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10 WHL Things By Glen Erickson, Volume XV
1 – WJC Roster – Hockey Canada announced the roster for its annual selection camp for the 2026 World Junior Championship. There is WHL content, including five skaters, one goalie, two coaches and some support staff. National Junior Team general manager Alan Millar, who had his hands full with the Regina Pats these past couple of seasons, took a full-time position with Hockey Canada to lead the team and everything involved.
10 WHL Things By Glen Erickson, Volume XIV
Centre Ice Available Now! It’s just about the best time of the year for international hockey enthusiasts! I’ll unpack some of Hockey Canada’s World Junior Championship roster details next week. For now, proceed with caution… 1 – Game Of The Week – If you are a fan of the Prince Albert Raiders, the team’s performance in Medicine Hat last week might have you fuming just a little bit. The Tigers drubbed the Raiders by a count of 7-1 at Co-Op Place.
10 WHL Things By Glen Erickson, Volume XIII
Centre Ice Available Now! Game Of The Week – It was pretty much everything Western Hockey League fans could want. The Medicine Hat Tigers waltzed into the Art Hauser Centre this past weekend and dealt the Prince Albert Raiders only their second regulation time loss of the season, 3-2. The game winner in a well-played, exciting contest scored with 1:27 to play, was an absolute fluke, as moldy a goal as I’ve seen for quite some time.
10 WHL Things By Glen Erickson, Volume XII
You are entitled to “your truth”. Speak it and share it all you like. However, if it’s not consistent with the “objective truth”, nobody has to buy what you’re selling: 1. GAME OF THE WEEK: Cougars 3, Oil Kings 2 – I could get used to this! My pick last week for game of the week was indeed one of the best I’ve watched during the current campaign. It took place at the raucous CN Centre in Prince George Saturday night.
10 WHL Things By Glen Erickson, Volume XI
Divisional Standings – With every WHL team now past the quarter pole, at least 17 games into the regular season, the races for first place aren’t particularly close these days. In the Eastern Conference, Edmonton leads the way in the Central by 10 points, while Prince Albert leads the East by six points. In the Western Conference, Everett has a 13-point lead in the US. In the closest race for now, Prince George leads the BC by four points.
10 WHL Things By Glen Erickson, Volume X
If you happen to give this space your time periodically, thanks for stopping by. But just to clarify, you’re not going to see nightly game reports, nor am I going to delve too far into things like all the line combinations we might glean from game notes. Nope. It’ll be more random topics and some spit-balling, more historical Western Hockey League facts, figures and memories, along with other sporting world musings. Regarding current-day WHL players, I will not call out the youngsters.
10 WHL Things By Glen Erickson, Volume IX
Game of The Week – Edmonton at Medicine Hat. On Friday, the Oil Kings will invade the Co-Op Centre in the Gas City for the third tilt of the season between the top two clubs in the Central Division. When I harken back to the 2024-2025 season, these two teams really did not like each other. They split their eight regular season games and there was often some entertaining extracurricular activities.
Tigers drop season finale to Oil Kings
There is always tremendous anticipation when the Western Hockey League season gets underway. The conversations centre around all the “firsts”, for the players and for the organizations. But on this night at Co-Op Centre in Medicine Hat, it was inevitable the focus would be on the “lasts”, as the Tigers dropped a 3-0 decision to the Edmonton Oil Kings. Forwards Ryan Chyzowski and Brett Kemp, along with defenceman Cole Clayton, pulled on their black and orange home jerseys for the last time.
Oil Kings Dump Tigers; Take Stranglehold On First Place
MEDICINE HAT – The Central Division-leading Edmonton Oil Kings waltzed into Co-Op Place Saturday evening and pretty much clinched first place with a 4-1 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers. It was the second time in three nights and fourth time this irregular season the Oil Kings have beaten the Tigers. The frontrunners from the Alberta capital have an eight-point lead on second place Medicine Hat. Medicine Hat Tigers ready for “must win” match up Saturday at Co-Op Place.
Tale of the Tape Tuesdays (Thursday Edition)
(Volume 8) We’re back after a couple of personally imposed “bye-weeks” with an abbreviated version here, some Western Hockey League news and notes from recent days and yesteryear. Proceed with caution. 1. It was nice to watch, even if it was from a distance, as the Medicine Hat Tigers got back in action after the abrupt halt on April 9 due to COVID-19 concerns. Kudos to the WHL and the Central Division teams for doing things right throughout this irregular season.
Tale of the Tape Tuesday (Vol. 7)
(Volume 6) Yes, it’s here, but this week we’ll refer to it as the “late edition”. What with a rare Monday nighter played at Co-Op Place in Medicine Hat and my circle of life requiring our attention on the home front to be focused elsewhere, this weekly chronicle of news, notes, rants and raves has been slightly delayed. As usual, read on if you dare – proceed with caution! 1.
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Tale of the Tape Tuesdays (Vol. 6)
Vol. 6: Amidst the positivity associated with the tremendous effort to make its return to play a success, the Western Hockey League, unfortunately, endured its own bit of bad press on a couple of fronts. Indeed, interesting times in the hockey world on and off the ice this past week. Brett Kemp 1. The Medicine Hat Tigers (7-3) played three games in three nights against the Lethbridge Hurricanes (3-6-2) and came away with three victories.
Fast start propels Tigers past Hurricanes
MEDICINE HAT – When the Medicine Hat Tigers last took to the ice with two points in the standings on the line, it was 11 days ago. Such is life in the Central Division with five teams playing only on the weekends. And just a couple of days ago, it was assistant coach Joe Frazer who suggested his charges were chomping at the bit to get back into game action after its bye weekend.
McCarry happy to "chip" in with the Tigers
When a youngster laces up the blades in the Western Hockey League, it can be easy for those not familiar with the game to assume a future as a professional hockey player is immediately around the corner. The reality is really far from that assumption. Research suggests perhaps four- or five-percent of players in junior hockey might eventually get drafted or play in a National Hockey League game. That’s not a huge number. But that doesn’t mean hard work cannot pay off.
Tale of the Tape Tuesdays (Vol. 5)
MEDICINE HAT – It was an off week for the Medicine Hat Tigers, but that doesn’t mean the group has been in hibernation. However, in some ways, it felt like a “good-bye” week – a little quiet in the Gas City. But of course, things are humming in Saskatchewan and our neighbours south of the 49th parallel got rolling, too! 1. For teams in the Central Division enjoying a bye weekend, when it’s their turn, it means about 10 to 12 days between games.
Tale of the Tape Tuesdays
Volume 4: Nice to see the puck drop in the East Division this past weekend in the Regina “hub”. All told, 12 teams have been able to play in this most unique Western Hockey League season. My fingers are crossed for the US Division (March 18) and BC Division (March 26) teams to get rolling on time this month. 1. The Medicine Hat Tigers won two of three games against the Calgary Hitmen this weekend, to run their record to 4-3.
Beckett Langkow earns victory in first WHL start
MEDICINE HAT – It has become somewhat customary so far this season for the Medicine Hat Tigers to suit up at Co-Op Place with a just little extra motivation. On February 26, the team was fired up as radio play-by-play legend Bob Ridley was calling his 4,000th career game. The Tigers responded with a resounding 7-2 win.
"Tale of the Tape" Tuesdays
Volume 3: I’m switching gears with my weekly column. I’ll continue to key on Tigers topics from my HQ here in Medicine Hat, Alberta but with so much happening league-wide these days, along with so many friends and resources to draw from across Western Canada and the USA, I’ll try to measure up with a broader scope. Hence, the “Tale of the Tape”! 1.
Ray Ferraro: 1983 Memorial Cup Season
Originally posted March 7, 2021. The 1983 Memorial Cup tournament served as the culmination of a season of firsts for the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. Historically played in a Canadian locale, the city of Portland, Oregon played host to the 1983 Memorial Cup. By all accounts, it was a resounding success. Prior to 1983, the event had been played as a three-team, double-round robin tournament.
Tigers "10-Topic Tuesday" - DUBNetwork
Volume 2: Puck Drop, at last. We’re back this week with a few tales from Medicine Hat and some other Western Hockey League musings… 1. The opening weekend sweep of the Red Deer Rebels will be very satisfying in the Gas City. The Tigers surprising third-period comeback from a 4-1 deficit with nine minutes to play at the Westerner Park Centrium led to a 5-4 overtime win that surely would have made for an upbeat bus ride home.
Tigers Tame Rebels; Sweep Weekend Series
The Medicine Hat Tigers scored early and often at the newly branded Co-Op Place, parlaying a 4-0 first period advantage into a ?/? victory in its Western Hockey League home opener. Coming off a third period barrage in Red Deer the previous night, where the Tigers overcame a 4-1 deficit to earn a 5-4 overtime decision, the hosts completely smothered the Rebels during the first frame. “I’m glad it was a win” said Tigers coach Willie Desjardins after the contest.
Tigers "10-Topic Tuesday" - DUBNetwork
Brett Kemp (Photo – Ryan McCracken) 1. There was little surprise when Medicine Hat Tigers Coach and General Manager Willie Desjardins announced the overage group for the upcoming 24-game Western Hockey League season. The three 20-year-old players will be forwards Brett Kemp and Ryan Chyzowski, along with defenceman Cole Clayton. It’ll be the last WHL hurrah for the trio and it will end in odd fashion without the likelihood of post-season play.
Behind the scenes: Seattle's 1992 Memorial Cup
Originally published on Jan 22, 2021. Thankfully, the itch for live junior hockey over the holiday season was scratched to some extent while observing a resoundingly entertaining IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship from the Edmonton bubble. But, while so many eyes were glued to the adventures of Team Canada, DUBNetwork was able to connect with a few hockey veterans to turn back the clock.
Rockets just rollin' with the punches
Considering how many long days Western Hockey League general managers have spent trying to figure how to get their teams back on the ice, perhaps it’s ironic DUBNetwork spoke with Bruce Hamilton of the Kelowna Rockets on the shortest day of the year. Indeed, it’s that time of year when many WHL teams are in the process of sending players home for the Christmas break in the regular season schedule.
Pulock appreciative of time spent with the Wheat Kings
Photo: Brandon Wheat Kings defenseman and New York Islanders prospect Ryan Pulock recently played for Team WHL in the recent 2013 Subway Super Series (courtesy of Derek Leung/Getty Images) If there is any truth to the notion that you can take a man out of a town but you can’t take the town out of the man, Ryan Pulock might soon become a poster-boy of sorts for that axiom. It seems inconceivable that the 19-year-old will ever be able to forget his Manitoba roots.
Memory Lane with Jamie McLennan
When we last left you, DUBNetwork had chronicled a rather unique playoff experience, detailed through the eyes of the player who lived it all 30 years ago – goaltender Cam Moon. Currently the play-by-voice of the Red Deer Rebels, Moon was genuinely enthusiastic and surprisingly definitive during our stroll down memory lane. The conversation spawned a DUBNetwork piece; The Cam Moon Rule?
The "Cam Moon" Rule? No foolin'!
Originally posted October 22, 2020. While not every game is a classic, the Western Hockey League has provided incredible entertainment value for decades. And occasionally, some of the off-ice stories are equally entertaining. Let’s take you back today to the weekend of April 1, 1990, during a rather unique stretch of WHL playoff hockey on the Prairies. The events that occurred around that April Fools Day weekend are etched in the annals of WHL folklore.
Rockets gearing up for WHL opening night
PRESS RELEASE With the announcement from the Western Hockey League Board of Governors on October 14, pegging Friday, January 8, 2021 as opening night for the WHL Regular Season, Kelowna Rockets President and General Manager Bruce Hamilton offered his thoughts in a release from the organization. It’s good news at this point in the central Okanagan city that was slated to host the 2020 Memorial Cup in May.
2020 NHL Draft: Western Hockey League by the Numbers
Originally posted Oct 7,2020. The festivities at the Bell Centre in Montreal came to an end late Wednesday afternoon. Well actually, the virtual version came to and end, cementing the 2020 National Hockey League Draft as perhaps the most unique edition ever. Delayed due to COVID-19 concerns and protocols, the event was originally set for June in Montreal.
Former Rockets vying for Stanley Cup
It will all be over in about a week. That is, the current edition of the Stanley Cup playoffs. And what an edition it has been, orchestrated by the National Hockey League with admirable efficiency amid COVID-19 restrictions. Indeed, the NHL seems to have gotten it right. When the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning face off in the championship finale, the first time ever the teams have met in the post-season, the rosters will include a definite Western Hockey League presence.
Q&A with Cole Ully - Kamloops Blazers Alumni (Part 2)
DUBNetwork spoke with the 25-year-old forward this week and reflected on his WHL career with the Blazers, his experience in the Dallas Stars organization and life in the minor leagues as a professional hockey player. In Part 1, we spoke about his experiences in Kamloops. Ully, selected by the Blazers in the second round, 30th overall, at the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft, played four full seasons in Kamloops.
Q&A with Cole Ully - Kamloops Blazers Alumni (Part 1)
As an intermission guest on a Western Hockey League radio broadcast a few years ago, I was caught off guard during a live interview by a question I didn’t see coming. The query went something to the effect of, “Who’s the favourite player you’ve interviewed for a feature, the player you most enjoyed writing about?” I had no other choice but to buy myself some time. “Well, as I mentioned earlier, I’m a big fan of preparation,” I deadpanned.
Q&A with Bruce Hamilton, Kelowna Rockets
It is very unlikely the Western Hockey League begins play in early October. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rear its ugly head across North America, tossing curve balls at just about any and all form of group gathering. While the days of enjoying live sporting events are firmly in our collective rear view mirror, it only seems natural to yearn for the experience to return as a normal part of our recreational lifestyle. Alas, that bit of fun doesn’t appear to be within our grasp.
Q&A with Kevin Muench - WHL Director of Officiating
Originally posted July 19, 2020. Much has been made of the impact on teams and players since the Western Hockey League ceased operations in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Without question, the business side has taken a beating as revenue from ticket sales completely vanished. There was no post-season hockey during that crucial time frame between mid-March and early May that enables teams fortunate enough to survive a couple playoff rounds to actually generate profit.
Q&A with Bobby Fox - Medicine Hat Tigers
The Internet is a burgeoning platform full of historical hockey data, statistics, milestones and awards compilations. Frankly, it’s all great information, but it can make one’s head spin, too. There can also be much, much more than what initially meets the eye. Type in “Bobby Fox” and the information as a “player” is, admittedly, a little thin.
It is what it is. Isn't it?
It wasn’t supposed to end this way. Not for the Kelowna Rockets. Not for the Western Hockey League. Not for DUBNetwork. Not for me. Last week, as we arrived at the end of the 2020 Memorial Cup round-robin schedule – a May 26 tilt between the host Rockets and the WHL representatives – so much would have already been decided. Unfortunately, whether game six of the national championship tournament would have had significant playoff round implications will never be known.
Kelowna Rockets 2020 Bantam Draft recap
It was an historic day for the Kelowna Rockets organization when the brain trust convened April 22 to conduct its 2020 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft. For Lorne Frey, now 70 years of age, it was his final day with the Rockets in his role as assistant general manager and director of player personnel. Lorne Frey Earlier in the week, the organization announced that Frey would be moved into a senior advisor role.
Medicine Hat Tigers Season Review
If there is a team in the Western Hockey League that would really like to see the clock turned back, it might very well be the Medicine Hat Tigers. Medicine Hat finished the abbreviated 2019-20 season with a 41-19-2-1 record, good for 85 points, second place in the Central Division and second overall in the Eastern Conference. Had the season not been cancelled, the Tigers would have hosted their Highway 3 rivals, the Lethbridge Hurricanes, in the first round of the playoffs.
Kelowna Rockets Season Review
When the Kelowna Rockets hit the ice Sept. 21 against the Spokane Chiefs to open the 2019-20 Western Hockey League season, there was a tremendous amount of excitement. It wasn’t just the usual opening night, fired-up fan base. No way. This was different. This was next level, off-the-charts anticipation as hosts for the 2020 Memorial Cup.
DUBNetwork 20-year-old All-Star team (2019-20)
The current rules allow each Western Hockey League team to include three 20-year-old players on their roster. These are seemingly interchangeable spots on a WHL roster throughout the season, often devoted to players with high-end skills or, perhaps just as important, high-end character. At 20 years of age, a WHL player might be fully four years older than some of his teammates. It’s a disparity that has been spoken to and debated in many quarters over the years, with many conflicting opinions.
Kris Mallette: "Kelowna through and through"
Patience. Defined in part as the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset. One wonders if an updated version of the definition might now include a photo of Kelowna Rockets Kris Mallette? Kris Mallette Head coach, Kris Mallette. The 41-year-old hometown lad will tell you it has a nice ring to it. And he’ll also tell you his Western Hockey League coaching career has been a tremendous learning experience.
Jadon Joseph's Journey - Part 3 - DUBNetwork
To say the 2019-20 Western Hockey League season has been a tumultuous experience for Jadon Joseph would be a tremendous understatement. If ever there seemed to be an opportunity for a player to pack it in, Joseph’s experience this season might be the very definition of why one might choose to walk away. But that’s not who he is – not what he wants to be. From the Vancouver Giants to the Moose Jaw Warriors, Kelowna Rockets and finally to the Tri-City Americans.
Jadon Joseph's Journey - Part 2 - DUBNetwork
The Vancouver Giants playoff run last season was not as much a surprise as it was a relief. So much had happened with the Giants since the organization hosted and won the 2007 Memorial Cup. Numerous coaching and management changes, the move from Pacific Coliseum to the Langley Events Centre, combined with a frequent inability to secure a post-season berth made for a decade of some discontent. But things really changed during the 2019-20 Western Hockey League season.
Jadon Joseph's Journey - Part 1 - DUBNetwork
Growing up near the city of Edmonton, also known as the capital region, Jadon Joseph was fortunate as a youngster to play in a hockey community that has successfully produced some solid talent. Through his peewee and bantam years, he crossed paths with the likes of Sam Steel, a member of the Anaheim Ducks. During his second year of bantam with the Sherwood Park Flyers, Joseph and a host of his teammates enjoyed a successful season and moved on to major junior hockey.
WHL Feature: Jadon Joseph's Journey
“It’s just another part of your hockey road map.” Interesting phrase. One of my smart-ass teammates chirped it in my direction many years ago while a doctor was inserting 16 stitches below my bottom lip. Good times! Of course, the phrase can be construed in other ways. Jadon Joseph of the Tri-City Americans understands the connotation. July 5, 2016 – Jadon Joseph signs his WHL standard player agreement.
Tigers clinch playoff berth with win over Tri City
(MEDICINE HAT, AB) – Veteran forward James Hamblin opened and closed the scoring Friday for the Medicine Hat Tigers in a 4-2 victory over the Tri City Americans that enabled the home side to clinch a playoff berth. It was a gutsy win for the Tigers, a high-scoring group that found a way to win on a night when puck luck and a hot goaltender conspired to present an unusually challenging test. “We can’t be completely proud with our effort,” Hamblin said. “But, a win is a win.
Ice double up on Tigers in Family Day matinee
(MEDICINE HAT, AB) Veteran forward Isaac Johnson collected a pair of assists then scored into an empty net, pacing the Winnipeg Ice to a hard-fought road victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers, 4-2. While the verdict will not sit well with the local faithful, the game was a thoroughly entertaining affair, witnessed by a boisterous Family Day crowd of 3,397 fans. It was the fourth biggest gate of the season in Medicine Hat.
Brown sparks Tigers in big win over Pats
(MEDICINE HAT, AB) It has been no secret of late the Medicine Hat Tigers have suffered through an uncharacteristic power outage, a trend that continued through the first period Tuesday against the visiting Regina Pats. Entering the contest, the power play unit that performed better than any other in the Western Hockey League through the first 40 games of the season, sputtered along at a 3-for-36 pace over the past ten matches.
Raiders rally late to topple Tigers
(MEDICINE HAT, AB) It took the Prince Albert Raiders a mere 15 seconds to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat at Canalta Centre in Medicine Hat Wednesday night. With the Tigers ahead 3-2 and the clock winding down, the Raiders stunned the assembled patrons with the tying goal at 19:53 of the final frame. Then, eight seconds into overtime, Prince Albert tallied the game-winner. “We had a couple of shots at the empty net,” said Tigers assistant coach Ryan Smith after the 4-3 loss.
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