Originally posted Apr 22, 2021. Former Spokane Chiefs 21-year-old defenseman Ty Smith deserves recognition as a candidate for the NHL’s Calder Trophy. The former first-round 2018 NHL Draft pick of the New Jersey Devils made his NHL debut on January 14th, scoring his first NHL goal in the process. He […]
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What Would An All-WHL 2022 Canadian Olympic Team Look Like
With the Olympics less than a year away, many networks are starting to predict what each countries team will look like. Today, we will look at what a Canadian team would look like if only current and former WHLers were present. This list will make projections on where players […]
2019-20 Spokane Chiefs season in review
The 2019-20 season was shortened due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but that didn’t mean that the Spokane Chiefs weren’t having an incredible season up to the point when the pandemic hit. When the WHL season was suspended, the Chiefs were on a 10-game winning streak and playing some […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: WHL registers as lobbyist in B.C.
As we first reported on Wednesday afternoon, the WHL has registered as a lobbyist in the province of B.C.
Daily Dose of the Dub: You get a trade, You get a trade, You get a trade
The Victoria Royals moved out overage forward Kaid Oliver, a 2020 fourth-round pick and a 2023 conditional fourth-round pick to the Edmonton Oil Kings for defenseman Jacson Alexander, a 2020 third-round pick and a 2020 seventh-round pick.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Puutio signs in Finland, More awards handed out
Kasper Puutio (56 GP, 5 G, 23 A with the Swift Current Broncos and Everett Silvertips in 2019-20) has signed with Karpat in Finland for the 2020-21 season.
Daily Dose of the Dub, Ludvig signs with Panthers, Sawchuk and Gilliss commit to Mount Royal and more
The Florida Panthers signed Portland Winterhawks captain John Ludvig to his entry-level contract on Monday.
2020 DUBNetwork Player Awards: MVP, Rookie of the Year and Goalie and Defensemen of the Year
Western Conference MVP: Adam Beckman (Spokane Chiefs) Beckman ran away with this vote. Wolf was the closest to him but regardless the MVP for the Western Conference stays in the U.S. Division. Mathew Barzal (Seattle-2017), Carter Hart (Everett-2018) and Joachim Blichfeld (Portland-2019) were the previous winners of this award […]
DUBNetwork Awards: Western Conference first, second and third teams
The 2019-20 WHL season came to an unexpected end with the outbreak of Covid-19 across North America and the world. That meant us at DUBNetwork had to scramble and put together our fourth annual awards. I reached out to our beat writers and those associated with the site and […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: WHL preparing for COVID-19 impacts
The WHL announced an updated plan to combat the spread of COVID-19 throughout the league