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Blades Complete Sweep Over Rebels With 7-0 Thumping

April 18, 2024 - SWEEP: The Saskatoon Blades seem to always find a way to win four straight against the Red Deer Rebels. Saskatoon swept the Rebels in their Round 2 best-of-seven series rematch after a 7-0 victory Wednesday at the Peavey Mart Centrium in Game 4. The impressive feat comes one year after the Blades pulled off a 3-0 series comeback against the Rebels, just the third time in WHL history a team has done so. For the third time in franchise history, the Blades are headed to back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals. Everything c... Full Story

Rockets Take 2-1 Victory Over Cougars

April 18, 2024 - The Kelowna Rockets staved off elimination from the 2024 WHL Playoffs with a 2-1 victory over the Prince George Cougars at Prospera Place on Wednesday night. After falling 4-3 1:22 into overtime the night before, Kelowna trailed 3-0 in their best of seven series against the Western Conference's top team and needed to win in order to keep their season going. Rockets goaltender Jari Kykkanen earned the first star of the game after stopping 26 of the 27 shots he faced. GAME SUMMARY Scoreless though the first period,... Full Story

Warriors Take Both in Swift Current, Lead Series 3-1

April 18, 2024 - Swift Current, SK - A strong third period propelled the Moose Jaw Warriors to a 3-1 series lead over the Swift Current Broncos. The Warriors scored three unanswered in the third to skate to a 5-2 win over the Broncos in Game 4 of their second round series in Swift Current. "That was our goal coming into these two games, obviously on the road, it's tough to win, especially in playoffs with that atmosphere that they had, it was pretty electric, but we found a way to get two and it feels great," Warriors forward Brayden Y... Full Story

5 Giants Prospects Named First-Team All-Stars

April 17, 2024 - Langley, B.C. - The Vancouver Giants are proud to announce that four prospects have been named First-Team All-Stars in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) for the 2023-24 season, while a fifth prospect has been named a First-Team All-Star in the Alberta Elite Hockey League (AEHL). Defencemen Ryan Lin, Chloe Primerano and Brayden Tremblay, as well as forward Max Malinousky were named First-Team All-Stars in the CSSHL, while forward Brett Olson was named the Top Forward and a First-Team All-Star in the AEHL. ... Full Story

• Rockets Force Game Five After 2-1 Victory Over Cougars - Prince George Cougars (April 18)
  
• Blades Complete Sweep Over Rebels With 7-0 Thumping - Saskatoon Blades (April 18)
  
• Broncos Pushed to Brink of Elimination After Loss to Warriors - Swift Current Broncos (April 18)
  
• Rockets Take 2-1 Victory Over Cougars - Kelowna Rockets (April 18)
  
• Warriors Take Both in Swift Current, Lead Series 3-1 - Moose Jaw Warriors (April 18)
  
• 5 Giants Prospects Named First-Team All-Stars - Vancouver Giants (April 17)
  
• Cougars Aim to Punch Ticket to Western Conference Final in Kelowa - Prince George Cougars (April 17)
  
• Royals Promote Dara Festinger to Director of Hockey Operations - Victoria Royals (April 17)
  
• Rockets Fall in OT, Must Win Tomorrow to Keep Season Alive - Kelowna Rockets (April 17)
  
• Matteo Danis' OT Heroics Give Cougars Commanding 3-0 Series Lead - Prince George Cougars (April 17)
  
• Blades One Win Away From Eastern Conference Final After 8-5 Win Over Rebels - Saskatoon Blades (April 17)
  
• Mateychuk Leads Warriors to Game 3 Win in Swift Current - Moose Jaw Warriors (April 17)
  
• Broncos Fall to Warriors in Tight Game Three Battle - Swift Current Broncos (April 17)
  
• Iginla and Gojsic on Final NHL Central Scouting Rankings - Kelowna Rockets (April 16)
  
• Cougars Aim to Take Commanding 3-0 Series Lead in Kelowna - Prince George Cougars (April 16)
  
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Fri., Apr 19	Swift Current at Moose Jaw Playoff Gm. 5	9:00 p.m.
Fri., Apr 19	Kelowna at Prince George Playoff Gm. 5	10:00 p.m.
Fri., Apr 19	Portland at Everett Playoff Gm. 4	10:05 p.m.
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• Local sports briefs: Rush, SJHL, Huskies football, NHL Draft rankings - Saskatoon Star Phoenix (April 18)
  
• Vancouver Giants rising up the ranks, trying out in the big leagues - Abbotsford News (April 18)
  
• Moose Jaw Warriors one win away from WHL Eastern Conference Final - Regina Leader-Post (April 18)
  
• Blades complete sweep of Rebels, Rockets stay alive - Swift Current Online (April 18)
  
• Broncos pushed to brink of elimination after loss to Warriors - Swift Current Online (April 18)
  
• Kelowna Rockets beat PG Cougars 2-1 in WHl playoffs - Prince George Citizen (April 18)
  
• Rebels swept by Blades in second round of WHL playoffs - Red Deer Advocate (April 18)
  
• Broncos down to final playoff life after home loss - Southwest Booster (April 18)
  
• WHL: Sidorov's five-point effort leads Blades' 7-0 thumping, series sweep of Rebels - Kelowna Daily Courier (April 18)
  
• Rockets live to see another day with 2-1 win - Kelowna Daily Courier (April 18)
  
• Saskatoon sweeps: Blades take WHL playoff series in four straight - Saskatoon Star Phoenix (April 18)
  
• Warriors one game away from eliminating Broncos - Discover Moose Jaw (April 18)
  
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