We’re a solid month into the 2018-19 WHL season which provides a large enough sample size for fans and pundits alike to start picking things apart. Here are my Hot Takes from what I’ve seen so far this season. -Everyone who picked Prince Albert Raiders forward Brett Leason to lead […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Three stars of the night; Anderson-Dolan sticking with L.A.?; NHL rosters coming into focus
Anderson-Dolan still with the Kings Kings likely to open with 22 players; projecting the opening night roster With captain Dustin Brown going to the injured reserved list it is starting to look like Spokane Chiefs 1999-born center Jaret Anderson-Dolan will start the year in the NHL with the L.A. Kings. […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Prokop and Elder going to Calgary; Blocker headed back to Swift Current
Family reunion in Calgary BREAKING: Hitmen sign 18-year-old prospect Josh Prokop Details ➡️ https://t.co/1Yv23jjDAD pic.twitter.com/viRGHu4JVf — Calgary Hitmen (@WHLHitmen) September 26, 2018 The Calgary hitmen have signed 2000-born forward Josh Prokop. Josh, 18, will join his younger brother Luke on the Hitmen. Originally committed to Ohio State for 2018-19, the […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Cougars get their Toman; more training camp dates known; Red Wings announce tournament roster
Prince George gets a commitment from Toman Little refresher on some of @TomanMatej handiwork.#WHL #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/tJHNV4AvRG — PG Cougars (@PGCougars) August 9, 2018 The Prince George Cougars announced the signing of their 2018 CHL Import Draft pick (fifth overall) Matej Toman. The 2001-born forward is currently playing for the Czech […]
World Junior Summer Showcase: Final Day
Canada vs USA Both teams came out firing early in the first period. Michael Rasmussen (Tri-City) threw a big hit on his first shift, not the first time he has made an impact early during this tournament. Just before the four minute mark Cody Glass (Portland) threw an ill-advised pass […]
World Junior Summer Showcase: Day four
(DUBNetwork is out at the World Junior Summer Showcase today and will bring you full coverage of the goings on). Today, USA scored with 1.5 seconds left in overtime to beat Sweden & Canada scored with 36 seconds left in overtime to take the win over Finland. Canada vs Finland […]
Western Canada well Represented at World Junior Summer Showcase
On Monday, July 30th over 100 players from 4 countries will descend on the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, BC to start the arduous journey of successfully making their nations World Junior squad. The World Junior Summer Showcase is a short 11-game tournament consisting of six teams: Canada, USA (both bring split […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: NHL watch 2018; Sidaway headed home
We are getting closer to that wonderful time of the year – the start to the WHL season. Accompanying the start to the year each season is fans of some WHL teams paying close attention to NHL training camps and preseason games to see if a 19-year-old WHL player will stick […]
Tri-City Americans – who is coming back from last year’s stacked team?
For the first time since 2012, the Tri-City Americans got to the Western Conference final. They rolled by the Kelowna Rockets and Victoria Royals with eight straight wins on the way. Morgan Geekie and Michael Rasmussen ran up crazy stats and eight Ams hit 10 or more points through the […]
American force Game 6 with 5-2 victory in Everett
Everett, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (10-3) were in unfamiliar territory coming into Saturday night’s Western Conference playoff game number five. They were facing elimination for just the first time this postseason. Dropping Game 3 and 4 at home had put them in this position and now they had a steep […]
