DUBNetwork got the chance recently to chat with Everett Silvertips General Manager Garry Davidson. Everett is sitting at 35-12-1-1 with 72 points through 49 games. That is the best record in the Western Conference and is second only to the Prince Albert Raiders for best record overall. At the trade […]
Interviews
Portland Winterhawks: Introducing Jack O’Brien and James Stefan
Last week, signed Portland Winterhawks prospects, James Stefan and Jack O’Brien, were in Portland practicing with the team. Head coach Mike Johnston likes bringing prospects into practice throughout the year with the goal of getting the players acclimated to the team and speed of the WHL. After being listed by […]
Portland Winterhawks practice report 1/25
On Friday afternoon I made my way to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum to attend the Portland Winterhawks practice. Fresh off their first victory against Tri-City this season on Wednesday, the Winterhawks are preparing to face the red-hot Seattle Thunderbirds on Saturday and Lethbridge Hurricanes on Sunday. Entering Friday night, the […]
Scott strengthened by previous championship experience
Ian Scott knows what heartbreak and the thrill of victory feels like on some of the biggest stages. He hopes to lean on those experiences this spring with the Prince Albert Raiders.
Victoria edges Everett 2-1 thanks to a “gutsy effort”
(Everett, WA) On Sunday evening in Everett, both the Everett Silvertips and Victoria Royals were playing their third game in three nights. Both also were looking for their first win in those three games with Everett losing at home to Kelowna on Friday and down in Portland on Saturday and […]
Seattle outlasts Victoria in wild affair 6-4
(Kent, WA) The Seattle Thunderbirds played on home ice on Saturday night for the first time since December 29th. The team that took the ice for them was vastly different to the one that did so back in late 2018. That team was mired in what would be a seven-game […]
Thunderbirds post-deadline update: A conversation with Bil La Forge
Recently DUBNetwork had an opportunity to have a conversation with Seattle Thunderbirds General Manager Bil La Forge. In his first season, La Forge was extremely busy during the first 10 days of the 2019 calendar year, making six different trades. East trip: Seattle was one of those rare teams that […]
Winterhawks Post Deadline Update: A conversation with Mike Johnston
The last two weeks have been eventful for the Portland Winterhawks. After defeating the Seattle Thunderbirds in their annual New Year’s Eve game, the Winterhawks departed the next morning for Lethbridge, Alberta. The first of January marked the beginning of the bi-annual swing through the East Division. To help minimize […]
Catching up with Brodi Stuart
-Kamloops, BC Recently I was given an opportunity to attend a game in Kamloops as they took on the Kelowna Rockets. The Blazers organization was kind enough to grant me some time with 18-year-old forward Brodi Stuart who was named an assistant captain with this year’s team under the tutelage […]
Matthew Quigley: Portland’s Swiss Army Knife on Defense
Matthew Quigley is in his third season with the Portland Winterhawks and has developed into a reliable, shutdown defenseman for the Winterhawks who also is a jack-of-all-trades. The Chestermere, Alberta native is a player associate coach Kyle Gustafson relies on as a “key part of our team.” “He has been […]
