Calgary Hitmen Last Week – 3-1-0-0. Their pursuit of playoff spot took a blow with a 6-2 loss to Saskatoon. But they may have played their best hockey of season on the weekend with a 4-3 win over the Hurricanes, a 5-2 win in Lethbridge and a 5-2 victory over […]
Central Division
Interview With Paul Thompson, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach/Personal Trainer at Outperforme Athletics
DUBNetwork works to conduct interviews with different people who are directly involved (or have been involved) in the Western Hockey League in some capacity. This includes players, prospects, alumni, team personnel and staff, radio personnel, trainers etc. We then proceed to post the transcript of the interview for our fans […]
Central Division Recap
Calgary Hitmen Last Week – 1-2-0-0. A 3 game road trip started with losses of 4-3 and 6-1 in Moose Jaw and Brandon. Then in a possible preview of a 1st round playoff match-up the Hitmen won 6-3 in Regina. Jake Kryski had 3 goals and Beck Malenstyn had 1 […]
Central Division Recap
Calgary Hitmen Last Week – 2-2-0-0. The Hitmen extended their winning streak to 3 games with a 4-3 shootout win over Brandon. The streak ended with a 5-4 decision to Medicine Hat. They split a home-and-home weekend with Red Deer with the road team winning each game. The Hitmen scored […]
Central Division Recap
Calgary Hitmen Last Week – 2-0-0-0. A couple of 1-goal decisions this week for the Hitmen who beat Edmonton 2-1 in overtime and edged Saskatoon 3-2. The Hitmen earned 2 wins even though they scored only 5 goals and they came from 5 different players: Mark Kastelic, Andrei Grishakov, Andrew […]
WHL PP + PK
Which WHL teams are the strongest on the specialty teams? This is a simple equation of combining the teams PP % and PK %. Team PP PK Total Regina 32.5 81.1 113.6% Medicine Hat 28.7 80.5 109.2% Everett 21.1 85.8 106.9% Portland 25.4 80.7 106.1% Tri City 25.7 80.2 […]
Strength Of Schedule
It’s safe to say we have reached the stretch drive of the WHL season. We have one month left in the regular season and there are lots of battle for playoff positions. Let’s take a closer look at those clubs’ strength of schedule to see who could have the advantage […]
Central Division Recap
Calgary Hitmen Last Week – 1-2-1-0. After 4-0 and 7-2 losses to Division leaders Regina and Medicine hat the Hitmen played a couple of overtime games. They beat Swift Current 3-2 in a shootout and lost 3-2 in overtime in Edmonton. 9 of the last 18 games have gone to […]
Central Division Recap
Calgary Hitmen Last Week – 1-2-0-0. A 3 game road trip started with an 8-2 loss in Kelowna, followed by a come from behind 4-3 overtime win in Vancouver and then headed to the island and dropped a 4-1 decision in Victoria. 7 of their last 15 games have gone […]
WHL Playoff Experience
It’s debatable as to how much playoff experience is a factor in the WHL playoffs. Over the years we have seen teams who have gone 1 or 2 rounds in the previous playoffs and then are prepared for a long playoff run. We have also see teams who go from […]
