By Traci Kay and Matthew Gourlie The Western Hockey League’s two best teams looked like they were on a second round collision course all season. Now — despite the best efforts of the Regina Pats and Prince Albert Raiders — the Swift Current Broncos and Moose Jaw Warriors will meet […]
WHL Playoffs
2018 Playoff preview: Lethbridge Hurricanes vs Brandon Wheat Kings
Regular season meetings: BDN 5-1 Dec. 1 at the Enmax Centre BDN 3-0 Dec. 15 at Westman Place LET 7-2 Feb. 23 at the Enmax Centre BDN 6-0 March 6 at Westoba Place Series leaders: BDN Ty Lewis 3G, 3A Connor Gutenberg 3G, 2A Stelio Mattheos 2G, 2A Evan Weinger 2G, […]
WHL Playoff Previews: Tri-City Americans vs Victoria Royals
DUBNetwork writers Aaron Piper and Ryan Sinclair take a look at the second round series between the Tri-City Americans and Victoria Royals. Season Series: Tri-City 2-2-0-0 Victoria 2-1-1-0 October 10th, 2017 / TC 2 at VIC 8 October 11th, 2017 / TC 5 at VIC 4 OT November 18th, 2017 […]
Victoria Royals outlast the Vancouver Giants in Game 7 to win series
There would not be another Game 7 heartbreak for the Royals. Matthew Phillips blocked a shot with less than a second remaining to seal the win for the Royals and secure the series win. In a Game 7 in 2016, the Kelowna Rockets scored on the Royals with .02 seconds […]
Warriors win wild Game 7
By Matthew Gourlie Like the villain in horror movie, the Prince Albert Raiders refused to die and that terrified the Moose Jaw Warriors. In the end, that fear was what the Warriors needed to push them to play their best game of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final series. The Warriors […]
Portland gets by Spokane in Game 7 and moves on
The Portland Winterhawks and Spokane Chiefs got together on Tuesday night at Veterans Memorial Coliseum for a winner-move-on Game 7. The 3,898 fans who hastily made plans to attend after Spokane forced the deciding game with a win at home Monday night, were treated to a high-flying and energetic game, […]
Portland vs Spokane Game 7 preview – by the numbers
Game 7 of the first round series between the Spokane Chiefs and Portland Winterhawks goes tonight at 7pm in Veterans Memorial Coliseum. With both teams’ seasons on the line, let’s preview the game by taking a look inside the numbers. 30.1 – As in the number of seconds Portland was […]
Swift Current Broncos win first round against Regina Pats
The final decision has been made. The Swift Current Broncos are getting ready for round two and the Regina Pats now have a few weeks off to rest and recuperate before they host the Memorial Cup tournament. Going into this game, it was an evenly-matched back and forth series throughout […]
Spokane staves off elimination and forces Game 7 with hard-fought 5-2 win
The Spokane Chiefs were given a second life after the strange end to Game 5 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum Saturday. To make use of that second chance they would need to do something they had not done against Portland since April 29th, 2011 – beat the Portland Winterhawks at Spokane […]
Phillips finds a way to get it done -Victoria Royals push the series to Game 7
Just find a way. That’s what Victoria Royals captain Matthew Phillips said they would have to do for a victory in Game 6. After a 5-3 loss in Game 5, Phillips said post-game “Just find a way. It might not be pretty. It’s gut-check time, play the best that you […]