After a disappointing finish in Week 2 against Toronto, Edmonton rebounded in Week 3 by trouncing the defending champs in their own building. As we look to continue that momentum, we stay on the road this week, but are much closer to home as we prepare for the Battle of Alberta in Calgary. The Wranglers are always a tough opponent, but we always seem to play them pretty well, so it should be a good one regardless. Leading the charge is the first-ever Wildcat in history, D Victor Hedman, whom we traded to Boston and then back. Hedman scored twice, assisted twice, and blocked a whopping 11 shots against Montréal. #WhatTeam #ClawsUp



 

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After a dominant win over the Chevs, the Wildcats followed it up with another dominant performance in the Battle of Alberta to move to 3-1, and with losses by Toronto and Winnipeg, have moved back into the top spot in the overall standings. Hopefully this time, we can hang onto that spot for more than one game. This week, we finish off a 3-game Canadian road trip by flying all the way back across the country and into Atlantic time, where the Halifax Kingfishers once again await. This was a tough game to kick off the season, and we can expect it to be just as tough again. For this one, we're giving the game puck to W Nikolaj Ehlers, who scored 4 goals and 3 assists on the week, with 3 goals and an assist coming on Friday alone. #WhatTeam #ClawsUp

The Wildcats have put together a bit of a winning streak here, going 3-0 on our first road trip and defeating the Halifax Kingfishers for the second time this year. Not only that, but every other 3-1 team lost this week, making Edmonton the only 4-win team in the AltHL. Next up, we finally return back home, and we finally face an American team, as the Chicago Ghosts come to town. Chicago have struggled out of the gate, slipping to 1-4, so we'll expect a fight from them. Leading our end of the fight will be winger Seth Jarvis, who played a strong all-around game against Halifax, finishing with a goal, two assists, six hits, and four blocks. just kidding! Jarvis is hurt and will not feature against Chicago, so instead we're spotlighting his fellow winger Matthew Knies, who we appropriately acquired in a trade with the Ghosts this offseason. Knies had a very similar statline as Jarvis, with a goal and two assists (all on the power play) plus seven hits and two blocks. #WhatTeam #ClawsUp

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Chicago kept it close, but the Wildcats held on to get the win and hang onto the number one spot in the standings. We've still got several teams breathing down our neck, so we'll have to stay on our game. Our next stop is Minnesota, who are one of those teams just one win behind us at 4-2. To keep our foot on the gas, we'll turn to W Jake Guentzel, who scored two goals and two assists to go along with two blocks, finishing the week with a +3. #WhatTeam #ClawsUp

We couldn't keep up our momentum in a tough matchup against Minnesota and fall to 5-2. We're now tied with the Loons at that record, as are five other teams, as the standings have become a complete chaosfest. And if you know me, you know I'm absolutely here for chaos, so let's keep it going as we head home for three in a row, starting with the Arrows. Winnipeg comes in as one of six teams at 3-4, so they're in the midst of chaos too. With so much on the line, we're turning to D Brandon Montour to keep us from our first losing streak of the season after he accrued two goals, an assist, and three blocks last week. #WhatTeam #ClawsUp