If the Kelowna Rockets feel there are some big shoes to fill on the backend this season, they have taken at least one giant step to fill the void. Like every other Western Hockey League team, the Rockets graduated their overage players at the end of last season. Indeed, in […]
B.C. Division
Blazers head into preseason with roster at 38
The Kamloops Blazers coaching staff and GM Matt Bardsley wrapped up training camp Monday by trimming the roster down to 38. Kamloops will bring four goaltenders, 11 defensemen, and 23 forwards into their five game pre-season which finds the team at home for the first three and on the road […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Signings galore
Saskatoon Blades sign Sammy May ?? | Blades sign 2018 draftee Sammy May » https://t.co/kRgAjU3cgC pic.twitter.com/CA1CCqbEWn — Saskatoon Blades (@BladesHockey) August 27, 2018 The Blades inked their 11th round WHL Bantam pick from 2018 in forward Sammy May. The native of Richmond, B.C. played last year with the Delta Hockey […]
Victoria Royals end 2020 Memorial Cup bid and main camp opens with roster questions
Royals out for 2020 bid On the first day of main training camp for the Victoria Royals the biggest news of the day came off the ice. News broke around midday that the Royals would be pulling their bid for to host the 2020 Memorial Cup. In a surprising move, […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: more training camp rosters announced; Tri-City cuts down to 36
Lets continue our long looks at the training camp rosters for the 22 WHL teams. Kelowna and Brandon are the two teams so far to not release rosters for either a rookie or main camp. We have four more training camp rosters to look at today. Prince Albert Raiders Training […]
Going Camping: Victoria Royals’ rookie edition
With many WHL teams having their training camps underway, we have quite a few of our beat writers who were able to get out and take look at the teams they cover. The Victoria Royals’ rookie camp started Friday and goes through today. Our Victoria writer Ryan Sinclair took it in. […]
Rockets Science – Catching up with Jason Smith
Catching up with Jason Smith The Kelowna Rockets have been very busy of late, with 98 hopefuls scrimmaging this past week during rookie camp. The organization has transitioned to main camp now, with upwards of 50 players in the mix. The 2018-19 Western Hockey League regular season is still about […]
WHL training camp roster notes
We have already done deep dives on the training camp rosters for the Regina Pats, Moose Jaw Warriors, Tri-City Americans and the Portland Winterhawks. Lets continues that trend with a look at 11 more WHL teams training camp rosters. There are some notable names missing and there are a few […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Leslie and Esposito join Popowich in retirement; Hodson signs with Victoria
Jantzen Leslie moves on to college RDC Kings Hockey is proud to announce the commitment of former @EdmOilKings, @BladesHockey, and @WHLsilvertips, @jantzenleslie3. 6’2” 195lb defensemen will join the Kings for 2018-2019. pic.twitter.com/e7wEgZ9vsv — RDC Kings Hockey (@rdckingshockey) August 23, 2018 The former first round pick has signed on to play […]
WHL Training Camp dates and information
DUBNetwork continues its tradition of placing all the Training Camp dates and information into one place that will allow for fans of the Western Hockey League to check on when their favourite team starts the new season. For most teams, things get underway on Monday of next week. The latest […]