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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Aleksi Heponiemi and Emil Oksanen continue exodus from WHL to Finland
Just a couple weeks after Seattle Thunderbirds forward Sami Moilanen skipped out on his 19-year-old season in the WHL to play professionally in his home country of Finland, Swift Current Broncos winger Aleski Hepoiniemi and Regina Pats forward Emil Oksanen followed his path back to Suomi. It was announced on […]
Regina shut out in Memorial Cup final, fall to Acadie-Bathurst 3-0
With the final of the 100th Memorial Cup consisting not only of the two highest scoring teams in the tournament, but a pair of squads who combined for 14 goals in their lone meeting, this was expected to be a shoot out. Acadie-Bathurst’s Evan Fitzpatrick and Regina’s Max Paddock had […]
Regina moves on to the Memorial Cup final with 4-2 win
The OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs have seen about enough of Max Paddock of the Regina Pats. The 2000-born netminder returned to the ice for the first time since March 16th in the first game of the Memorial Cup and stopped 31 of 33 as his Pats edged the OHL champions. On […]
Manny Viveiros moving on from the Swift Current Broncos
The #Oilers have hired Glen Gulutzan, Trent Yawney and Manny Viveiros as assistant coaches. Details: https://t.co/5uzuSVGJBQ pic.twitter.com/2YPclag7pr — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) May 25, 2018 At a news conference earlier today, head coach and director of hockey operations of the Swift Current Broncos announced that he is leaving the team and […]
Henry’s hat-trick sends Regina to Memorial Cup semi-final and ends Swift Current’s season
Counting the preseason, the Swift Current Broncos were playing in their 106th game of the 2017-18 campaign on Wednesday evening. It was also the last game of the round robin in the Mastercard Memorial Cup and would turn out to be their last as they fell 6-5 to the host […]
Regina scores with 32 seconds left to beat Hamilton in first game of the 2018 Memorial Cup
46 days off? No problem. No third overage player on the ice? No problem. A starting rookie goalie who had not played in a game since the regular season back on March 16th? No worries. The 2018 Memorial Cup got going at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan with the […]
Memorial Cup – Tale of the Tape
Hamilton Bulldogs OHL Champion Head Coach John Gruden General Manager Steve Staios Eastern Conference Champions 43-18-4-3-93 points -Beat Ottawa 4-1. -Beat Niagara 4-1. -Beat Kingston 4-1. -Beat Sault Ste Marie 4-2. -First OHL title in third year in Hamilton after moving from Belleville. Number Player Pos Birth Year Points-per-game (regular […]