One night after a third period collapse, the Moose Jaw Warriors were able to hang on to a lead and earn their first win of the WHL season. The Warriors beat the Regina Pats 2-1 in a Sunday afternoon matinee in the Queen City. Last year’s Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy […]
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DubNetwork’s 2018-19 WHL team predictions
It’s that time again folks. We are mere hours away from the 2018-19 WHL season starting. With the start of another regular season, the hopes of all 22 fan bases are high. With the turnover every year in this developmental league, there are a whole lot of unknowns until the […]
2018-19 WHL Season Previews: Kelowna Rockets
The city of Kelowna has become used to the Rockets winning tradition, testimony to which are the myriad of banners that adorn the rafters at Prospera Place. The Rockets have missed the Western Hockey League playoffs only once in the past 16 seasons. The organization has also been a steady […]
2018-19 WHL season previews: Calgary Hitmen
Calgary Hitmen 2017-18: The 2017-18 season for the Calgary Hitmen will be remembered as one of the few rebuilding years in franchise history. It was clear early that the Hitmen wouldn’t be contenders even in a down year for the Central Division, so the great sell off began early. The […]
Flaming Hot Takes: New Season, New Questions
Training camp is done, pre-season games are complete and now the fun begins. The 2018-19 WHL season kicks off on Friday with eight games, but before then there is a lot to talk about. The team previews here at DUBNetwork are well under way and on my program, The Pipeline […]
Bruggen-Cate poised for big season in Kelowna
The current group of Kelowna Rockets forwards has probably heard just about enough chatter regarding the high-octane producers the organization graduated after last season. In a junior hockey market where very high expectations are annually the norm, comparisons are always inevitable. However this season, the fanbase may not necessarily be consumed […]
Fiddler-Schultz, Huber show well in pre-season
A couple younger members of the Calgary Hitmen are impressing with solid starts to the pre-season. With many returning roster spots potentially up for grabs, some of the guys that could be on the bubble this year stepped up with strong games in the Hitmen’s pair of victories last weekend […]
Chizen ready to stand tall for Rockets
If the Kelowna Rockets feel there are some big shoes to fill on the backend this season, they have taken at least one giant step to fill the void. Like every other Western Hockey League team, the Rockets graduated their overage players at the end of last season. Indeed, in […]
Sorting through the Hitmen’s main camp roster
Like any Western Hockey League training camp, there are plenty of questions surrounding different parts of a new roster. Last year the Calgary Hitmen had to work through a logjam with the overage category, but the team was fairly certain on the starting netminder job and whom the two imported […]
Fresh Faces of the WHL: Ridly Greig
(As part of a running feature before the start of the year, we will have some features on players going into their rookie WHL seasons). The Brandon Wheat Kings had the eighth overall pick in the WHL Bantam Draft and they went to a strong program in Alberta to take […]