Prince Albert Daily Herald
Photo Courtesy of Andy Devlin/LA Media The Edmonton Oil Kings pose after winning their third straight Central Division title.
The dominant team in the WHL’s Central Division during the 2020-21 season wrapped up their campaign in style on Thursday night.
The Edmonton Oil Kings finished off their campaign with an impressive 20-2-0-1 mark at Co-op Place in Medicine Hat as they came away with a 3-0 shutout over the Medicine Hat Tigers.
While the Oil Kings were able to capture their third straight Central Division title, the COVID-19 pandemic meant that they wouldn’t be able to showcase their squad in the playoffs for the second straight spring after reaching the Eastern Conference in 2019 before falling to the Prince Albert Raiders.
May 02, 2021 - 8:49 PM
CALGARY - Josh Tarzwell scored 25 seconds into overtime to lead the Red Deer Rebels over the Calgary Hitmen 5-4 in the Western Hockey League on Sunday.
Kalan Lind and Arshdeep Bains each scored twice for the Rebels (4-15-3) in regulation time.
Red Deer was leading 4-2 early in the third period but Zac Funk and Adam Kydd scored for Calgary (9-8-3) to send the game to overtime.
The Rebels have now won two games in a row after previously losing 13 straight. -
COUGARS 5 GIANTS 2
KAMLOOPS, B.C. Two first-period goals by Koehn Ziemmer set the tone for the game and led the way for Prince George (7-7-3), despite being outshot 31-16. Tristen Nielsen scored a pair in a losing effort for Vancouver (10-8-0).
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LETHBRIDGE, AB. The Red Deer Rebels finally found their offensive stride Monday night in Lethbridge, but it still wasn’t enough as they dropped an 8-5 decision to the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge.
The Rebels lost their ninth game in a row and sit at 2-12-2-0 on the season. Lethbridge improved to 6-6-2-0 on the year.
Zack Stringer opened the scoring for Lethbridge 10:11 into the first period when he found a loose puck in the slot and put it past Rebels goalie Byron Fancy for his fifth goal of the year.
Just 36 seconds later, with the Hurricanes on the powerplay, Justin Hall ripped home a one-timer for his 10