Billings Bighorns
The Calgary Centennials of the Western Hockey League relocated to Billings, Montana in 1977, becoming the Billings Bighorns. The Bighorns remained in Billings for five seasons before relocating to Nanaimo,…
Edmonton Road Runners
Before the start of the 2004-05 NHL season the Edmonton Oilers moved their AHL affiliate from Toronto to Edmonton. Normally this would look like a stupid move. But knowing that…
Fort Saskatchewan Traders
The Fort Saskatchewan Traders were an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The traders entered the Alberta Junior Hockey League as an expansion franchise for the 1976-77…
Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves
The Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves were a Junior A team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based out of Blairmore, Alberta. They were an expansion team that started in the 1998-99…
Rebels Win 6-4 Over Calgary Hitmen New Years Day
Just 1 minute and 24 seconds into the game Jace Isley grabbed a weak Carter Yakemchuk clearing attempt, cut into the net snuck the puck right between the other d…
Junior Hockey League Attendance
Comparing the leagues in Western Canada and the US at the end of the 2022 calendar year. In some of the lower leagues its hard to know the attendance figures.…
Bulldogs Give Grizzlys 6-2 New Year’s Eve Present
It only took the Bulldogs under five minutes to open up the scoring New Years Eve in Olds. Layne Loomer set up Jason Siedem for his 14th goal of the…
Rebels Beat Oil Kings 6-2
The Red Deer Rebels headed an hour and a bit north on the QE2 friday night to take on the 4-31 Edmonton Oil Kings. Its Edmonton’s rebuild year they are…
Bulldogs Trounce Olds 11-3
47 minutes on the bus usually isn’t that bad. The Olds Grizzlies are going to have 47 minutes I would assume of complete silence on the bus. Unless times have…
Rebels Beat Hitmen 4-1
Last time I seen the Hitmen play the Rebels was in 2016 at the Saddledome. Was the year the Rebels hosted the memorial cup. I remember the Hitmen fans chanting…