Each week, DUBNetwork will be conducting interviews with people who are directly involved (or have been involved) in the Western Hockey League in some capacity. This includes players, prospects, alumni, team staff, radio broadcasters, etc. We will then post the transcript of the interview for our fans to read and […]
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Red, White and Blue Report: Week of returns
It was all about returns in the U.S. Division this past week. Most of the division’s clubs saw their top players returned to them from NHL camps. Everett got goalie Carter Hart and defenseman Noah Juulsen back, while Seattle saw the return of Ethan Bear to their blue line. Portland […]
WHL Jersey Competition Round 1: Brandon vs Swift Current/Red Deer vs Calgary
Last weeks results: [yop_poll id=”2″] Matchup No. 2 Brandon Wheat Kings vs. Swift Current Broncos Brandon Wheat Kings photos courtesy of wheatkings.com Mike Trafford – I like the Wheat Kings colours. I’ll give them a pass on the black because yellow is such an under-utilized colour in sports. I really […]
Player Spotlight: Aleksi Heponiemi
Aleksi Heponiemi is a Finnish-born centre who was selected 10th overall in the 2016 CHL import draft by the Swift Current Broncos. Heponiemi spent the majority of the 2015-16 season playing with the Ilves U18 squad in the Jr. B SM-sarja league where he scored 65 points (25g-40a) in 39 games. Aleksi also […]
WHL Top 30 Draft Prospects: October Edition
Though the WHL season is less than 10 games old, a few prospects have already made a significant impact on their draft stock. The preliminary WHL Top 20 featured a familiar name at the top in Nolan Patrick, who will likely hold down the position for the remainder of the year. Patrick […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Tips and Hawks start on fire
What an exciting week down in the States. We got to see bitter rivals trading blows, some of them low, for our entertainment and abject horror. No, we’re not talking about Trump and Hillary, we’re talking about the U.S. Division in the Western Hockey League. All of the U.S. teams got into […]
WHL Bantam Draft: Scouting Reports
With the 2016-17 bantam hockey season just starting, head bantam scout Brayden Sullivan (Follow on Twitter @SullyDraftGeek) has decided to start a series on Dub Network. Every two weeks several draft reports will be posted on highly touted players in the WHL bantam draft. This will give fans a way to […]
Central Intelligence: Week 1 roundup
The first week of the WHL season in the Central Division consisted entirely of in-division games: six games, 12 teams, all home-and-home series. Calgary Hitmen vs. Kootenay Ice The Hitmen ran the table over the weekend, albeit just barely. The series kicked off Friday in Calgary, where a very odd situation took place. […]
Interview with Nick Henry, Regina Pats rookie forward
Each week, DUBNetwork will be conducting interviews with 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, etc. We will then proceed to post the transcript of the interview for our […]
WHL Jersey Competition Round 1: Prince George vs. Kelowna
Over the next few months here at DUBNetwork we will be hosting a WHL best jersey competition, where you the fans will vote on the league’s best set of home and away jerseys. This competition will be based solely on the regular home and away jerseys of each team and not […]