It’s the return of Overreaction Monday where we take a look at a storyline from the weekend and … well overreact. While some good points will be made, these are meant to drive a particular narrative and have fun. This week’s overreaction: Prince Albert, Saskatoon and Brandon are by far the […]
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3 Stars of the Night: Dach with three goals and two assists for five points.
Kirby Dach (Saskatoon) – Three Goals, five points in a massive Saskatoon Blades 8-0 win over Swift Current. The 17-year-old forward was a +3 on the night and went 10-of-23 at the faceoff dot. Nolan Yaremko (Tri-City) – The overage captain (at least while Michael Rasmussen is gone) had two […]
3 Stars of the Night: Miller nets first hat trick of 2018-19
In the very first of what will be a running feature, we will be taking a look at the very best each night in WHL action. Carson Miller – Three goals for the former first round Bantam Draft pick as his Prince Albert Raiders rolled over the Regina Pats 7-2. The […]
DubNetwork’s 2018-19 WHL team predictions
It’s that time again folks. We are mere hours away from the 2018-19 WHL season starting. With the start of another regular season, the hopes of all 22 fan bases are high. With the turnover every year in this developmental league, there are a whole lot of unknowns until the […]
2018-19 WHL season previews: Prince Albert Raiders
2017-18: 32-27-9-4, 77 points. Fourth in the East Division and second wild-card seed. -The Prince Albert Raiders took a huge step forward as they went form 49 points to 77 in one season and got back into the playoffs after missing in 2016-17. Then they nearly pulled off a huge […]
Blades finally get to use “It’s only preseason” Excuse
By Les Lazaruk It took seven games for it to happen, but the Saskatoon Blades were finally able to use the, “it’s only preseason” line when explaining a loss. The Prince Albert Raiders finally got the better of the Bridge City Bunch, upending the visitors 5-2 Saturday. The result […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Rosters getting trimmed
As the second week of the preseason in the WHL gets rolling along, teams are starting to trim down their rosters. While a vast majority of players being removed from the rosters, are 15 or 16-year-olds, there will be a few veteran names included. Chiefs see Hamaliuk and Chenier leave […]
WHL Players off to NHL Camps
The beginning of the WHL season brings a lot of hope, and optimism for teams, fans and players. The Western Hockey League is always well represented at NHL training camps so it will come as no surprise that this year 115 WHL’ers will be making the best impressions they can at […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Preseason fully underway
Buskey on the move TRADE: The Raiders have acquired 2000-born goaltender Donovan Buskey from the @spokanechiefs. DETAILS: https://t.co/W1BCZ9ZSQd Photo by Larry Brunt pic.twitter.com/4qdVOC8Q7w — Prince Albert Raiders (@PARaidersHockey) August 31, 2018 The Prince Albert Raiders acquired 2000-born goalie Donovan Buskey from the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for a sixth-round pick […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Preseason starts Thursday!
Saskatoon takes on Prince Albert to start the 2018 preseason The very first game of the WHL preseason takes place on Thursday at the Art Hauser Center as the Saskatoon Blades take on the Prince Albert Raiders. The two teams look to be contenders in the East Division this year […]