DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: Medicine Hat Tigers (29-14-1-1) @ Prince Albert Raiders (24-14-5-3) 7:00 PM CST The Tigers continue their three-game road trip with a stop at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert. Medicine Hat is 14-10-0-1 on the road. This will be the second of four […]
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Gameday Preview: Victoria Royals @ Brandon Wheat Kings
DUBNetwork game of the night: Victoria Royals (25-15-3-0) @ Brandon Wheat Kings (24-17-1-2) 7:30 PM CST In junior hockey, the focus is often on the players and not the coaches and managers. Tonight is one of the rare occasions to talk about the coaches. Specifically one coach: Dave Lowry. It […]
Thursday Thoughts: Volume 5
Back again with another edition of Thursday Thoughts. Today I am going to focus heavily on one topic: Marketing! I have had several ideas over the years as well as some other things to get off my chest. I must thank The Rod Pedersen Show for inspiring me to […]
Gameday Preview: Everett Silvertips @ Vancouver Giants
Feature game of the night: Everett Silvertips (29-11-3-1) @ Vancouver Giants (19-19-2-2) 7:30 PM PST It is the only game of the night as the WHL features a rare Thursday night game. The Giants and Silvertips have played an identical last ten game. Both have gone 4-4-1-1. Everett is comfortably […]
GameDay Preview: Lethbridge Hurricanes @ Moose Jaw Warriors
Feature Game of the Night: Lethbridge Hurricanes (26-11-2-5) @ Moose Jaw Warriors (11-27-2-0) 7 PM CST This is an intriguing matchup of two Eastern Conference teams with some playoff implications for the Hurricanes as well as some draft lottery implications for the Warriors. The Hurricanes are just a single point […]
WHL Game Day Preview: Vancouver Giants @ Kamloops Blazers
DUBNetwork Game of the Night: Vancouver Giants (19-18-2-2) @ Kamloops Blazers (29-11-2-1) 4 PM Here come the Giants. After suffering through a dreadful first half of the season by their own standards, the Giants have found some offense. They beat the Victoria Royals on back-to-back nights by a combined 10-3 […]
Rebels knock out first shootout win of the season
For the 27th time this season, the Rebels gave up the first goal of the game. The goal was scored by Prince Albert Raiders forward Ilya Usau at 5:07 of the first period. His 15th goal of the season was a dandy as he dangled himself around the Rebels defenseman […]
Gameday Preview: Prince Albert Raiders @ Edmonton Oil Kings
DUBNetwork Game of the Night: Prince Albert Raiders (22-14-5-2) @ Edmonton Oil Kings (29-7-5-3) 7:00 PM Prince Albert heads west to take on the WHL’s points leader in Edmonton at Rogers Place. This is the third of four games between the two teams with the Raiders holding the edge in […]
Thursday Thoughts: Volume 4
Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond my control, I was unable to do Thursday Thoughts following the trade deadline (thanks airlines). I thought I might as well save them for this week and give a little bit of an opinion on the “Winners” and “Losers” of the trade deadline. Some of […]
Gameday Preview: Tri-City Americans @ Victoria Royals
DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: Tri-City Americans (14-20-4-1) @ Victoria Royals (24-13-3-0) 7:05 PM With the additions of Brayden Tracey and Adam Evanoff, the cat is out of the bag. The Victoria Royals are going for it this season and it will not be quietly anymore. With 28 games […]