PRESS RELEASE (KELOWNA, BC) With the announcement from the Western Hockey League Board of Governors on October 14, pegging Friday, January 8, 2021 as opening night for the WHL Regular Season, Kelowna Rockets President and General Manager Bruce Hamilton offered his thoughts in a release from the organization. It’s […]
Author: Glen Erickson
2020 NHL Draft: Western Hockey League by the Numbers
Originally posted Oct 7,2020. The festivities at the Bell Centre in Montreal came to an end late Wednesday afternoon. Well actually, the virtual version came to and end, cementing the 2020 National Hockey League Draft as perhaps the most unique edition ever. Delayed due to COVID-19 concerns and protocols, the […]
Former Rockets vying for Stanley Cup
It will all be over in about a week. That is, the current edition of the Stanley Cup playoffs. And what an edition it has been, orchestrated by the National Hockey League with admirable efficiency amid COVID-19 restrictions. Indeed, the NHL seems to have gotten it right. When the […]
Q&A with Cole Ully – Kamloops Blazers Alumni (Part 2)
DUBNetwork spoke with 25-year-old forward Cole Ully this week and reflected on his Western Hockey League career with the Kamloops Blazers, his experience in the Dallas Stars organization and life in the minor leagues as a professional hockey player. In Part 1, we spoke about his experiences in the […]
Q&A with Cole Ully – Kamloops Blazers Alumni (Part 1)
As an intermission guest on a Western Hockey League radio broadcast a few years ago, I was caught off guard during a live interview by a question I didn’t see coming. The query went something to the effect of, “Who’s the favourite player you’ve interviewed for a feature, the […]
Q&A with Bruce Hamilton, Kelowna Rockets
It is very unlikely the Western Hockey League begins play in early October. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rear its ugly head across North America, tossing curve balls at just about any and all form of group gathering. While the days of enjoying live sporting events are firmly […]
Q&A with Kevin Muench – WHL Director of Officiating
Originally posted July 19, 2020. Much has been made of the impact on teams and players since the Western Hockey League ceased operations in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Without question, the business side has taken a beating as revenue from ticket sales completely vanished. There was no post-season […]
Q&A with Bobby Fox – Medicine Hat Tigers
The Internet is a burgeoning platform full of historical hockey data, statistics, milestones and awards compilations. Frankly, it’s all great information, but it can make one’s head spin, too. There can also be much, much more than what initially meets the eye. Type in “Bobby Fox” and the information […]
It is what it is. Isn’t it?
It wasn’t supposed to end this way. Not for the Kelowna Rockets. Not for the Western Hockey League. Not for DUBNetwork. Not for me. Last week, as we arrived at the end of the 2020 Memorial Cup round-robin schedule – a May 26 tilt between the host Rockets and […]
Kelowna Rockets 2020 Bantam Draft recap
It was an historic day for the Kelowna Rockets organization when the brain trust convened April 22 to conduct its 2020 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft. For Lorne Frey, now 70 years of age, it was his final day with the Rockets in his role as assistant general manager […]