History has a funny way of repeating itself. Last season, the Regina Pats opened the Western Hockey League playoffs by disposing of the heavily-favoured Lethbridge Hurricanes. Now in the Eastern Conference final, the Canes would love to return the favour against the top-ranked team in the Canadian Hockey League. “They’re […]
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WHL playoffs: Western Conference Final – Kelowna Rockets vs Seattle Thunderbirds
We will be previewing the conference final match-ups in an on-going series. While any best-of-seven series that ends in five games may, on the surface, appear to have been a cakewalk of sorts for the winning team, the Kelowna Rockets […]
WHL Playoff Recap: Wong’s OT heroics leads Lethbridge to the Eastern Conference Final
Lethbridge 5 @ Medicine Hat 4 OT .@WHLHurricanes advance to Eastern Conf. Championship series following an electrifying 7 game series w/ @tigershockey. #MHvsLET #WHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/iaE5YgeQyD — The WHL (@TheWHL) April 19, 2017 -For most of us, playing in a game 7 is the ultimate dream game. Having it go to […]
WHL playoff second round preview: Portland Winterhawks vs Kelowna Rockets
We will be previewing each of the four second-round playoff match-ups in an on-going series. Here we have the matchup between Kelowna and Portland. For much of the regular season, a frequent topic of discussion was the quality of B.C. Division teams. It was an ultra-competitive division, where it seemed […]
WHL Playoff Preview: Everett Silvertips versus Seattle Thunderbirds
We knew it was going to come to this didn’t we? Since about mid January, the Everett Silvertips and Seattle Thunderbirds were the two best teams in the U.S. Division and now they’ll settle the matter in the second round of the playoffs. How close were they? Everett won the […]
WHL playoff second round preview: Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. Medicine Hat Tigers
Now that the dust has settled on the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs, it is time to look a the first round survivors and their match-ups. I’ll be taking a look at the series that begins in Medicine Hat on Friday night. The Medicine Hat Tigers were […]
WHL playoff second round preview: Swift Current Broncos vs. Regina Pats
The Swift Current Broncos’ first playoff series win in nine years was a cause for celebration. While the Broncos celebrated inside following their 3-2 Game 7 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors Monday, a truck full of Broncos fans did a lap around the arena blaring “We Are The Champions” […]
Game Day Playoff Edition 1
Welcome to the first of many game day previews for the duration of the playoffs. We will take a look at matchups throughout the playoffs and focus in on some players who have made an impact in their series. Medicine Hat Tigers lead 2-0 in their series with the Brandon […]
DUBNetwork’s 2016-17 “All-20” WHL All-Star Team
The current rules allow each Western Hockey League team to include three 20-year-old players on their roster. These are seemingly interchangeable spots on a WHL roster throughout the season, often devoted to players with high-end skills or, perhaps just as important, high-end character. At 20 years of age, a WHL […]
Interview With Jordan Papirny of the Swift Current Broncos
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 […]