KENT, WASHINGTON It was during the second period of play where sophomore goaltender Roddy Ross made possibly an early candidate for save of the year. Kamloops Blazers rookie defenseman Mats Lindgren got the puck near the left hash mark and had what looked to be a wide-open cage to deposit […]
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Owen Williams ready for elevated role on Seattle blue line.
January 10th, 2018, less than a year removed from a Western Hockey League title the Seattle Thunderbirds made a trade with the very team they defeated the previous May en route to their first Ed Chynoweth Cup, the Regina Pats, sending Aaron Hyman east for seventeen-year-old defenseman, Owen Williams and […]
Chiefs ride momentum to victory over Blazers
The Blazers opened their 2019-2020 season with a 4-3 loss to the Spokane Chiefs on Friday night. Though the two teams combined for seven goals, goalies Dylan Garand and Lukas Parik stole the show in an evening that emphasized strong goaltending and momentum. Parik — literally and figuratively — stood […]
WHL Gameday Preview: Saturday, September 21st, 2019
DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: Calgary Hitmen @ Swift Current Broncos 7:00PM (MDT) On the first Saturday night of the WHL season, we see a brand new divisional matchup as the Calgary Hitmen travel to Swift Current to take on their new Central Division rivals, the Broncos. With the […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: McGrew back to Spokane, Newkirk back to Portland, WHL teams make final cuts before opening day
The Washington Capitals have assigned Aliaksei Protas (Prince Albert Raiders), Eric Florchuk (Saskatoon Blades) and Alex Kannok-Leipert (Vancouver Giants) back to the WHL.
DUBNetwork’s 2019-20 WHL Player Award Predictions
We put out our team predictions earlier today and now we release who our 21 voting contributors think will hoist the five major trophies in the WHL. Of all the player awards, this was the most lopsided. Kamloops native and forward Logan Stankoven took home 14 of the 21 votes. […]
DUBNetwork’s 2019-20 WHL team predictions
This past week, 21 different individuals that work for DUBNetwork in some scope voted on who they thought would win each of the WHL’s four divisions, who would be left on top of each conference in the playoffs and who would win the final. We also picked which team we […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Chiefs release Klassen, Blazers release Caller, More players return from NHL Camps
The Spokane Chiefs have released goaltender Reece Klassen and he is now a free agent and can pursue other hockey opportunities.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Winterhawks acquire DiLaura, Wheat Kings acquire Ginnell and so much more
The Portland Winterhawks have acquired Isaiah DiLaura from the Prince George Cougars in exchange for a 2022 seventh-round pick.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Kral, Stotts, Rybinski and Ludvig coming back to WHL, Wedman, Scott and Sapego off to AHL camps and more
The Florida Panthers have made some cuts to their training camp roster.