Back again with another edition of Thursday Thoughts. Today I am going to focus heavily on one topic: Marketing! I have had several ideas over the years as well as some other things to get off my chest. I must thank The Rod Pedersen Show for inspiring me to […]
Opinion
Thursday Thoughts: Volume 4
Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond my control, I was unable to do Thursday Thoughts following the trade deadline (thanks airlines). I thought I might as well save them for this week and give a little bit of an opinion on the “Winners” and “Losers” of the trade deadline. Some of […]
Calm before the storm: Thunderbirds weekly preview
Monday, Seattle got a boost when it was announced by general manager Bil La Forge that overage forward Matthew Wedman had been returned to Seattle by the Florida Panthers organization. The 40-goal scorer from just a season ago was also named the 36th captain in franchise history. Joining Wedman in […]
DUBNetwork’s 2019-20 WHL Player Award Predictions
We put out our team predictions earlier today and now we release who our 21 voting contributors think will hoist the five major trophies in the WHL. Of all the player awards, this was the most lopsided. Kamloops native and forward Logan Stankoven took home 14 of the 21 votes. […]
DUBNetwork’s 2019-20 WHL team predictions
This past week, 21 different individuals that work for DUBNetwork in some scope voted on who they thought would win each of the WHL’s four divisions, who would be left on top of each conference in the playoffs and who would win the final. We also picked which team we […]
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Saskatoon Blades
For the first time in a half-decade, the Saskatoon Blades are heading into a new Western Hockey League season with high expectations. After missing the playoffs for the fifth straight year in 2017-18, the Blades set themselves up for success the following season, which they had, finishing the regular season […]
Looking for leaders
With training camp opening later today, the work begins on a brand new season for the Red Deer Rebels. It will be a season of change, with three-quarters of the leadership group from last season having moved on. Captain Reese Johnson, along with assistants Brandon Hagel and Alexander Alexeyev, have […]
All-Time WHL Lineups: Kamloops Blazers
Originally posted Aug 12, 2019. Folks, it is August 12th, and we are almost there. Training camp is just around the bend, and we are ready to get things moving into the hockey season. In the meantime, we have wound back the clock and taken a crack at assembling an […]
Top 19 Thunderbirds: A completely subjective list you will certainly disagree with. Continued. #1.
Over the past few months, I’ve taken Seattle fans through a list of the 19 greatest Thunderbirds (as decided by me) in franchise history. Let’s do a quick recap of who has come so far. 19. Carl Stankowski: Rookie goaltender with the stuff to win a title. 18. Zack Fitzgerald: […]
Top 19 Thunderbirds: A completely subjective list you certainly disagree with. Continued. #2.
Well folks, our long journey is coming to an end. When looking at the next player on this list, you would be hard pressed to convince me anyone else in Tbirds history belongs at number two. He wasn’t just the most dominant player on the Seattle roster during his tenure, […]
