Which teams are the best at even strength? To calculate this we have removed PP goals for and against, SH goals for and against and only used stats from regulation time. Here are the rankings. Team ESGF ESGA Total Regina 233 131 102 Medicine Hat 238 183 55 Prince George […]
U.S. Division
PP & PK
Which WHL teams are the strongest on the specialty teams? This is a simple equation of combining the teams PP % and PK %. Team PP PK Total Regina 31.5 81.4 112.9% Medicine Hat 29.4 81.6 111.0% Everett 20.8 85.8 106.6% Seattle 22.2 83.3 105.5% Kelowna 25.2 80.1 105.3% […]
Shootout History
2016-17 marks the 12th season the WHL has used the shootout format. There has been 873 shootouts in WHL history. The first year there were 94 shootouts, the most in one season. Before switching to 3-on-3 overtime last season the WHL averaged 78 shootouts a season. Last year there 43 […]
Since The Trade
This is an in depth look at all 86 trades made in the WHL during the 2016-17 season. Obviously some of the trades also involved draft picks and it’ll be years until the stats can be finalized. September 6/16 – Edmonton trades Carter Phair to Kamloops for 2018 4th […]
3 on 3 Overtime
3-on-3 overtime was implemented into the WHL in the 2015-16 season. Here are the teams listed in order of most wins. Team OTW OTL Regina 15 10 Edmonton 14 11 Lethbridge 13 5 Kamloops 12 7 Spokane 12 13 Everett 11 14 Moose Jaw 11 15 Portland 11 7 Prince […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Down the stretch they come
We’re down to the final weekend and the U.S. Division is far from solved. Heading into the final handful of games the Seattle Thunderbirds have a slim, one-point lead over the Everett Silvertips for both the U.S. Division lead and the Western Conference top spot. Everett has one game in […]
Interview With Paul Thompson, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach/Personal Trainer at Outperforme Athletics
DUBNetwork works to conduct interviews with different people who are directly involved (or have been involved) in the Western Hockey League in some capacity. This includes players, prospects, alumni, team personnel and staff, radio personnel, trainers etc. We then proceed to post the transcript of the interview for our fans […]
WHL PP + PK
Which WHL teams are the strongest on the specialty teams? This is a simple equation of combining the teams PP % and PK %. Team PP PK Total Regina 32.5 81.1 113.6% Medicine Hat 28.7 80.5 109.2% Everett 21.1 85.8 106.9% Portland 25.4 80.7 106.1% Tri City 25.7 80.2 […]
Strength Of Schedule
It’s safe to say we have reached the stretch drive of the WHL season. We have one month left in the regular season and there are lots of battle for playoff positions. Let’s take a closer look at those clubs’ strength of schedule to see who could have the advantage […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Division race officially on
It seems like just a couple of weeks ago that the Everett Silvertips were in the U.S. Division driver’s seat. They had a comfortable lead in the division and the real race looked to be for second place. Things have a way of changing quickly however and after the weekend […]