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Former Victoria Royals captain Matthew Phillips returned to action in Victoria Monday night to the delight of the local fans. Wearing number 41 for the Calgary Flames, the Victoria fan favourite was welcomed by a capacity crowd of 7,006 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre as the Vancouver Canucks took on […]
A familiar face to Edmonton Oil Kings fans hit the ice at the Vancouver Canucks training camp over the weekend. Former Oil Kings captain Ashton Sautner attended his fifth Canucks training camp since turning pro in 2015. Sautner was one of 22 defencemen invited to the Canucks camp, with former […]
Two former Saskatoon Blades are embarking on the next chapter of their lives with the University of Alberta Golden Bears this fall. Last seasons top point-getter, Dawson Davidson, and forward Josh Paterson, who was traded to Portland to finish the year, join a record-breaking 14 WHL alumni on the Golden […]
(Red Deer, AB) Former division rivals Dillon Dube and Matthew Phillips connected for the only goal of the “Battle of Alberta” rookie showcase. The two-on-one was masterfully completed when Phillips swatted home a pass from over the Calgary defender and beyond the goal line. “It was awesome. We had a […]
Originally posted August 5, 2019. At the end of every season, the graduating 20-year-old players bid their junior hockey careers goodbye and move onto bigger and better things. Some move onto NHL minor league affiliates; others even finish playing competitively altogether. The three graduates of the Prince George Cougars in […]
Former Victoria Royals all-time leading scorer Brandon Magee is beginning a new chapter in his hockey career. Originally posted July 28, 2019. Magee departed this week to Beijing, China, after signing a professional contract with the Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). DUBNetwork spoke to Magee […]
Originally posted Jun 18, 2019. DUBNetwork recently caught up with former Victoria Royals goaltender Coleman Vollrath to reflect on his time in the WHL and discuss life after junior hockey. Playing his entire WHL career with Victoria, the native of Calgary, AB played in 165 games and recorded 84 wins, […]
You blink. Look up at an over exaggerated television screen to see the clock. 1:53 to go in the third, you’re down 0-1. Eyes back to the ice. A quick pass up to a winger, hinge net front D to the weak side. Step off the wall, chip and your […]
Originally posted Mar 15, 2019. Some players know when they hang up the skates that coaching is on their horizon. For former Kamloops Blazers captain Tyler Shattock it was a case of being in the right place at the right time that allowed him to be back where it all […]
This is a letter to the future, the current, and alumni of the WHL. It is also a letter to all the coaches that have developed and are developing the future of the league. To the players: You are a hockey player. It’s in your DNA, who you are as […]
