few weeks. Coming off the heels of a four-game sweep to the Kootenay Ice, […]
Ice sweep holiday series over Hitmen
Not even the switch to the white jerseys at home could save the Calgary Hitmen from what was basically the worst-case scenario ending to a mini series with the Kootenay Ice. Before the holiday break, the Hitmen opened up an organizational first, a four-game regular season series with the same […]
No let-up from Warriors in 8-2 win
By Matthew Gourlie For the second straight night the Moose Jaw Warriors grabbed 3-0 and 4-2 leads over the Swift Current Broncos. This time it was the Warriors that scored four third-period goals. After a third period collapse led to a 5-4 shootout loss in Swift Current, the Warriors were […]
At the halfway mark : Central Division
Every team in the Central Division is within a game or two of the official halfway mark of another WHL season. Coming off the holiday break, some teams are settling into their grooves, while others could be looking at roster moves in the not-so-near future. The Central is considered the […]
At the halfway mark: B.C. Division
Western Hockey League teams pretty much all arrived at the 36-game mark as the Christmas break in the schedule arrived. Regular season play starts up again tonight with 11 games on the slate. When we last collaborated about the B.C. Division, at the quarter pole in early November, the Victoria […]
Checking in with the 2017 Hitmen Bantam Draft class
With the Calgary Hitmen’s top defensive unit leaving for the World Junior tournament over the holiday season, the door opened for the club’s most recent first-round pick made his debut. Blue liner Luke Prokop was selected seventh overall by the Hitmen during the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft and made his […]
Hartje hoping to cap impressive rookie season in draft
By Matthew Gourlie Bemidji, Minnesota is home to some mythical men. A statue of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox stands on the edge of town. Pro Football Hall of Famer Bronko Nagurski went to Bemidji High. Still, Bemidji is hockey country and Moose Jaw Warriors rookie Chase Hartje […]
Burzan focused on being a well-rounded player
By Matthew Gourlie Luka Burzan has always been able to put up points. Eighty goals and 131 points in 62 games in bantam, 47 points in 29 games as a midget rookie, followed by 17 points in seven playoff games. Last year Burzan netted 14 goals and 27 points in […]
Hitmen head into holiday break on a sour note
The Calgary Hitmen were 3:13 away hitting the holiday break in good spirits. Now, the holiday break will be spent figuring out how to claw back into the Central Division standings along with valuable time with rarely seen family members, following the 4-3 loss to the Kootenay Ice Sunday evening […]