DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: October 6, 2019 Portland Winterhawks 3-1-0-0 @ Calgary Hitmen 3-0-1-0 2:00PM (MDT) Meeting for only the third time in the last five year’s, the Portland Winterhawks face-off with the Calgary Hitmen. Portland has won both of the previous two meetings between the clubs. Until […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Hayes makes return to Raiders, forces Martin trade to Kamloops, Broncos add Klassen and more
One day ago in this space, you were reading in this space that Zack Hayes had made the opening night roster for the AHL’s San Diego Gulls.
WHL Gameday Preview: Friday, October 4th, 2019
DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: October 4, 2019 Seattle Thunderbirds 1-2-0-0 @ Spokane Chiefs 1-1-1-0 7:05PM (PDT) In a U.S. division match up, the Seattle Thunderbirds travel to Spokane to visit the Chiefs. Both teams are coming off a loss the last time they hit the ice. Seattle was […]
Calm before the storm: Thunderbirds weekly preview
Monday, Seattle got a boost when it was announced by general manager Bil La Forge that overage forward Matthew Wedman had been returned to Seattle by the Florida Panthers organization. The 40-goal scorer from just a season ago was also named the 36th captain in franchise history. Joining Wedman in […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Smith returned to Chiefs, Hitmen release Krajc, Raiders and Rebels, Hurricanes and Silvertips connect on trades
The New Jersey Devils officially announced on Tuesday the decision to return defenseman Ty Smith to the Spokane Chiefs for another year of junior hockey.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Chiefs release Startsev, Seminoff and Svejovsky miss game with injury and more
With defenseman Filip Kral returning from Toronto Maple Leafs training camp, the Spokane Chiefs had to move out one of their import players to comply with CHL regulations around imports.
Flaming Hot Takes: 22 teams, 22 questions
With the season upon us, it’s time for my annual tour around the league. I’m going to pick out one subject for each team and say what it is that I’m looking for and why it’s important. At the end of the year I’ll look back and see what the […]
Blazers ready to kickoff the 2019-2020 campaign
At the beginning of the week, the Blazers roster sat at a total of 27 players, four over the team’s limit for opening night. Over the course of the week, the Blazers trimmed their roster to 23 players, which now includes nine rookies and three 16-year olds. The first move […]
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.
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Spokane Chiefs
Spokane Chiefs Last Season: 40-21-2-5-87 Points The Chiefs used an 8-2 run at the end of the 2018-2019 season to finish second in the U.S. Division, one point ahead of the Portland Winterhawks for home-ice advantage in the first round of the WHL Playoffs. After splitting the first two games […]