For 40 minutes the Lethbridge Hurricanes played the perfect road game. For the final 20 minutes, not so much. The Medicine Hat Tigers scored four times in the third period to defeat the Hurricanes 4-2 Wednesday night at the Canalta Centre, opening the post-Christmas portion of the season with a […]
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At the halfway mark : Central Division
Every team in the Central Division is within a game or two of the official halfway mark of another WHL season. Coming off the holiday break, some teams are settling into their grooves, while others could be looking at roster moves in the not-so-near future. The Central is considered the […]
More of the same for the Rebels
A game that the Red Deer Rebels should have won, went down the tubes similar to rest of the losses that piled up in November and the first half of December. The Rebels played host to the WHL cellar dwelling Edmonton Oil Kings on this night, but it was the […]
WHL recap: Chiefs edge Thunderbirds; Wheat Kings and Cougars earn wins
Brandon 5 Regina 3 If the Memorial Cup host Regina Pats (16-18-3-0) were hoping for a turnaround in their return to hockey after the holiday break, they would be sorely disappointed. With Sam Steel still away, the Pats could not keep up with the Brandon Wheat Kings (25-8-0-1) at Westman […]
Geekie’s line paces Americans over Portland
The Portland Winterhawks were hoping that they would get off to a fresh start after a rough stretch before the holiday break where they won one of their last seven games. To do so, they would need their star player to produce. Cody Glass did just that, notching his first […]
Rockets steal win on home ice
Through 65 minutes of play at Prospera Place, the Kelowna Rockets and Kamloops Blazers settled nothing, thanks mainly to an outstanding performance in goal by the Rockets James Porter. It took a fourth round shootout tally by Liam Kindree for the Rockets to emerge with a 2-1 victory on a […]
At the halfway mark: B.C. Division
Western Hockey League teams pretty much all arrived at the 36-game mark as the Christmas break in the schedule arrived. Regular season play starts up again tonight with 11 games on the slate. When we last collaborated about the B.C. Division, at the quarter pole in early November, the Victoria […]
At the halfway mark: U.S. Division
So here we are, the unofficial halfway mark of the grueling WHL season. At this point, most teams are close to, and some are actually already at the 36-game mark which marks the halfway point for the regular season. The holiday break is wrapping up for players and coaches. The […]
Offense is the trend in 2017-18
Inspired by a tweet that is included below, the team at DUBNetwork wanted to take a look at the offensive production of the teams in the Western Hockey League. I’d suggest that scoring is up around @TheWHL this season. Top 5 scorers, 4 of top 5 goal scorers and 6 […]
WHL in NHL Draft Rankings
There are many, many NHL Draft Rankings that are available for hockey fans to view and it’s always interesting to see where WHL players rank. There are roughly a dozen rankings that are reliable and updated on a regular basis. Here are a few of those rankings that have been […]
