Not often does an 18-year-old defenseman get as much attention going into a U20 World Juniors as Ty Smith is getting now. The Spokane Chiefs blue liner was invited to Hockey Canada’s World Juniors Summer Showcase in Kamloops and he impressed. If he could replicate what he did for Hockey […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Tri-City announces camp roster; Willms out; Woodside a Pat; Smith signs with Devils
Tri-City announces camp roster The Tri-City Americans were the next team to make their training camp roster official and there were quite a few interesting names on and off the list. First of all, their first round CHL Import draft pick Krystof Hrabik is on the camp roster. The Americans […]
A healthy Jake McGrew ready for a big year in Spokane
The story of Jake McGrew in the WHL has been one about potential. The 1999-born right wing was an eighth round pick in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft. The Spokane Chiefs got him there because there was some concern that the Orange, California native would be going the NCAA route. […]
Fresh Faces of the WHL: Jack Finley
(As part of a running feature before the start of the year, we will have some features on players going into their rookie WHL seasons). All across the vast territories than span the Western Hockey League, there are 2002-born players gearing up for the start of training camps this weekend. […]
WHL Training Camp dates and information
DUBNetwork continues its tradition of placing all the Training Camp dates and information into one place that will allow for fans of the Western Hockey League to check on when their favourite team starts the new season. For most teams, things get underway on Monday of next week. The latest […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Silvertips sign Gibson; Rockets, Cougars, Raiders and Pats announce training camps
Gibson signs with Everett SIGNED // D Ty Gibson, WHL Standard Player Agreement. Welcome, Ty. #SilvertipCountry News: https://t.co/AMTX3hUwJX pic.twitter.com/xCCFFv2viU — Everett Silvertips (@WHLsilvertips) August 16, 2018 The Everett Silvertips announced on Thursday that the had signed their 2018 third-round WHL Bantam pick Ty Gibson to a standard player agreement. Gibson, […]
Skyler McKenzie moving on to the pro ranks
On July 3rd, the Winnipeg Jets announced that they had signed 1998-born forward Skyler McKenzie if the Portland Winterhawks to a three-year entry-level contract. The five-foot-eight, 158 pound native of Sherwood Park, Alberta was drafted by the Jets in the seventh round of the 2017 draft, 198th overall. His recollection […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Silvertips and Broncos make a deal
2018 WHL Championship Series foes make a swap The Everett Silvertips and Swift Current Broncos made a trade on Monday. Tthe reigning WHL champions moved 1998-born defenseman Sahvan Khaira to the Everett Silvertips in exchange for 1999-born center Ethan O’Rourke and a third round Bantam Draft pick in 2019. Khaira’s […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Any chance a signed overage player comes back?; U17 camp ends; Winterhawks list Werner
Overage players coming back? At the start of the the 2017-18 WHL season, there were 24 players who had been signed to entry-level contracts and thus were eligible to play in the NHL, AHL or ECHL in the team who owned their rights’ system. Of those 24 players, five made […]
Western Canada well Represented at World Junior Summer Showcase
On Monday, July 30th over 100 players from 4 countries will descend on the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, BC to start the arduous journey of successfully making their nations World Junior squad. The World Junior Summer Showcase is a short 11-game tournament consisting of six teams: Canada, USA (both bring split […]
