LAST NIGHT'S ACTION
Saskatoon 5 Brandon 4 (in the shootout)
Tri-City 7 Seattle 1
Vancouver 5 Prince George 2
TODAY'S ACTION
Prince George @ Chilliwack
Kootenay @ Edmonton-This was played during the day so students could attend the game and started at 11:30am
Calgary @ Lethbridge
Red Deer @ Moose Jaw
Spokane @ Portland
Brandon @ Prince Albert-Short travel and impressive game in Saskatoon last night might mean trouble for P.A.
Saskatoon @ Regina-Still Brayden Schenn for the Blades
Medicine Hat @ Kamloops- This game features the two leading scorers in the WHL currently
KAMLOOPS SITUATION
Well the WHL, Kamloops Blazers and Kamloops Daily News met and came to a conclusion of Sport Editors Gregg Drinnan's ban. The meeting took two hours and Drinnan was reinstated without conditions. Cam Fortems of the Kamloops Daily News recaps what occurred right here.
Kamloops Daily News video on YouTube in which WHL commissioner Ron Robison is interviewed by reporter Cam Fortems following the meeting that took place in the Kamloops Daily News’ boardroom on Tuesday. At the end you can see Blazers owner Tom Gagliardi try to avoid comment on the matter.
The reinstatement came after the story was featured in USA Today by Tim Shoults and that can be read here.
Twitter was also active with many people thankful that this situation has come to an end. Whether that end is peaceful or not is still up for debate.
One disturbing quote that keeps appearing is the Blazers are pointing to this being a WHL initiative and the Blazers were simply complying with the leagues wishes. Ron Robison seems to have been the only person aware of the ban about to be placed and the league approving it. As seen by this trail in Kamloops This Week
Hopefully this is the end to what has amounted to a petty grudge towards Drinnan which has resulted in the WHL and the Blazers getting a big black eye that will not go away soon.
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