Brayden Gorda Gorda has often left me wanting more. He’s a player who has a lot of good tools, specifically his ability to transport the puck through the neutral zone and gain the offensive zone, which is a testament to his skating ability and puck control, but rarely do you […]
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Red, White and Blue Report: Trade Deadline Looms
The holiday break is over, the second half is in full swing and the U.S. Division action is ready to heat up with a second half full of inter-division match ups. The Everett Silvertips have a bigger lead at this point of the season than they did last year but […]
Red, White and Blue Report: First half wrap
It seems like just yesterday that we dropped the puck on the 2016-17 WHL season but here we are at the holiday mid-season break. There’s been a lot of good hockey played in the league, and especially in the U.S. Division where all five teams have winning records. How many […]
Rod Pedersen Interview
Each week, DUBNetwork will be conducting interviews with people who are directly involved (or have been involved) in the Western Hockey League in some capacity. This includes players, prospects, alumni, team personnel and staff, radio personnel, etc. We will then proceed to post the transcript of the interview for our […]
Bantam Draft – Young Players leading the way!
The WHL bantam draft is the first step in the rest of future hockey star’s life. Every WHL team has the opportunity to improve their team down the road and fill out future team needs. While there has never been an exceptional status rewarded to any hockey player out west, […]
Oil Kings Update
With a record of 8-10-2 through the first 20 games the Edmonton Oil Kings currently sit third in the central division, yet are tied with the Portland Winterhawks who currently sit dead last in the western conference. The sudden decline of the central division has come as a bit of […]
Interview With David Quenneville of the Medicine Hat Tigers
Each week DUBNetwork will be conducting interviews with people who are directly involved (or have been involved) in the Western Hockey League in some capacity. This includes players, prospects, alumni, team personnel and staff, radio personnel, etc. We will then proceed to post the transcript of the interview for our […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Barzal returns to Seattle and division
While the United States either reels or revels in last Tuesday’s presidential election, there was big news in the U.S. Division. Early Wednesday morning the New York Islanders announced they had returned 19-year-old center Mathew Barzal to the Seattle Thunderbirds. Barzal, the Islanders first pick in the 2015 NHL Draft […]
Draft Prospects in Canada/Russia Series
The WHL leg of the Canada/Russia series came to a close Tuesday night after a 4-1 victory for Team WHL. Though the series doesn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things, it provides another opportunity for both the Russians and Canadians to get a look at candidates for their […]
WHL Bantam Draft: October Scouting Reports
With the 2016-17 Bantam hockey season under way, head Bantam scout Brayden Sullivan (Follow on Twitter @SullyDraftGeek) continues his series on DubNetwork. With the help of DraftGeek scouts, every month several draft reports will be posted on highly touted players in the WHL bantam draft. This will give fans a […]
