With no current Royals information to speak of, I decided to look back at the organization as a whole, and create a Royals/Bruins franchise all-star team. In 2006, the Chilliwack Bruins were formed as an expansion franchise. Their first five years in Chilliwack resulted in less than stellar results. […]
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15 WHLers Invited to Team Canada World Juniors Selection Camp
On Thursday, 15 WHLers were named to Canada’s World Junior Selection Camp roster. 2 goalies, 6 defenseman and 7 forwards will compete for a spot to join team Canada in Edmonton this coming December. The selection Camp starts November 16th and goes until December 13th in Red Deer, AB. Canada […]
Three Rebels named to NHL Central Scouting ‘Players to Watch’ List
NHL Central Scouting released its preliminary list of players to watch for the 2021 NHL Draft. Included in the list are three Red Deer Rebels, two of whom are first-time eligible players. All three players are listed as C prospects, meaning they are currently fourth, fifth, or sixth round candidates […]
ROD PEDERSEN’S DUB THINGS: SHOCKEY HOCKEY PART II
By: Rod Pedersen Welcome to Shockey Hockey Part II where we’ll settle into some more hockey stories with Parry Shockey and allow the grizzled WHL coach (Spokane, Lethbridge, Regina & Moose Jaw) to get some things off his chest after 15 years away from the benches of the Dub. I […]
Boys of Summer: BC athletes train while giving back
The Boys of Summer Where can you see NHL stars face-off against the WHL’s first player with exceptional status in the middle of summer? Only at the Boys of Summer charity tournament in British Columbia. Many fans of the sport of hockey have heard of Da Beauty League, a summer […]
WHL Prospects Review: Central Division
As the summer rolls on, so does our WHL prospects review series. In our first post, we took a look at the seven players selected by NHL teams in the Pacific Division in 2018 and 2019. Today, we’ll dive into the prospects in the Central Division. Chicago Blackhawks In […]
Rod Pedersen’s 10 DUB Things Volume III
1 – WARRIORS IN THE CLEAR?: With the Washington Redskins and Edmonton Eskimos under fire for names and/or logos deemed offensive as they relate to Aboriginal groups, will the Moose Jaw Warriors find themselves under the microscope? So far, it seems the answer is no. The only brush with political […]
Rod Pedersen’s 10 DUB Things Volume II
By: Rod Pedersen 1. Winnipeg ICE head coach James Patrick remembers exactly where he was when he first learned his team’s promising first season in Winnipeg was over. “We were playing in Regina (March 11) and it was after the second period,” Patrick recounted on the phone this week. “My assistant […]
Thank you Hurricanes fans
For the last two WHL season, I have had the privilege and honour to have been given an opportunity to cover and write about the Lethbridge Hurricanes. First, as just a fan, giving my thoughts and opinions on the team, and then has a full-time beat writer this past […]
Brown sparks Tigers in big win over Pats
(MEDICINE HAT, AB) It has been no secret of late the Medicine Hat Tigers have suffered through an uncharacteristic power outage, a trend that continued through the first period Tuesday against the visiting Regina Pats. Entering the contest, the power play unit that performed better than any other in […]