On Tuesday morning, the Red Deer Rebels announced the hiring of a new head coach, the team’s sixth in franchise history. The new addition to the team is familiar in the Western Hockey League, as Steve Konowalchuk joins his second team. “I would like to thank Brent Sutter and […]
Author: Paul Figler
Daily Dose of the DUB: Goaltenders shuffled, Sillinger named USHL rookie of the year, and more!
Broncos, Cougars swap goalies NEWS: The Broncos have acquired 2002-born goalie Jacob Herman from the Prince George Cougars in exchange for 2002-born goalie Jordan Fairlie. Details: https://t.co/AKu7O6B18H pic.twitter.com/plOGWAFhLg — Swift Current Broncos (@SCBroncos) June 7, 2021 The Swift Current Broncos and Prince George Cougars swapped goaltenders on Monday. Headed to […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Canada wins gold and more!
Canada wins gold at Men’s World Championships ?????????????? WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!#IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/F0euFys8Ar — Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) June 6, 2021 Despite the team getting off to an 0-3 start, Team Canada won the gold medal at the IIHF Men’s World Championships. The team needed an overtime goal from Nick Paul to take […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Pettersson retires, US Division awards handed out, and more
Pettersson retires from hockey View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fredrik Pettersson (@freddie.pettersson) Forward Fredrik Pettersson (111GP, 43G, 50A with Calgary ’05-’07) has announced his retirement from hockey. Pettersson played 14 professional seasons following his junior hockey career. Last season he played in 25 games […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Chiefs to select first, Central Division WHL all-stars named, and more!
Chiefs earn first overall selection 1️⃣ | The ball bounced our way this morning. The Chiefs will select 1st overall in the 2021 #WHLDraft! DETAILS ? | https://t.co/UCgZzVA16T#GoChiefsGo pic.twitter.com/VacvE6LRph — Spokane Chiefs (@spokanechiefs) June 2, 2021 Following a very different WHL Draft Lottery process, the Spokane Chiefs earned the first […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Williams named Everett Interim GM, East Division WHL award winners and more
Williams named Silvertips Interim General Manager Head Coach Dennis Williams named Silvertips Interim General Manager#LetsGoTips News: ? https://t.co/E74TKy7560 pic.twitter.com/pfsTHrNyKB — Everett Silvertips (@WHLsilvertips) June 1, 2021 The Everett Silvertips announced on Tuesday that they have added the Interim General Manager tag to Head Coach Dennis Williams’ portfolio. Williams has been […]
Fiddler departs Rockets
The Kelowna Rockets coaching staff took a hit on Tuesday morning as assistant coach Vernon Fiddler resigned to spend more time with his family. The 41-year-old product of Edmonton, AB was named a Rockets assistant coach on July 3, 2019, after serving as an organizational coach with the Dallas and […]
Blades sign two prospects
The Saskatoon Blades are not wasting any time getting their roster ready for next season and beyond as the team announced the signing of 2005-born forwards Jordan Keller and Mikhail Volotovskii to WHL Standard Player Agreements. Both players are expected in training camp in September to begin the 2021-22 season […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: WHL names All-Star Teams, Draft Lottery information, and more!
WHL names divisional All-Star Teams The Western Hockey League has named the East Division All-Star team for the 2020-21 season. #WHLAwards DETAILS ? | https://t.co/gWFC5yOclt pic.twitter.com/ZWeqh8cEOV — The WHL (@TheWHL) May 31, 2021 The Western Hockey League has named the Central Division All-Star team for the 2020-21 season. #WHLAwards DETAILS […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: First goal for Korczak, alumni signings, and more
Korczak scores first professional goal KAEDAN KORCZAK!!!! pic.twitter.com/aC7ZP2jK6N — Henderson Silver Knights (@HSKnights) May 30, 2021 Defenseman Kaedan Korczak (214GP, 21G, 85A with Kelowna) scored his first professional goal on Saturday night as the Henderson Silver Knights lost 3-2 to the Bakersfield Condors. His goal came at 5:40 of the […]
