Mark Rassell could only do so much for the Medicine Hat Tigers. A heroic effort came up short as the Tigers ran out of gas and fell 4-3 in overtime late on Easter Sunday and were eliminated by the Brandon Wheat Kings. After coughing up a 2-0 series lead in […]
WHL Playoffs
Raiders force Game 7 against Warriors
On Easter Sunday, the Prince Albert Raiders’ playoff dreams were resurrected once more. The Raiders stove off elimination for the second time in 24 hours and forced a Game 7 in their Western Hockey League Eastern Conference quarter-final series against the Moose Jaw Warriors. Cole Fonstad’s second goal of the […]
Missed opportunities for Royals as Giants win Game 5
Successful teams in the playoffs make the most out opportunities. The Royals were in the favourable spot of having four power plays to Vancouver’s zero in the first period but could not cash in. Instead the Giants struck first and then rode a Victoria collapse in the second period for […]
Everett exacts revenge – eliminates Seattle
Carter Hart never did get that 27th WHL regular season shutout that would have made the WHL record his alone. The one he got on Saturday night at Angel of the Winds Arena probably felt way better than that one would have. Hart stopped all 36 shots he faced and […]
Pats take their turn at big victory to force Game 7
By Les Lazaruk Playoff hockey is about nail-biting games with overtime added in for a little spice…right? The Regina Pats and Swift Current Broncos, obviously, didn’t receive the memo with the post-season template. The Queen City Kids forced a seventh and deciding game in the best-of-seven WHL Eastern Conference […]
Resilient Raiders refuse to die; force Game 6
By Matthew Gourlie The Prince Albert Raiders were not ready for their season to be over. The Moose Jaw Warriors were not ready to meet the level of desperation that the Raiders brought Saturday night at Mosaic Place. The Raiders were the hungrier team in Game 5 and their 5-1 […]
Handshakes in Lethbridge as Hurricanes hold off hard charging Rebels
Following games three and four in Red Deer, it looked as though the Rebels had swiped some of the momentum the Hurricanes had over the first two games of the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals. Red Deer did trail the series 3-1 coming into game five, but they had taken Game 3 […]
Yamamoto nets OT winner – extends series
A side story for the entertaining series that has taken place between the Spokane Chiefs and Portland Winterhawks has been the lack of scoring from the player on the ice who has the most NHL games under his belt. Kailer Yamamoto after averaging 1.60 points per game in the regular […]
Game 5 preview: Vancouver Giants vs Victoria Royals
With Game 5 back to Vancouver Island with the series tied 2-2, The Vancouver Giants will battle the Victoria Royals again Saturday night at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena in Victoria. Here is a DUBNetwork preview and some items to look out for. Momentum shifts– If you are a fan of […]
Tyler Steenbergen nets hat trick in Broncos Game 5 win over Pats
With the series tied 2-2, the Swift Current Broncos and the Regina Pats were in Swift Current for Game 5. In spite of the loss on Wednesday in Regina, March 29th was a good day for the Broncos defenseman, Josh Anderson as he was officially signed to an entry-level contract […]