Moose Jaw signs Alarie 2018 1st RND pick Eric Alarie has committed to the Warriors & WHL with the signing of a Standard Player Agreement. Details: https://t.co/NNN18zv6DB pic.twitter.com/UZ533urSNG — Moose Jaw Warriors (@MJWARRIORS) August 2, 2018 The last pick of the first round in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft – […]
Tag: Everett Silvertips
Daily Dose of the Dub: Silvertips and Broncos make a deal
2018 WHL Championship Series foes make a swap The Everett Silvertips and Swift Current Broncos made a trade on Monday. Tthe reigning WHL champions moved 1998-born defenseman Sahvan Khaira to the Everett Silvertips in exchange for 1999-born center Ethan O’Rourke and a third round Bantam Draft pick in 2019. Khaira’s […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Tri-City hires Kelly Buchberger as new head coach
The Tri-City Americans announced at a press conference today that they had hired Kelly Buchberger as their new head coach. Buchberger fills the void left when Mike Williamson stepped down from the position earlier this summer. Buchberger played in the WHL for the Moose Jaw Warriors back in 1984-85 and […]
Team USA named for the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
It was announced earlier today that USA Hockey has named it’s team for the first ever U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup to be played in North America. Among the 21 players selected were two players from the Western Hockey League as well as a player whose rights are held by the […]
NHL Draft rounds two and three – WHL round up
This slow emergence of WHL players being drafted continued with just two picks in the second round. The defensemen from the league led the way with the first four picks. The emergence of WHL forwards began with picks 92 and 93. Jett Woo (D) – Moose Jaw Warriors Woo was […]
WHL links and notes: import goalie restriction removed?
With so much happening this summer, we at DubNetwork are moving towards having an overall post for the day on the news and links to some great work out there. But first, it has been widely rumored that the restriction the CHL placed on its member teams selecting goalies in […]
Everett Silvertips – defending Western Conference champions will lose a lot
We are taking a look at who each WHL team should have back for the 2018-19 season. As part of this practice we are factoring that each overage player signed to a professional contract will not be back. The first year under new coach Dennis Williams was a great one […]
Portland Winterhawks notebook: the Mike Johnston executive tree
Since he joined the Portland Winterhawks in 2008, Mike Johnston has done a good job of recruiting players to come and play in the WHL with Portland. Along the way he has brought in a strong group of individuals to help him in scouting and recruiting. The success that he […]
Connor Dewar named Everett Silvertips captain
Former Everett Silvertips head coach Kevin Constantine once told me that while Connor Dewar was just 17 year old, he already thought of him as a veteran player. The drive with which he played and his willingness to do anything it took to win may have played large roles in […]
Broncos and Saskatchewan are no longer cup-free since ’93
For the third time in the history of the Swift Current Broncos, they have won the WHL Championship. After being held off in Game 5, the Broncos found the confines of the Credit Union i-plex ever so friendly and shut down the Everett Silvertips 3-0, winning the WHL Championship series […]