Since the Winterhawks only played one game this past week, today is not a week in review for Portland, but it will be a week in review for as much WHL action that I choose to cover. Portland played their first game in Memorial Coliseum this season, which was the first with a newly refurbished ice surface, and they broke that in with a 6-0 crushing of Tri-City. Since Mac Carruth was returned to the team by Rockford, the Winterhawks have been on a hot streak, and certainly, having Seth Jones find his game has been beneficial. He scored his fourth goal last night, and Ty Rattie has started to find his scoring touch again. Nic Petan leads the team in scoring, but that may not last if Rattie continues his hot ways.
As for the other big news in the WHL, the Kamloops Blazers watch has now reached six weeks, as in they still haven't lost a game in regulation this year. Their next game is tomorrow in Everett as they take on Ryan Murray and the Silvertips. After that, they head to Kelowna on Thursday and will be at home on Friday against Prince George. Kelowna figures to provide the stiffest challenge, as they are the biggest rival to Kamloops, but Prince George is not a team to sleep on. All three teams this week have defensive deficiencies, and that is not good news with a high scoring Kamloops team that boasts J.C. Lipon, Colin Smith, and Tim Bozon as the team (and league) leaders in scoring.
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