I said that I would try to do a wrap-up of the WHL action on Mondays and previews on Wednesdays. However, since there are games on tomorrow, combined with the fact that I forgot to do a review yesterday, today is a combination of the two...sort of. Tomorrow's games are Brandon welcomes Saskatoon, Edmonton goes to Lethbridge, and Regina takes on Swift Current while Thursday's game is Everett heads to Kennewick, WA to take on Tri-City. As for last weekend's games, you know by now that much of the focus will be on the Winterhawks. The home opener against Seattle wasn't very good, with the team dropping a 5-2 decision, but the Saturday and Sunday games proved to be kinder, as the Winterhawks won 6-2 against Seattle and 4-2 against Tri-City. There are still some things to get fixed, such as the goaltending. You're not going to play well every night, but it is important to bounce back, as Brendan Burke did against Tri-City after getting shellacked by Seattle on Friday. Nic Petan leads the league in scoring after one weekend, and unsurprisingly, three of the five at the top of the leaderboard are Winterhawks, with Petan, Troy Rutkowski, and Oliver Bjorkstrand making up that trio. Ty Rattie is expected to be the best player for the Winterhawks this season, but he does need to play a little more under control, as he was benched by the WHL for Sunday's game for a crosscheck and game misconduct on Saturday.
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