2026-27 WHL In-Season Cup: Week 8 Update

The new addition to the 2026-27 WHL campaign is the In-Season Cup. This league-wide tournament started the campaign with the Everett Silvertips and will transfer to whichever team beats them first. The "Cup" will keep transferring until the end of the year, when the team holding it will be declared champion. Here is an update after Week 8 of the season. 

The In-Season Cup found a new home this week. While the Red Deer Rebels defended the trophy against the Kamloops Blazers on Tuesday, they couldn't hold off the Lethbridge Hurricanes, who picked up a 5-4 shootout win on Friday. Easton Daneault scored the shootout winner for the Hurricanes, while Leif Oaten made 29 saves in the victory. 

Lethbridge will start their second title defence on November 10 when they battle the Calgary Hitmen. The Hurricanes have three games this week, with the other two being on November 13 against Red Deer and November 14 against Calgary. Lethbridge currently ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference with an 8-8-1-0 record. 

Everett Silvertips- Portland Winterhawks- Spokane Chiefs- Lethbridge Hurricanes- Victoria Royals- Red Deer Rebels- Calgary Hitmen- Medicine Hat Tigers- Calgary Hitmen- Red Deer Rebels-Lethbridge Hurricanes

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