If the U.S. Division bracket of the WHL Playoffs is as exciting as the regular season stretch run was then we are all going to be in for a treat. It came down to the final weekend but the Everett Silvertips were able to hold off the Seattle Thunderbirds and […]
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Red, White and Blue Report: Down the stretch they come
We’re down to the final weekend and the U.S. Division is far from solved. Heading into the final handful of games the Seattle Thunderbirds have a slim, one-point lead over the Everett Silvertips for both the U.S. Division lead and the Western Conference top spot. Everett has one game in […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Division race officially on
It seems like just a couple of weeks ago that the Everett Silvertips were in the U.S. Division driver’s seat. They had a comfortable lead in the division and the real race looked to be for second place. Things have a way of changing quickly however and after the weekend […]
Another WHL/WCHL player joins the famed NHL 500 Goal Club.
Photo Credit – Yahoo Sports After tonight’s goal by Patrick Marleau of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks, DUBNetwork thought it might be a good chance to showcase Patrick Marleau and the eight other former WHL/WCHL players who have reached the 500 NHL goal plateau. Joe Sakic (Retired) – 625 NHL […]
WHL Jersey Competition Champion
Congratulations to the Seattle Thunderbirds. photo courtesy of whl.ca The Thunderbirds rolled over all their challengers in this competition. A total of 360 votes for Seattle’s jersey through 3 rounds and only 66 votes for their opposition. The closest vote was the 3rd round matchup versus the Swift Current Broncos […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Tips hold serve and Glass scores big
The Everett Silvertips passed a couple of big tests this past weekend as they continue to have a hold on the U.S. Division. It started Friday night when they hosted the Seattle Thunderbirds where goalie Carter Hart stopped 33 shots to lead the Silvertips to a big 1-0 win. Seattle […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Tri City and Seattle heating up
With roughly 30 games left in the season we are starting to see some separation in the U.S. Division standings. The Everett Silvertips continue to lead the division, as they have all year, but the two teams directly behind them have been red hot. The Tri-City Americans and Seattle Thunderbirds […]
Red, White and Blue Report: U.S. Division mostly quiet at deadline
The WHL trade deadline passed on Tuesday afternoon with little noise made by the five U.S. Division teams. While there was tons of excitement in the B.C. Division and in the Eastern Conference, the American teams had done their work in the days leading up to the deadline. First place […]
Jersey Competition Finals!
From 22 teams down to 2. We have our jersey competition finalists. Seattle and Medicine Hat will square off in the Finals. Two great jerseys! Only one winner however. Seattle has just steam rolled it’s competition through three matchups. Medicine Hat has had much closer competitions through its four rounds. […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Trade Deadline Looms
The holiday break is over, the second half is in full swing and the U.S. Division action is ready to heat up with a second half full of inter-division match ups. The Everett Silvertips have a bigger lead at this point of the season than they did last year but […]