Three Grande Prairie hockey players resume WHL season tonight

The Western Hockey League regular season resumes Tuesday night with a full slate of games, and all three players who hail from Grande Prairie in the WHL are back on the ice this evening.

Brendan Kwiatkowski and the first place Moose Jaw Warriors will head to Swift Current to battle the Broncos. Kwiatkowski is in his first full season in the Western Hockey League and has drawn into the line up 22 times so far this year and has compiled 1 assist. The Warriors sit with a 27-6-1-1 record on the year and have been recognized as one of the top teams in the country through the CHL’s weekly Top 10 rankings.

Shael Higson of the Brandon Wheat Kings is also having a great start to the year. Higson has racked up 2 goals and 12 assists so far this season and is on pace to put up a career high in points. Higson’s Wheat Kings are third in the WHL’s East division with a 24-8-0-1 record and are back at it against the Regina Pats at home Wednesday night.

Reece Harsch and the defending WHL Champion Seattle Thunderbirds are currently holding on to the final playoff spot in the Western Conference as they aim to defend their title. Harsch has already put up a career high in points this season with 6 goals and 9 assists. Harsch and the Thunderbirds open up their unofficial second half of the season against the Spokane Chiefs.