Late-bloomers honoured Patience is a virtue — especially in junior hockey. A pair of East Division teams were patient with young players who didn’t provide much in the way of early returns. This week, each earned honours: Regina’s Adam Brooks was named the WHL player of the month for November […]
Tag: Prince Albert Raiders
East Division recap
Raiders not throwing in towel The changes in Prince Albert continued when the Raiders made the biggest trade of the Western Hockey League season immediately following their 4-2 loss to the Prince George Cougars. The Raiders dealt Brendan Guhle to the Cougars for 17-year-old defenceman Max Martin, 18-year-old left winger […]
East Division recap
Six weeks into the season, the Brandon Wheat Kings had not been more than a game above or below the .500 mark. This week the Wheat Kings reeled off three straight wins and have begun to find their way. The defending Western Hockey League champions beat Red Deer 5-2 and […]
Quarter Pole: East Division Edition
Regina Pats (14-0-3-0) .912 What do you say about a team that is now 17 games into the season and has yet to lose in regulation? WOW? AMAZING? Not sure if that is even enough. The Pats are on a role the likes of which many of us have not […]
East Division Recap
Big deal It was a quiet week on the ice in the Western Hockey League, but there was plenty of action off the ice. The Moose Jaw Warriors and Lethbridge Hurricanes swung a big deal as the Warriors acquired 19-year-old forward Brayden Burke from the Canes for 1998-born RW Ryan […]
East Division Recap
Sam Steel was named the Western Hockey League’s player of the month for September and October. The Regina Pats star had 10 goals and 12 assists in 11 games as he and the Pats stormed out of the gates. Steel is one of three Pats who have been selected to […]
WHL Jersey Competition Round 2: Prince Albert vs Kamloops/Saskatoon vs Vancouver
There were some tight votes in Round One, but only one big surprise if you ask me; Edmonton beating Everett. We’ve gone from 22 teams down to 16. Getting trounced in the first round were the Kelowna Rockets, Brandon Wheat Kings, Calgary Hitmen, Regina Pats, Everett Silvertips, and Kootenay Ice. […]
Interview with WHL Alumni Devon LeBlanc
Each week, DUBNetwork will be conducting interviews with people who are directly involved (or have been involved) in the Western Hockey League in some capacity. This includes players, prospects, alumni, team personnel and staff, radio personnel, etc. We will then proceed to post the transcript of the interview for our […]
WHL East Division Recap
The health benefits of kale are widely known. Kale definitely did the Brandon Wheat Kings a world of good this week. The Western Hockey League champs welcomed back 18-year-old defenceman Kale Clague back to the lineup. Clague scored three points in each of this first three games of the season […]
WHL East Division recap
Leading up to the 2014 WHL trade deadline, the Regina Pats turned some heads by trading captain Kyle Burroughs, future league MVP Dryden Hunt, plus Morgan Klimchuk and Connor Gay while they were sitting in third place in the Eastern Conference. Those moves were made towards an eye to the […]