DUBNetwork spent 20 minutes with Rockets forward Leif Mattson last week following practice at Prospera Place. Now 20, and occupying one of three overage spots on Kelowna’s roster, Mattson has spent his entire Western Hockey League career with the Rockets. The Manitoba native was born in Thompson and played his […]
Tag: 2020 Memorial Cup
WHL Gameday Preview: Saturday, September 21st, 2019
DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: Calgary Hitmen @ Swift Current Broncos 7:00PM (MDT) On the first Saturday night of the WHL season, we see a brand new divisional matchup as the Calgary Hitmen travel to Swift Current to take on their new Central Division rivals, the Broncos. With the […]
Kelowna Rockets 2019-20 schedule highlights
A peek at the Kelowna Rockets 2019-2020 schedule provides some interesting insights into the path the organization will travel leading up the 2020 Memorial Cup in May. The upcoming campaign will mark head coach Adam Foote’s first full season behind the bench. Kelowna will be tested early, playing nine of […]
Memorial Cup 2020: Kamloops
This is part of a three part series on DUBNetwork highlighting each of the three options for hosting the Memorial Cup in 2020. We will be running our articles in the same order the teams will be presenting their bids at the Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday: Kamloops, Kelowna, […]
Victoria Royals end 2020 Memorial Cup bid and main camp opens with roster questions
Royals out for 2020 bid On the first day of main training camp for the Victoria Royals the biggest news of the day came off the ice. News broke around midday that the Royals would be pulling their bid for to host the 2020 Memorial Cup. In a surprising move, […]
Commissioner Ron Robison discusses the many changes in the WHL
DubNetwork had the chance to talk with WHL Commissioner Ron Robison this week and discussed a variety of topics. Recently news came out that the WHL would be imposing new trade restrictions. The restrictions prohibit the WHL’s member clubs from trading signed 15-year-old and 16-year-old players. They also would only […]
