Someone was going to be the odd man out eventually. When the Calgary Hitmen broke training camp in late August, there were two main questions circling the team like a tornado: the goaltending depth and the 20-year-old situation. The Hitmen opened camp with four 20-year-old players; Matteo Gennaro, Jakob Stukel, […]
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Royals serve notice in Kelowna
The Kelowna Rockets hosted the Victoria Royals at Prospera Place in an early season matchup between two teams yet to lose in regulation time. By many accounts, these are the teams likely to battle for top spot in the BC Division this season. And while the Rockets had hoped to […]
Warriors prevail against Pats in an OT thriller
Brody Willms made a lot of big saves Friday night for the Moose Jaw Warriors. The 19-year-old goaltender saved his best for last. Willms had to be at full stretch to rob Regina Pats defenceman Jonathan Smart twice at the side of the net in overtime. Willms followed that up, […]
Healthy McKinstry bolsters Hitmen back end
The Calgary Hitmen are hoping that a new beginning can change the course of Ryely McKinstry’s career. The Hitmen announced Monday afternoon that they traded a conditional pick in the 2019 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft for McKinstry, a left-handed defenceman from the Vancouver Giants. Following an incredible minor hockey […]
Timely goals see Warriors beat Raiders 7-3 in home opener
After the pre-game light show and fireworks at their home opener, the Moose Jaw Warriors wasted little time producing some fireworks of their own. The Warriors scored three first-period goals as they beat the Prince Albert Raiders 7-3 Saturday night at Mosaic Place. The Warriors (2-0) blanked the Raiders 3-0 […]
Willms and Warriors blank Raiders in opener
By Matthew Gourlie Brody Willms and the Moose Jaw Warriors got off to a perfect start to their Western Hockey League season Friday. Willms made 21 saves as he back-stopped the Warriors to a 3-0 road win over the Prince Albert Raiders. It was Willms’ second career shutout as he […]
Defunct Logo Champion
After just over two months and five rounds of matchups and champion has been crowned in the WHL defunct logo competition! The Billings Bighorns worked their way through all five rounds of the competition, ramming aside the Calgary Centennials, Moose Jaw Canucks, Calgary Wranglers, and Seattle Breakers.nd In the finals […]
Warriors maintain a healthy bottom line
The Moose Jaw Warriors remain comfortably in the black despite posting a loss for the 2016-17 fiscal year. The Warriors announced a loss of $463,566 for the year at their annual general meeting Wednesday afternoon. That loss was unsurprising after the club decided to invest $531,197 back into Mosaic Place […]
Restructured Hitmen look to build off last year’s playoff drive
Calgary Hitmen 2016-17 season: 30-32-8-2, 70 points, swept by the Regina Pats in the opening round of the playoffs 4-0. It was an offseason of great turnover for the Calgary Hitmen this summer, on and off the ice. In July, the Hitmen introduced a pair of personnel changes, with a […]
2017-18 season previews: Kelowna Rockets
Kelowna Rockets (2016-17 season: 45-22-5-0: 90 points. Lost in the Western Conference Final to Seattle Thunderbirds) Expectations are always high in Kelowna, among the Rockets fan base and indeed, in both the front office and dressing room. The Rockets have won the Western Hockey League championship four times since the […]