Kennewick, Wa. For the second time in five nights, the Tri-City Americans (32-23-8-1, 73 pts.) and Portland Winterhawks (39-20-1-4, 83 pts.) met in Kennewick for a key U.S. Division matchup. Many picked both of these teams to be at the top of the division come playoff time, but both are […]
U.S. Division
Americans battle hard, but fall in OT to Spokane
Kennewick, Wa. Three nights ago, the Tri-City Americans (32-22-8-1, 73 pts.) suffered their worst loss of the season at the hands of the Portland Winterhawks by a score of 9-0. It was a night when nothing went the Americans way. Friday night would be a good test to see how […]
Silvertips win! Rockets drop third straight
When the Kelowna Rockets hit the road last week for a pair of games in Prince George and one in Everett, the three-game stint provided a perfect opportunity for the team to answer a few lingering questions. However, the Rockets have limped back to Kelowna with perhaps even more questions […]
Seattle’s shootout excellence continues at the expense of Portland
The Seattle Thunderbirds (30-24-7-2) and Portland Winterhawks (38-20-1-4) played a wild game at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in front of 6,124 enraptured fans Friday night. The game had a wild, playoff feel to it as Seattle rode strong goaltending by Liam Hughes and the hot stick of Zack Andrusiak to take […]
Potential Playoff Matchups – 8 of 16 spots locked up
With 17 days to go in the Western Hockey League schedule, DUBNetwork is looking at the potential match-ups as the season closes and heads towards the coveted Ed Chynoweth Cup. Regina owns the first birth in the Memorial Cup, the playoffs will determine who is the WHL representative in the […]
WHL Monthly Records
February 2018 Overall 1 Spokane 12 GP 10-2-0-0 20 2 Everett 12 GP 9-1-1-1 20 3 Swift Current 12 GP 9-2-1-0 19 4 Red Deer 13 GP 9-3-1-0 19 5 Portland 11 GP 8-3-0-0 16 6 Lethbridge 12 GP 8-4-0-0 16 7 Moose Jaw 13 GP 8-5-0-0 16 8 Regina […]
WHL recap (part two): Andrusiak nets hat trick and winner; Cougars take game over Rockets
Prince George 4 Kelowna 1 The slow spiral down to the bottom of the standings in the Western Conference for the Prince George Cougars (21-33-4-4) was interrupted Tuesday night with a 4-1 win over the division-leading Kelowna Rockets (38-19-4-2). Joel Lakusta, Jared Bethune and Brogan O’Brien all had two points, while Taylor Gauthier […]
Americans fall flat big time against Portland
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (32-22-7-1, 72pts.) had to feel pretty confident coming into tonight’s contest with the Portland Winterhawks (38-20-1-3, 80pts.). The Americans were riding a three game win streak with wins against Kamloops, Prince George, and division rival Seattle. They won those games by a combined score of […]
Potential Playoff Matchups – Down to the wire.
With 21 days to go in the Western Hockey League schedule, DUBNetwork is looking at the potential match-ups as the season closes and heads towards the coveted Ed Chynoweth Cup. Regina owns the first birth in the Memorial Cup, the playoffs will determine who is the WHL representative in the […]
Spokane closes out perfect weekend with 5-2 win in Everett
Spokane 5 @Everett 2 for the fourth time in the last 16 days and 10th time this year, the Spokane Chiefs (36-21-3-2) and Everett Silvertips (41-18-2-3) did battle. Despite facing each other so many times recently, the two teams have compiled some of the best records in the WHL over […]