Ten games into the Western Hockey league schedule and the Kelowna Rockets sit precariously in second place in the BC Division with a record of 4-4-1-1, two points ahead of both the Prince George Cougars and Vancouver Giants. Following the Rockets home ice loss to the Calgary Hitmen last Friday […]
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Warriors finish home stand with OT win
By Matthew Gourlie The Moose Jaw Warriors wore some loud jerseys Saturday night. It was only fitting for a team that has made a lot of noise so far this season. The Warriors improved their record to 7-1 thanks to a 4-3 overtime win over the Vancouver Giants. The Warriors […]
Hitmen steal one in Kelowna
Another home game in Kelowna, another loss for the Kelowna Rockets. The not-so-friendly confines of Prospera Place became the scene of a Calgary Hitmen victory Friday night, a decision the Rockets would dearly have loved to reverse. “It would have been nice to leave here tonight with a win,” said […]
Evanoff makes 40 saves in WHL debut
By Matthew Gourlie Adam Evanoff made a strong first impression with the Moose Jaw Warriors. The 17-year-old goalie made 40 saves in his Western Hockey League debut as he lead the Warriors to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings Thursday night. Evanoff’s first star performance was arguably the […]
Hitmen double up winless Blazers
Go ahead and insert your own proverbial phrase here about things not being as bad as they seem. Yes, the Calgary Hitmen haven’t had the greatest start to their season. But at least they are not the Kamloops Blazers. Taking advantage of the situation at hand, the Hitmen downed the […]
Local goalie shuts down stagnant Hitmen
This was not the start Dallas Ferguson envisioned when he accepted the head coach position with the Calgary Hitmen last summer. The Hitmen have been stung by one-goal games early this season, but at the CN Centre in Prince George, the Cougars left no doubt, picking up the 7-1 decision […]
Rockets Science
Six games into the Western Hockey league schedule and the Kelowna Rockets sit firmly in second place in the BC Division with a record of 4-1-0-1. A couple of sweeps, home-and-home against the Kamloops Blazers, then on the road against the Prince George Cougars account for the Rockets victories. Kelowna dominated […]
Broncos win battle of unbeaten teams
By Matthew Gourlie The Swift Current Broncos have found a simple winning formula this season. The line of Tyler Steenbergen, Aleksi Heponiemi and Glenn Gadwin supply the goals. The rest of the team — led by their top-four veteran defencemen — clogged shooting and passing lanes to make life difficult […]
Hart-less performance in Calgary
When the 4,982 fans showed up to catch their only glimpse of the Everett Silvertips for the next two years, they knew they were going to see some great goaltending. What they didn’t know, was that it wasn’t coming from the two-time Del Wilson Memorial Trophy winner Carter Hart, who […]
Sosunov helps spark the Warriors
The Moose Jaw Warriors needed to lean on their penalty kill Friday before finally killing off the hopes of a stubborn Kootenay Ice squad in a 5-2 win. Trailing 1-0 late in the first period, the Warriors turned the game around by scoring a pair of goals 17 seconds apart […]
