Nick Cicek, following his best year yet Last season’s captain of the Portland Winterhawks, Johnny Ludvig, 20, is staying in the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch this season. With this, the Winterhawks knew a change in captaincy was on the way. It is easy to imagine this was not an […]
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2021 Seattle Thunderbirds ready for a clean slate
The Seattle Thunderbirds are opening their 2021 season at home against the Spokane Chiefs on Friday, March 19. While there will be no fans in the arena, the Thunderbirds will be looking to return to form over the season’s 24 scheduled games. Just four years removed from a WHL […]
Portland Winterhawks prepared to defend title
New ownership, new schedule, a temporary new home, but the same winning style. That’s the plan the Portland Winterhawks will be working to uphold over the shortened season. The Winterhawks are the reigning WHL regular-season champions with 97 points in 63 games before the season’s early end. They finished […]
Spokane Chiefs have high hopes for upcoming season
The wait is almost over We are just days away from the season we have all been spending over a year waiting for. At the conclusion of the ’19-’20 season, the Spokane Chiefs found themselves in the top ten of all teams in the Canadian Hockey League last season and […]
Everett Silvertips prepared for unique season
Right where they left off As we enter one of the strangest seasons the Western Hockey League will ever see, teams are looking to prove the time off hasn’t hurt. With that said, the Everett Silvertips appear to be ready to enter the season with the same energy and momentum […]
Thank you Western Hockey League
As the Central Division gets ready to drop the puck on Friday, February 26, we reflect on the past 12 months. Nearly a year. Who would have ever thought an entire hockey league could or would take an entire year off from playing the game? But that is exactly what […]
What could a WHL Playoff look like this season?
With different start dates set around the league and no word about the BC division, playoffs are probably the last thing the WHL is thinking about. Although the playoffs are months away, the league should start looking at their options. Today, we will look at one possible playoff scenario […]
Battle of the All-Time Divisional Teams
To get fans excited for the start of the regular season, we put together what we think are the all-time teams based by division. The four divisions we used were BC, USA, Alberta, and Saskatchewan/Manitoba. You can use any player from any era but the main rule is that […]
The conversation starts now regarding women in hockey
We would like to recognize how both BCHLNetwork and DUBNetwork have welcomed us and give our sincerest thanks to Brian Wiebe and Paul Figler for supporting women in sports and allowing us to speak out to open this conversation on each platform. First and foremost, this is not meant […]
The importance of the WHL staggering schedules
It's another PACKED Saturday. What game are you most excited for?https://t.co/P648CaMoJ1 pic.twitter.com/BFdxdX1TaL — NHL (@NHL) January 30, 2021 We are all waiting for the return of the WHL to on-ice action. With that, fans eagerly await the announcement of a schedule for their divisional play. The WHL should note […]