The biggest crowd of the season at the Langley Events Centre was rocking for the Giants’ 4-1 win over Spokane in Game 1 of the Western Conference Championship series. The sellout crowd of the 4917 was energetic and loud all night, creating a great junior hockey playoff atmosphere and giving […]
WHL Playoffs
2019 Playoff Preview: 1BC) Vancouver Giants vs. 2US) Spokane Chiefs
Franchise Playoff History: The Spokane Chiefs and Vancouver Giants have battled in the playoffs in three previous years with the Chiefs taking two of the series. 2008 first round: Spokane defeated Vancouver in six games en route to a Memorial Cup victory. 2009 second round: Vancouver eliminated the Chiefs in […]
2019 playoff preview: 1C) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. 1E) Prince Albert Raiders
Franchise playoff history: 2014 Opening Round Edmonton 4-0, Oil Kings outscored Prince Albert 18-9 in four game sweep on their way to the 2014 WHL Championship, as well as winning the Memorial Cup, the last team from the WHL to do so. 2018-19 head-to-head: Prince Albert: 3-1-0-0 Edmonton : 1-2-1-0 […]
Raiders end the Blades season in Game 6
PRINCE ALBERT-6 SASKATOON-3 Prince Albert wins series 4-2 Game 6 A “killers’ mentality” is how Saskatoon head coach Mitch Love saw the Raiders effort in Game 6. A team that had a chance to close out the series and they were successful on Sunday afternoon in Saskatoon. Meanwhile for the […]
Today’s Gameday Preview: Raiders @ Blades (Prince Albert leads 3-2)
The top two teams in the WHL’s Eastern Conference square off in the first elimination game of their hard-fought series. The Prince Albert Raiders have a three games to two lead over the Saskatoon Blades heading into Game 6. The home team has won each of the previous five games […]
Series Recap: Giants sweep Royals to advance to Conference Final
The Vancouver Giants are off to the Western Conference Final for the first time since 2010 with their second-round sweep of the Victoria Royals. The matchup was a rematch of last year’s first-round series which Victoria won despite the Giants leading the series three games to two at one point. […]
Spokane edges Everett in Game 5 to advance to the Western Conference final
(Spokane, WA) The Spokane Chiefs were not about to waste their extra shot on home ice to close out the Everett Silvertips on Saturday night. Due to Cirque de Soliel occupying the Angel of the Winds Arena, the Chiefs hosted games three, four and five. After taking the first three […]
Today’s Gameday Preview: Silvertips @ Chiefs (Spokane leads 3-1)
DUBNetwork Feature game of the night: Everett Silvertips @ Spokane Chiefs (Spokane leads 3-1) 7:05 PM PDT In the lone game of the night the Everett Silvertips will look to stay alive while the Spokane Chiefs look for a berth in Round 3. In a 2-3-2 series where Everett is set […]
Blades pushed to the brink of elimination with Game 5 loss
Prince Albert-6 Saskatoon-1 Game 5 Prince Albert leads series 3-2 Well the home ice trend continued on Friday night in Prince Albert. The home team has taken every game in this series which has now pushed the Saskatoon Blades to the brink of elimination. The first period seemed to be […]
Silvertips frustrate Chiefs en route to first win in series
(Spokane, WA) Despite out shooting the Spokane Chiefs in each of the first three games of their best-of-seven second round series, the Everett Silvertips always seemed to be playing from behind. Oh the wonders of getting an early lead. On Friday night, with their backs against the wall, Everett scored […]