Joel Hofer (G) – Swift Current Broncos Hofer was selected in the fourth round 107th overall to the St. Louis Blues. Hofer played in 19 games and had a 8-3-1-1 record. He recorded one shutout and a .914 save percentage to go with a 2.61 goals against average. Hofer was […]
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NHL Draft rounds two and three – WHL round up
This slow emergence of WHL players being drafted continued with just two picks in the second round. The defensemen from the league led the way with the first four picks. The emergence of WHL forwards began with picks 92 and 93. Jett Woo (D) – Moose Jaw Warriors Woo was […]
Alexander Alexeyev gets drafted by the Washington Capitals
The WHL saw another defenseman get selected at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft when the Washington Capitals took Red Deer Rebels blue liner Alexander Alexeyev with the 31st pick – the last in the first round. Red Deer has quite the recent history of developing defensemen into top-three round picks. […]
WHL links and notes: who will get drafted from the WHL this weekend?
It’s been a long year for NHL scouts both professional and armchair. Their year officially concludes this weekend with the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which starts tonight. Let’s take a look at the WHL players listed in the final NHL Central Scouting Service’s final rankings and where they were through the […]
WHL links and notes: import goalie restriction removed?
With so much happening this summer, we at DubNetwork are moving towards having an overall post for the day on the news and links to some great work out there. But first, it has been widely rumored that the restriction the CHL placed on its member teams selecting goalies in […]
Four Rebels draft picks sign agreements with the team
Earlier today the General Manager and Head Coach of the Red Deer Rebels, Brent Sutter, announced the signing of their first four draft picks from the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft held on May 3rd, 2018. Forward Jayden Grubbe was selected with the Rebels first round pick, seventh overall. He is […]
29 WHL-drafted players invited to Hockey Canada U-17 camp
Hockey Canada announced today the 111 players invited to the U-17 development camp. 29 of those 111 players were drafted by WHL teams and 25 of those have signed WHL standard player agreements. Prince Albert, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Portland, Lethbridge, Kamloops and Kelowna all had two prospects invited, while the Vancouver […]
Ice sign trio of top prospects
Kootenay’s top prospect put ink to paper last week, as defenceman Carson Lambos signed a standard WHL contract to take another step on his journey towards major-junior hockey. The club held a small ceremony in the Ice dressing room at Western Financial Place, where Lambos committed his future to the […]
Eight WHL players unsigned by the NHL teams who drafted them in 2016
Reminder that clubs have until 5:00pm EST today to sign the following players on their 90 man Reserve Lists to an Entry Level contract, otherwise they will lose the signing rights to these players. pic.twitter.com/ujVRGzgqaB — CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) June 1, 2018 With 5pm EST coming and going without eight different […]
Oil Kings make organizational changes
On Monday morning the Edmonton Oil Kings made some big changes to the organization. They revealed that they were not renewing the contracts of head coach Steve Hamilton and assistant coach Ryan Marsh. Also general manager Randy Hansch will be pursuing an NHL opportunity said Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli. […]