Chad and Jeff have an exciting lineup this week for you! The Regina Pats have earned the right to host the 2018 MasterCard Memorial Cup. The Saskatchewan community has been host to the Pats since 1918 and their centennial season is also the centennial for the trophy that Major Junior […]
Insight
DUBNetwork Interview: Ty Edmonds, Prince George Cougars
As the Western Hockey League regular season winds down, a number of 20-year-olds can see their junior eligibility coming to an end. Ty Edmonds is one of those players. Edmonds junior career is testimony to the concept of determination and hard work. Selected in the ninth round, 186th overall, at […]
Langley Events Centre
In May 2016 the Vancouver Giants announced that they would be leaving the nearly 50 year old former home of the Canucks, the Pacific Coliseum. The move to the Langley Events Centre was rumoured to save the team $300,000 or more. They do have some specialty games still scheduled for […]
East Division recap
It was a bad news week for teams in the East Division as two contenders lost forwards to season-ending knee surgery. The Regina Pats saw their forward depth take a hit when 17-year-old Jake Leschyshyn required knee surgery after being injured on Feb. 3. The same day, the Swift […]
WHL Even Strength
Which teams are the best at even strength? To calculate this we have removed PP goals for and against, SH goals for and against and only used stats from regulation time. Here are the rankings Team ESGF ESGA Total Regina 185 101 84 Medicine Hat 190 139 51 Prince […]
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 […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Division race officially on
It seems like just a couple of weeks ago that the Everett Silvertips were in the U.S. Division driver’s seat. They had a comfortable lead in the division and the real race looked to be for second place. Things have a way of changing quickly however and after the weekend […]
B.C. Division Update
With four teams posting records at least nine games above.500 as they approach the 60-game mark of the regular season, it can be argued the B.C. Division might be the deepest in the league. Okay, it’s very close and its western conference adversaries in the U.S. Division might beg […]
East Division recap
More bad breaks for battered Blades There was no shortage of news in the East Division this week. There was also a full slate of games though the headlines were reserved for stories beyond wins and losses. Saturday night, the Saskatoon Blades (21-26-5-1) beat the Red Deer Rebels 4-2, […]
