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 […]
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2006 NHL Entry Draft: DUB-style
The 2006 National Hockey League Entry Draft was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver. With the first overall pick, the St. Louis Blues selected defenceman Erik Johnson. At DUBNetwork, we’ll supply one of these features from now until Christmas Day, culminating with the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Here’s a […]
Edmonton Oil Kings Player Profiles: Carter Souch off to great start to NHL Draft eligible campaign
Carter Souch came into his draft-eligible season motivated to build off a 45 point sophomore campaign and be a major contributor for the Oil Kings all season long. The 2018-19 season left the forward feeling like he had more to give and something to prove coming into this year’s campaign. […]
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Kelowna Rockets
Kelowna Rockets – Last Season: 28-32-6-2 (4th in B.C. Division) After a disastrous start last season that saw the Rockets sitting with a 4-10 record out of the gate, which was punctuated by the firing of then head coach Jason Smith, Kelowna continued to struggle with establishing consistency throughout the […]
Seattle leads way for WHL at the 2019 NHL entry draft.
On the second day of the NHL entry draft, multiple current (and former) Seattle Thunderbirds waited with anticipation to hear their names called by one of the 31 NHL franchises so they may take their next step living their hockey dreams. The first round saw multiple top-end talent players selected […]
2019 NHL Draft: Western Hockey League by the numbers
The festivities at the Rogers Centre in Vancouver came to an end late Saturday afternoon. Here’s a quick, comprehensive look at the numbers from DUBNetwork. Total WHL Players selected at NHL Draft 2019: 28. (1st Rd: 7) Previous Drafts (2006-2018) 2018: 20. (1st Rd: 2) 2017: 33. (1st Rd: 7) […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: 48 WHL players on NHL Central Scouting midterm rankings; Hughes leaves Hurricanes
WHL has 41 skaters and seven goalies listed by Central Scouting: -NHL Central Scouting revealed their midterm rankings on Monday and the WHL was heavily featured on the list. Below I have a table of the 41 WHL skaters and seven WHL goalies ranked by Central Scouting. I have also […]
2019 NHL Draft Profiles: Emil Malysjev
2001-born defenseman Emil Malysjev had a pretty good set up in Sweden. He was developing in the vaunted HV71 system where many talented Swedish players had played before. The six-foot-three, 190-pound blue liner could have kept moving up the system and possibly onto the professional club. To hear him tell […]
2019 NHL Draft Profiles: Kirby Dach
When the Saskatoon Blades picked second overall in 2016, they needed a real game-changer. Since hosting the Memorial Cup back in 2013, the team had no first-round Bantam Draft picks to speak of, trading away the rights to draft players like Stelio Mattheos and Ty Smith during the season they […]
2019 NHL Draft Profile: Dillon Hamaliuk
Every year during the WHL campaign, there is at least one player who starts out far down or off the radar for NHL scouts. Then, that player gradually works their way up the rankings until they end up far above where they were at the start of the year. Last […]
