Moose Jaw signs Alarie 2018 1st RND pick Eric Alarie has committed to the Warriors & WHL with the signing of a Standard Player Agreement. Details: https://t.co/NNN18zv6DB pic.twitter.com/UZ533urSNG — Moose Jaw Warriors (@MJWARRIORS) August 2, 2018 The last pick of the first round in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft – […]
Tag: Victoria Royals
Daily Dose of the Dub: Royals complete a pair of deals; New league trading restrictions; Former Blazers coach on the move
No Offseason for the Victoria Royals Welcome to the Daily Dose of the Dub – Victoria Royals Edition. Well, not quite but the team from Vancouver Island continues to make daily news as general manager Cameron Hope is actively making moves to reshape their roster: In an interesting move, the […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: NHL watch 2018; Sidaway headed home
We are getting closer to that wonderful time of the year – the start to the WHL season. Accompanying the start to the year each season is fans of some WHL teams paying close attention to NHL training camps and preseason games to see if a 19-year-old WHL player will stick […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Royals bring in Lees; Fatnillo retires; Svejkovsky signs
Royals acquire Lees The Victoria Royals acquired 2000-born forward Tyler Lees on Wednesday from the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for a conditional seventh round 2019 WHL Bantam Draft Pick. He was originally a fifth round pick by the Blades in 2015 out of the Regina Pat Canadians program. The same […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: 2018-19 WHL leading scorer candidates
Jayden Halbgewachs led the WHL in scoring a season ago with 70 goals, 59 assists and 129 points. With Halbgewachs aging out of the league, we will have a new scoring leader in 2018-19. In fact the top-six scorers from a season ago are likely not returning to the WHL. […]
Royals Report – Catching up with Ben Walker
The DUBNetwork recently caught up with former Victoria Royals forward Ben Walker to reflect on his time in the WHL and discuss his time in professional hockey. While more recent Royals fans may be more familiar with younger brother Jack Walker, Ben was the original speedster from Edina, Minnesota. Recognizable for […]
Victoria Royals will have a lot of tough choices to make in 2018-19
The Victoria Royals had to be disappointed in their second round exit in the 2018 playoffs. They were a veteran team that boasted seven NHL-drafted players. Injuries played a role though as the Royals were chewed up and spit out by the Tri-City Americans in a four-game sweep. Tyler Soy […]
Victoria Royals President and GM Cameron Hope on the 2020 Memorial Cup
DUBNetwork recently spoke with Victoria Royals President and General Manager Cameron Hope to discuss the team’s bid for hosting the 2020 Memorial Cup tournament. With the initial deadline of June 1 for teams to express interest in hosting the event, Victoria is joined by the Kelowna Rockets, the Kamloops Blazers and […]
Winterhawks acquire Freadrich from the Royals
The Portland Winterhawks announced in a press release today that they had acquired 1998-born defenseman Jared Frearich from the Victoria Royals in exchange for a conditional draft pick in 2019. The conditions were not announced, but likely revolve around Freadrich coming back to the WHL as an overage player and […]
Bantam Draft history for each WHL team’s 2018 draft position
The WHL Bantam Draft is just three days away. It’s always fun to look at the past for each team in the draft and a good way of doing that is to look back at who each team took in past years with the pick number they have this year. […]