THROWBACK THURSDAYS: OCTOBER 22-28
This Week in WHL History:
- The sixth-most attended game in WHL history took place on Oct. 26, 1995 when the Portland Winter Hawks played their first-ever game in their new arena, the Rose Garden; Deny Gaudet scored the winner as Portland edged the Saskatoon Blades 5-4 sending the 18,655 fans in attendance home happy
- On Oct. 27, 2013, Aspen Sterzer of the Kamloops Blazers scored six seconds into the game tying the record for the second fastest goal to start a game; however, it was the only Blazers goal of the night as Kamloops lost by a score of 4-1 to the Vancouver Giants
- The Saskatoon Blades set a WHL record on Oct. 27, 1982 by tallying five shorthanded goals in a single game; Ron Dreger potted two of those in the 7-5 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders
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