This is the second season we have handed out awards for coach and executive of the year. As has been the case for us with these two awards, the votes were more spread out than with the player awards. Eastern Conference Executive of the Year: Matt Cockell, Winnipeg ICE […]
Opinion
2020 DUBNetwork Player Awards: MVP, Rookie of the Year and Goalie and Defensemen of the Year
Western Conference MVP: Adam Beckman (Spokane Chiefs) Beckman ran away with this vote. Wolf was the closest to him but regardless the MVP for the Western Conference stays in the U.S. Division. Mathew Barzal (Seattle-2017), Carter Hart (Everett-2018) and Joachim Blichfeld (Portland-2019) were the previous winners of this award […]
DUBNetwork Awards Eastern Conference first, second and third teams
The 2019-20 WHL season came to an unexpected end with the outbreak of Covid-19 across North America and the world. That meant us at DUBNetwork had to scramble and put together our fourth annual awards. I reached out to our beat writers and those associated with the site and […]
DUBNetwork Awards: Western Conference first, second and third teams
The 2019-20 WHL season came to an unexpected end with the outbreak of Covid-19 across North America and the world. That meant us at DUBNetwork had to scramble and put together our fourth annual awards. I reached out to our beat writers and those associated with the site and […]
2019-20 Portland Winterhawks regular season player awards: The writer’s picks
With the Portland Winterhawks season ending five games prematurely, the accolades have to be handed out without the true 68 game sample size. I share who I would vote for if given a ballot in the Winterhawks’ usual season-ending award ceremony. I did not include the Team Scholastic Player […]
2019-20 Vancouver Giants regular season player awards: The writer’s picks
With the 2019-20 WHL regular season officially over with six games remaining on the Giants’ schedule due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it is prematurely that time of year….. Player awards. I have picked through the list of the team’s awards that are performance-based and not pre-determined by statistics, here […]
Top 5: Vancouver Giants American players
The Vancouver Giants have had 20 American players suit up for the club in their 19 seasons of play. One of them is the best defenceman in franchise history and another scored possibly the most memorable Teddy Bear toss goal in Giants’ history. Before we get started, if you […]
Top 5: Vancouver Giants Imports
With the 2019-20 WHL season currently suspended (rightfully so) due to precautions of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a hole in many hockey fans’ lives. Here is the start of some content to help keep both Giants and WHL fans fulfilled until we learn more about the remainder of the […]
WHL Feature: Jadon Joseph’s Journey
“It’s just another part of your hockey road map.” Interesting phrase. One of my smart-ass teammates chirped it in my direction many years ago while a doctor was inserting 16 stitches below my bottom lip. Good times! Of course, the phrase can be construed in other ways. Jadon Joseph […]
Hawco’s Giant Thoughts: The Pilot
Welcome to the first edition of “Hawco’s Giant Thoughts“, my new weekly column surrounding the Vancouver Giants. (Real original name, I know.) This will be a place for opinions, stats, and just general news surrounding the Giants. Something a little bit more casual than game recaps and player features. I […]
