The 2020 CHL Import Draft, which was held on June 30th, has come and gone. A total of 66 players were selected, 25 of whom were drafted by WHL teams. The Edmonton Oil Kings were one of the WHL teams to make a selection, taking Latvian forward Janis Svanenbergs […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: CHL settles class-action minimum wage lawsuit
The CHL settled a class-action lawsuit brought forward by former players stating that players should be subjected to employee standards, and not considered amateur student-athletes.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Chiefs’ scout hired as head coach of BCHL’s Express, Awards and Alumni news
Spokane Chiefs BC Bantam scout Dan Cioffi has been named head coach of the BCHL’s Coquitlam Express.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Leafs sign Kral and Rubins, Oil Kings hand out team awards
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed graduating defenseman Filip Kral (154 GP, 31 G, 89 A with the Spokane Chiefs from 2017-20) and defenseman Kristians Rubins (109 GP, 10 G, 41 A with the Medicine Hat Tigers from 2016-18) to entry-level contracts
2020 DUBNetwork Player Awards: MVP, Rookie of the Year and Goalie and Defensemen of the Year
Western Conference MVP: Adam Beckman (Spokane Chiefs) Beckman ran away with this vote. Wolf was the closest to him but regardless the MVP for the Western Conference stays in the U.S. Division. Mathew Barzal (Seattle-2017), Carter Hart (Everett-2018) and Joachim Blichfeld (Portland-2019) were the previous winners of this award […]
Teply and the ICE earn a big two points in Regina
As the playoffs near, every point is valuable and the ICE left Regina Wednesday night with two in their back pocket. Winnipeg used their game-in-hand over Brandon, to pass Brandon in the standings. That currently gives Winnipeg home ice advantage in the first round over their provincial rivals in a […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Rockets remove interim tag from Mallette’s job title
Kris Mallette is no longer the interim head coach of the Kelowna Rockets as the interim tag was removed from his job title on Monday.
Strong effort from Hurricanes leads to shootout victory over Oil Kings
Lethbridge Hurricanes’ forward Brett Davis tallied twice and added another in the shootout, as he led his team past the Edmonton Oil Kings 5-4. Alex Cotton chipped in with three assists while the visitors received 32 saves from Beck Warm in the shootout loss. From the get-go, this game […]
Dylan Guenther: The journey from first overall at WHL Draft to offensive star for the Oil Kings
For most players, being selected in the WHL Bantam Draft marks a significant confirmation of success through their journey of battling in minor hockey to finally joining the junior ranks. However, for Dylan Guenther — being selected first overall by the Oil Kings in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft is […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Hardy done for the season
Moose Jaw Warriors captain Owen Hardy has been shut down for the remainder of the season due to an upper-body injury suffered on February 16th in Portland.