No Offseason for the Victoria Royals Welcome to the Daily Dose of the Dub – Victoria Royals Edition. Well, not quite but the team from Vancouver Island continues to make daily news as general manager Cameron Hope is actively making moves to reshape their roster: In an interesting move, the […]
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Hitmen name Steve Hamilton as head coach
Eight years later and Calgary Hitmen GM Jeff Chynoweth finally got his man. Eight years ago, Chynoweth was running the Kootenay Ice and looking for a new head coach. He interviewed an up-and-coming coach in Steve Hamilton, who already tucked Alberta Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year titles under […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: 2018-19 WHL leading scorer candidates
Jayden Halbgewachs led the WHL in scoring a season ago with 70 goals, 59 assists and 129 points. With Halbgewachs aging out of the league, we will have a new scoring leader in 2018-19. In fact the top-six scorers from a season ago are likely not returning to the WHL. […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Blades add McKay; Chiefs bring in Michael King
Blades trade with the Chiefs TRADE 🔄 Blades acquire veteran winger from Chiefs Details » https://t.co/iPB4zQmktf pic.twitter.com/0AptrejbYJ — Saskatoon Blades (@BladesHockey) July 12, 2018 The Saskatoon Blades announced today that they had acquired 1999-born forward Riley McKay from the Spokane Chiefs for a fourth round bantam pick in 2019 and […]
Flaming Hot Takes – June 26, 2018
Welcome to my new feature here at Dub Network. I’m very excited about this new venture and the opportunity to continue talking about the Western Hockey League but in a way that is a little bit outside my comfort zone. Before I go on much further, I should introduce myself. […]
Columbus selects Trey Fix-Wolansky at NHL Draft
The Edmonton Oil Kings own Trey Fix-Wolansky was selected 204th overall to the Columbus Blue Jackets in this year’s NHL Entry Draft. Wolansky has spent the last two seasons with the Oil Kings club, where he led the team in scoring last season with 89 points in 71 games He […]
NHL Draft rounds six and seven – WHL round up
David Tendeck (G) – Vancouver Giants Tendeck was selected in the sixth round, 158th overall to the Arizona Coyotes. Tendeck played in 48 WHL games for the Giants and posted a 25-16-3-2 record. He had three shutouts and a .912 save percentage. He also posted a 3.02 goals against average. […]
Oil Kings make organizational changes
On Monday morning the Edmonton Oil Kings made some big changes to the organization. They revealed that they were not renewing the contracts of head coach Steve Hamilton and assistant coach Ryan Marsh. Also general manager Randy Hansch will be pursuing an NHL opportunity said Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli. […]
Edmonton brings in Benjafield and Loschiavo; moves out Bowman, Murray, Miller and Mohr
With the WHL’s Bantam Draft and so many WHL team’s upper management on hand at the Sheraton in Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday, there was the potential for some moves. TRADE: @EdmOilKings trade Kobe Mohr to @blazerhockey for Quinn Benjafield & a fourth-round selection (2020).#WHLBantamDraft — The WHL (@TheWHL) May […]
Carter Hart wins third straight Goaltender of the Year award
– Red Deer, AB For the first time in Western Hockey League history, a single person has won the Goaltender of the Year trophy for the third season in a row. Philadelphia Flyers prospect and Everett Silvertips starting netminder, Carter Hart, was once again the recipient of the accolades. Despite […]