Now that the dust has settled on the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs, it is time to look a the first round survivors and their match-ups. I’ll be taking a look at the series that begins in Medicine Hat on Friday night. The Medicine Hat Tigers were […]
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Playoff Game Day Edition 2
Welcome to another game day preview that we will run for the duration of the playoffs. We will take a look at matchups throughout the playoffs and focus in on some players who have made an impact in their series. Medicine Hat looks to close out their first round match-up […]
DUBNetwork’s 2016-17 “All-20” WHL All-Star Team
The current rules allow each Western Hockey League team to include three 20-year-old players on their roster. These are seemingly interchangeable spots on a WHL roster throughout the season, often devoted to players with high-end skills or, perhaps just as important, high-end character. At 20 years of age, a WHL […]
WHL playoff round one preview: Red Deer Rebels v. Lethbridge Hurricanes
We will be previewing each of the eight first-round playoff match-ups in an on-going series. First up we have the two-three series in the Central Division bracket. The Lethbridge Hurricanes enter the playoffs as one of the hottest teams since the Christmas break. They finished the regular season with a […]
Central Division Recap
Calgary Hitmen Last Week – 3-1-0-0. Their pursuit of playoff spot took a blow with a 6-2 loss to Saskatoon. But they may have played their best hockey of season on the weekend with a 4-3 win over the Hurricanes, a 5-2 win in Lethbridge and a 5-2 victory over […]
Central Division Recap
Calgary Hitmen Last Week – 1-2-0-0. A 3 game road trip started with losses of 4-3 and 6-1 in Moose Jaw and Brandon. Then in a possible preview of a 1st round playoff match-up the Hitmen won 6-3 in Regina. Jake Kryski had 3 goals and Beck Malenstyn had 1 […]
Central Division Recap
Calgary Hitmen Last Week – 2-2-0-0. The Hitmen extended their winning streak to 3 games with a 4-3 shootout win over Brandon. The streak ended with a 5-4 decision to Medicine Hat. They split a home-and-home weekend with Red Deer with the road team winning each game. The Hitmen scored […]
Central Division Recap
Calgary Hitmen Last Week – 2-0-0-0. A couple of 1-goal decisions this week for the Hitmen who beat Edmonton 2-1 in overtime and edged Saskatoon 3-2. The Hitmen earned 2 wins even though they scored only 5 goals and they came from 5 different players: Mark Kastelic, Andrei Grishakov, Andrew […]
Central Division Recap
Calgary Hitmen Last Week – 1-2-1-0. After 4-0 and 7-2 losses to Division leaders Regina and Medicine hat the Hitmen played a couple of overtime games. They beat Swift Current 3-2 in a shootout and lost 3-2 in overtime in Edmonton. 9 of the last 18 games have gone to […]
Central Division Recap
Calgary Hitmen Last Week – 1-2-0-0. A 3 game road trip started with an 8-2 loss in Kelowna, followed by a come from behind 4-3 overtime win in Vancouver and then headed to the island and dropped a 4-1 decision in Victoria. 7 of their last 15 games have gone […]