With the early conclusion of the 2019-20 WHL season, many fans are left questioning which team would have been sitting atop the standings at the end of the full regular season, the Portland Winterhawks or Everett Silvertips. Instead, I am wondering how the 2019-20 Portland Winterhawks compare to the […]
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It is what it is. Isn’t it?
It wasn’t supposed to end this way. Not for the Kelowna Rockets. Not for the Western Hockey League. Not for DUBNetwork. Not for me. Last week, as we arrived at the end of the 2020 Memorial Cup round-robin schedule – a May 26 tilt between the host Rockets and […]
Thank you Hurricanes fans
For the last two WHL season, I have had the privilege and honour to have been given an opportunity to cover and write about the Lethbridge Hurricanes. First, as just a fan, giving my thoughts and opinions on the team, and then has a full-time beat writer this past […]
Thank you, DUBNetwork
December 8, 2018. My very first published article (on any platform). It included a rare trade nullification as well as Carter Hart’s first shutout in the professional ranks, thus beginning my journey with DUBNetwork. It’s no secret now…DUBNetwork will not be continuing for the foreseeable future but before I get into […]
Could the NHL cause the WHL season to be delayed or cancelled?
The National Hockey League is looking for a potential place to play out the remainder of its 2019-2020 season and British Columbia Premier John Horgan says it could be played in the province’s hockey rinks. “We’ve heard from others around the league that have other ideas about perhaps having […]
Is WHL Hockey realistic in 2020-21?
With the four Canadian provinces and two U.S. states revealing their re-opening plans to try to get to a new normal, we can start to figure out whether we will have WHL hockey in the 2020-21 season.
Top 5 Bantam Drafts in team history: Brandon Wheat Kings
With the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft coming tomorrow morning and all of us missing WHL hockey because of the current pandemic, we at DUBNetwork thought it would be fun to look at the past WHL Bantam Draft classes for all 22 teams and rank them. We will be posting these […]
Calgary Hitmen 2020-21 overage situation
It has been just over three weeks since the Canadian Hockey League announced its decision to cancel the playoffs and Memorial Cup. This unfortunate news means that the 1999-born players such as Dakota Krebs, Kyle Olson, and captain Mark Kastelic will not get the send-off they worked so hard for […]
Looking ahead to the 2020-21 WHL season: import situations
There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the 2020-21 WHL season as a whole. Will it start on time? Will it happen at all? Will import players be able to come back to North America? It will be a while before we get any clarity on these three questions […]
Looking ahead to the 2020-21 WHL season: Overage situations
With the 2019-20 WHL season getting cut short and the 1999-born players not getting the send-off they deserved, we are left in this awkward position ahead of next season. Should everything be somewhat back to normal and the next WHL season be able to start in a normal way, […]