Approaching the quarter pole Most Western Hockey League teams have had their drafted players returned from the NHL by now, which means team chemistry has begun to take shape. The deadline to assign overage spots has come and gone as well. All teams in the ‘Dub have more than 50 […]
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Interview with WHL Alumni Devon LeBlanc
Each week, DUBNetwork will be conducting interviews with people who are directly involved (or have been involved) in the Western Hockey League in some capacity. This includes players, prospects, alumni, team personnel and staff, radio personnel, etc. We will then proceed to post the transcript of the interview for our […]
WHL East Division Recap
The health benefits of kale are widely known. Kale definitely did the Brandon Wheat Kings a world of good this week. The Western Hockey League champs welcomed back 18-year-old defenceman Kale Clague back to the lineup. Clague scored three points in each of this first three games of the season […]
No Scoring on New Ice
September 24th marks the last day the Oil Kings scored a goal on home ice… Since the 2013-14 Memorial Cup run, the Edmonton Oil Kings have failed to finish in the top 15 for goals scored, a trend that’s unlikely to stop anytime soon. The WHL is cyclical, for most teams, […]
NHL Draft Spotlight: Brayden Gorda
Brayden Gorda Position: Defense (left-handed) Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 190 pounds Birthdate: 1999-04-17 Team: Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) [xyz-ips snippet=”Brayden-Gorda-Stats”] Stats brought to you by WHLStats.ca Scouting Report: Gorda is coming into his second season with the Edmonton Oil Kings and is expected to take on the role of a top pairing WHL […]
WHL East Division recap
Canadian Thanksgiving may have been Monday, but two East Division teams found plenty to be thankful for later in the week. Tuesday, the Regina Pats were plenty grateful to welcome back Adam Brooks and the next day it was Prince Albert who received good news from the NHL when defenceman […]
Interview with Matthew Phillips of the Victoria Royals
Each week, DUBNetwork will be conducting interviews with people who are directly involved (or have been involved) in the Western Hockey League in some capacity. This includes players, prospects, alumni, team staff, radio broadcasters, etc. We will then post the transcript of the interview for our fans to read and […]
Player Spotlight: Aleksi Heponiemi
Aleksi Heponiemi is a Finnish-born centre who was selected 10th overall in the 2016 CHL import draft by the Swift Current Broncos. Heponiemi spent the majority of the 2015-16 season playing with the Ilves U18 squad in the Jr. B SM-sarja league where he scored 65 points (25g-40a) in 39 games. Aleksi also […]
WHL Top 30 Draft Prospects: October Edition
Though the WHL season is less than 10 games old, a few prospects have already made a significant impact on their draft stock. The preliminary WHL Top 20 featured a familiar name at the top in Nolan Patrick, who will likely hold down the position for the remainder of the year. Patrick […]
WHL Bantam Draft: Scouting Reports
With the 2016-17 bantam hockey season just starting, head bantam scout Brayden Sullivan (Follow on Twitter @SullyDraftGeek) has decided to start a series on Dub Network. Every two weeks several draft reports will be posted on highly touted players in the WHL bantam draft. This will give fans a way to […]
