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 […]
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Draft Spotlight – Stuart Skinner
Stuart Skinner – G 74 Lethbridge Hurricanes 6′ 4” 195 lbs GP: 11 Win/Loss: 5-6-0-0 4.90 GAA .890 SV% Skinner has such a high potential ceiling, that at times it is somewhat easy to overlook some of things he needs to work on. That being said, his progression from last […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Everett just keeps winning
Things continue to be exciting in the U.S. Division as the season gets ready to say goodbye to October. Everett is second in the WHL with 22 points and are ranked 6th in the CHL top ten. Two U.S. Division players are near the top of the league scoring race […]
Central Intelligence
Apologies for the short hiatus. But here we are about a month into the WHL season and separating 1st from 6th is just 7 points. Making the Central the tightest in the league. We’ll start in reverse order. 6. Kootenay Ice (1-5-3-1) The Ice have largely been the beneficiary of […]
NHL Draft Spotlight: Nikita A. Popugaev
Nikita A .Popugaev Position: Right Wing (Right) Height: 6-foot-6 Weight: 203 pound Birthdate: 1998-11-20 Team: Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) Scouting Report: Coming into his second WHL season with the Moose Jaw Warriors, the 25th overall pick in the 2015 CHL import draft has started looked as if he has […]
No Scoring on New Ice
September 24th marks the last day the Oil Kings scored a goal on home ice… Since the 2013-14 Memorial Cup run, the Edmonton Oil Kings have failed to finish in the top 15 for goals scored, a trend that’s unlikely to stop anytime soon. The WHL is cyclical, for most teams, […]
NHL Draft Spotlight: Brayden Gorda
Brayden Gorda Position: Defense (left-handed) Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 190 pounds Birthdate: 1999-04-17 Team: Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) [xyz-ips snippet=”Brayden-Gorda-Stats”] Stats brought to you by WHLStats.ca Scouting Report: Gorda is coming into his second season with the Edmonton Oil Kings and is expected to take on the role of a top pairing WHL […]
Interview with Matthew Phillips of the Victoria Royals
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 staff, radio broadcasters, etc. We will then post the transcript of the interview for our fans to read and […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Week of returns
It was all about returns in the U.S. Division this past week. Most of the division’s clubs saw their top players returned to them from NHL camps. Everett got goalie Carter Hart and defenseman Noah Juulsen back, while Seattle saw the return of Ethan Bear to their blue line. Portland […]
Player Spotlight: Aleksi Heponiemi
Aleksi Heponiemi is a Finnish-born centre who was selected 10th overall in the 2016 CHL import draft by the Swift Current Broncos. Heponiemi spent the majority of the 2015-16 season playing with the Ilves U18 squad in the Jr. B SM-sarja league where he scored 65 points (25g-40a) in 39 games. Aleksi also […]
