It’s not often you see an overage player sign a professional contract and then immediately return to the WHL, but that’s exactly what happened on Thursday when Krystof Hrabik signed a two-year contract with the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda and was immediately loaned back to the Tri-City Americans.
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Smith returned to Chiefs, Hitmen release Krajc, Raiders and Rebels, Hurricanes and Silvertips connect on trades
The New Jersey Devils officially announced on Tuesday the decision to return defenseman Ty Smith to the Spokane Chiefs for another year of junior hockey.
Warm providing Americans with consistent goaltending
The Tri-City Americans were set up for a hard weekend. They were playing two tough road games against the Seattle Thunderbirds and Spokane Chiefs, both of which have potent play makers who can put the puck in the net. Over the two games though, only one puck got into the […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Wedman returns to Seattle, Hitmen get Kastelic back from Senators and more
Mark Kastelic has been returned to the Calgary Hitmen after attending Ottawa Senators (NHL) and Belleville Senators (AHL) training camps as an undrafted free agent.
Blazers weekly preview
After back-to-back wins on home ice, the Blazers are gearing up for two games against U.S Division opponents to complete a four-game homestand at the Sandman Centre. Not only did the Blazers return closer to .500 after two consecutive wins, but they also gained ground on their B.C Division opponents […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Chiefs release Startsev, Seminoff and Svejovsky miss game with injury and more
With defenseman Filip Kral returning from Toronto Maple Leafs training camp, the Spokane Chiefs had to move out one of their import players to comply with CHL regulations around imports.
Lack of urgency sinks Tbirds in 3-1 loss to Tri-City
Tri-City Americans (1-1-0-0) forward Sasha Mutala opened the scoring against the Seattle Thunderbirds (1-0-0-0) midway through the first period on a power-play goal. The man advantage came after a scrap between Cade McNelly and Landon Roberts where McNelly received two minutes for instigating. Seattle’s slow start proved to be their […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Raiders acquire Watts, CHL unveils team of the week, Weekly Report notes
The Prince Albert Raiders have acquired forward Brayden Watts from the Vancouver Giants in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2021 WHL Bantam Draft.
Mutala and the Americans double up the Silvertips 4-2
Sasha Mutala was a player to behold at the Everett Silvertips preseason tournament a few weekends ago. He had back-to-back three point games en route to a six-point, two-game weekend. Maybe he just likes playing in Everett or maybe this is a sign the Colorado Avalanche-drafted prospect is primed for […]
WHL Gameday Preview: Friday, September 20th, 2019
DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: Brandon Wheat Kings @Winnipeg ICE 7:30PM CDT The WHL has officially returned. What better way to start the season than in Winnipeg for the first WHL regular season game since 1984 when the Winnipeg Warriors played their last game there before moving to Moose […]