The Vancouver Giants are currently in an eight-game stretch of playing teams from across the border. Saturday, February 5, was the last time the Giants had played against an American team before this stretch. The G-men made the trek down to Seattle for a 7-2 beating from a former […]
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2021-22 US Division opening weekend recap
As we head into the second week of play in the WHL, we should first take a quick look back at how US Division opening weekend unfolded. Portland Winterhawks In what was perhaps one of the most unexpected starts this season, the Portland Winterhawks followed a perfect preseason performance […]
2021 Neely Cup: Dante Giannuzzi is back to work
In his fourth Neely Cup appearance, Dante Giannuzzi is showing he is back and ready to show everybody why he’s in the starter’s net. However, we had to take a moment to look back at the first year he arrived in Portland for his first Neely Cup appearance as a […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: WHL postpones a pair of games, a first NHL goal, alumni news, and more!
WHL postpones a pair of games The WHL announced today changes to the regular season schedule of games in the U.S. Division. DETAILS ? | https://t.co/0rdrEBbwhD pic.twitter.com/jBZoMQvBJH — The WHL (@TheWHL) April 20, 2021 With the Tri-City Americans having team activities suspended, the WHL was forced to postpone their […]
What could a WHL Playoff look like this season?
With different start dates set around the league and no word about the BC division, playoffs are probably the last thing the WHL is thinking about. Although the playoffs are months away, the league should start looking at their options. Today, we will look at one possible playoff scenario […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: US Division has start date, Hockey Canada cancels events, and more
U.S. Division has start date for 2020-21 WHL Regular Season The Western Hockey League's U.S. Division will open the 2020-21 Regular Season on Friday, March 19. DETAILS ? | https://t.co/BXe6lc8Ed0 pic.twitter.com/piJnYnGiQ5 — The WHL (@TheWHL) February 6, 2021 The Western Hockey League announced a March 19th, 2021 start date for […]
New Information Regarding BC Division’s Return To Play
During a press conference on February 5th, 2021, the British Columbia government provided additional information about the COVID-19 pandemic. Although no plan was formally laid out about a return to play for the WHL in BC, we can use the information given to predict what a return to play […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Hurricanes sign Mackay, news regarding WHL rosters, and more
Lethbridge Hurricanes sign forward Reid Mackay The #WHLCanes have signed 2004-born forward Reid Mackay (@ReidMackay1) to a WHL Standard Player Agreement! Details ? https://t.co/WbkoUW0TZE pic.twitter.com/hgNqrbRwzh — Lethbridge Hurricanes (@WHLHurricanes) February 1, 2021 The Lethbridge Hurricanes have announced the signing of 2019 third-round WHL Bantam Draft pick, Reid Mackay. In four […]
Is a bubble the WHL’s best option?
With the announcement that the WHL intends to play a 24-game schedule, many questions have arisen. As of right now, we know that the league is going to play a divisional only schedule with the hope of playoffs after to determine the WHL’s participant in the Memorial Cup. There […]
2019-20 Spokane Chiefs season in review
The 2019-20 season was shortened due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but that didn’t mean that the Spokane Chiefs weren’t having an incredible season up to the point when the pandemic hit. When the WHL season was suspended, the Chiefs were on a 10-game winning streak and playing some […]