We put out our team predictions earlier today and now we release who our 21 voting contributors think will hoist the five major trophies in the WHL. Of all the player awards, this was the most lopsided. Kamloops native and forward Logan Stankoven took home 14 of the 21 votes. […]
Author: Brandon Rivers
DUBNetwork’s 2019-20 WHL team predictions
This past week, 21 different individuals that work for DUBNetwork in some scope voted on who they thought would win each of the WHL’s four divisions, who would be left on top of each conference in the playoffs and who would win the final. We also picked which team we […]
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Moose Jaw Warriors
Last Season: 40-20-6-2-88 points. They finished with the third seed in the East Division and fell in four games to the Saskatoon Blades in the first round. Once they got going, the 2018-19 Moose Jaw Warriors were able to throw out one of the most potent top-five groups in the […]
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Tri-City Americans
Last Season: 34-28-5-1-74 points. They finished in the first wild card spot. Their first season under their new head coach Kelly Buchberger was one where most of the big names turned professional. This included Morgan Geekie, who signed a late contract with Carolina, and Michael Rasmussen, who played in 62 […]
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Swift Current Broncos
Swift Current Broncos Last Season: 11-51-4-2-28 points You had to know it was coming. The Broncos went all in during the 2017-18 WHL season and won the franchise’s first WHL title in 25 years. But to reach that pinnacle, the Broncos moved out young and talented players and draft picks. […]
“Character guy” Ethan Regnier continuing to earn his way
When the 2017-18 Swift Current Broncos brought the Ed Chynoweth Cup back to the city of Swift Current for the first time in 25 years, the big names from the team talked about how much it meant to bring the title to the smallest market in the WHL. There was […]
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Everett Silvertips
Everett Silvertips Last Season: 47-16-2-3-99 points. The ‘Tips finished second in the Western Conference and took home their third straight U.S. Division title. Dustin Wolf stepped into Carter Hart’s skates in net for Everett and won Western Conference goalie of the year honors with a 1.69 GAA and 0.936 save […]
Carson Sass getting an opportunity with Tri-City
The overage shuffle is always tough for WHL teams. Sometimes they have to let people go whom they have worked with for years and whom they really value. That was the case in Red Deer when the Rebels waived 1999-born defenseman, Carson Sass. The veteran of 202 WHL games was […]
Marc Lajoie is ready to prove his believers right
The Tri-City Americans have had a pedigree for developing defensemen in recent years. Blueliners like Juuso Valimaki, Dylan Coghlan, Parker Wotherspoon, and Brandon Carlo have been drafted from the Americans. The Americans feel strongly that 16-year-old and former 14th overall WHL Bantam Draft pick Marc Lajoie belongs in that group. […]
Chiefs fall to Giants in shootout to close Everett preseason tournament
(Everett, WA) Just about 14 hours after finishing up a preseason contest against the Everrett Silvertips, the Spokane Chiefs (0-2-0-1) took to the ice against the Vancouver Giants (2-1). It was the final game of the Everett preseason tournament for the Giants and Chiefs. The game went the distance with […]