The Hockey News: On The 'Dub': Recent Episodes
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Lizz Child and Carol Schram discuss everything in the WHL, including the top stories, star players and NHL prospects.
On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'Dub' Podcast, Carol Schram and Adam Kierszenblat break down each team in the WHL's Eastern Conference: - Carol and Adam discuss the biggest questions facing each team, as well as a player to watch. - Can the Saskatoon Blades capture the East Division championship without the Winnipeg Ice in the picture? What will Jagger Firkus and Brayden Yager get up to for the Moose Jaw Warriors? How will the Regina Pats respond after losing Connor Bedard? - Can the Red Deer Rebels stay out of the box? How many points can the 2022 No. 1 WHL pick, Gavin McKenna, put up for the Medicine Hat Tigers? And how will the Lethbridge Hurricanes deal with their new coach? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'Dub' Podcast with Carol Schram and Adam Kierszenblat: - The 2023 NHL draft is in the books, and 33 players were selected from the WHL. - We take a look at the six WHL players who went in the first round, including first overall pick Connor Bedard. - Adam identifies two surprise fallers and two WHL picks that could turn out to be great value for the teams that chose them. - Three WHL goalies were drafted, and a couple were not. - Radko Gudas ends up as the biggest free-agency winner among WHL alumnae, inking a three-year deal to return to the west coast with the Anaheim Ducks. - A quick look at this week's CHL import draft. - And a look back at the season, with our favorite WHL memories of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'Dub' Podcast with Carol Schram and Adam Kierszenblat: - WHL league news includes longtime commissioner Ron Robison announcing his intention to retire after the 2023-24 season, solid attendance numbers from this season and the release of the schedule grid, including the new Wenatchee Wild. - WHL alumni Mike Vernon and Ken Hitchcock have been announced as members of the class of 2023 for the Hockey Hall of Fame. - The WHL was well represented on the roster of the Hershey Bears as they took home the 2023 Calder Cup with a Game 7 overtime win over the Coachella Valley Firebirds. - Former WHLers Ryan Johansen and Gianni Fairbrother are both on the move in NHL trades this week. - Mikael Backlund and Connor Bedard represented the WHL as winners at the 2023 NHL awards on Monday night. - We profile the WHL's top draft-eligible forwards, led by Connor Bedard, Zach Benson, Nate Danielson and Samuel Honzek, and take a stab at predicting how many Western League players will be selected in the first round this year. Here's where you can find the full episode on your desired platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'Dub' Podcast with Carol Schram and Adam Kierszenblat: - Saskatoon Blades defenseman Tanner Molendyk joins the show to talk about his impressive fitness testing results at the Scouting Combine and what it's been like growing up with an impressive crop of B.C.-born players in this year's draft class, including Connor Bedard. - Speaking of Bedard, he added another accolade this week as he was named the IIHF's first-ever male player of the year. - We've got a WHL franchise on the move, as the Winnipeg Ice are headed west and will become the Wenatchee Wild. - The WHL was well represented when the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup last week, starting with GM Kelly McCrimmon and working through a long list of players and staff members. - Four WHL alums are finalists for next week's NHL Awards: Stuart Skinner (Calder), Brayden Point (Lady Byng), Lindy Ruff (Jack Adams) and Jim Nill (GM of the Year) - We profile the WHL's top draft-eligible defensemen, led by Lukas Dragicevic, Molendyk and Luca Cagnoni - The Washington Capitals are the NHL team of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'Dub' Podcast with Carol Schram and Adam Kierszenblat: - Connor Bedard is one of seven nominees for the IIHF's inaugural male player of the year award, which will be announced on June 19. - Bedard also dominated the proceedings at last weekend's NHL Scouting Combine, with solid showings in both the physical testing and his interviews with the media. - A number of other WHL players also showed well in the physical testing, including Scott Ratzlaff, Zach Benson and a pair of Vancouver Giants, Samuel Honzek and Jaden Lipinski. - Seattle trades center Tij Iginla to the Kelowna Rockets for winger Grady Lenton and two draft picks - Former WHL player and coach Ryan Huska is named the new coach of the Calgary Flames - We profile the WHL's top draft-eligible goaltenders, led by Carson Bjarnason and Scott Ratzlaff, and take a look at the wildly different projections that the experts are presenting for the goalie field in Nashville later this month. - The Pittsburgh Penguins are the NHL team of the week. Here's where you can find the full episode on your desired platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'Dub' Podcast with Carol Schram and Adam Kierszenblat: - Memorable moments from last week's Memorial Cup tournament in Kamloops, including CHL Award winners Connor Bedard and Olen Zellweger - 19 WHL players, including Connor Bedard, will take part in this week's NHL Scouting Combine - Signings and trades in the WHL - Now that the BCHL has announced that it's going independent, will players make the jump to the WHL in order to maintain their affiliation with Hockey Canada? And what do we make of the rumors that the Aquilini family is looking to put a WHL team in Chilliwack? - The Philadelphia Flyers are our NHL team of the week. - Jaden Lipinski of the Vancouver Giants is the prospect of the week. Here's where you can find the full episode on your desired platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'Dub' Podcast with Carol Schram and Adam Kierszenblat: - Player notes from the WHL, including signings at the junior and pro levels, trades, and prospects camps - A medal haul for a dozen WHL alums from Latvia, Germany and Canada at the IIHF World Championship - Memorial Cup Update through Day 4, with Quebec through to the championship game while the Seattle Thunderbirds and Kamloops Blazers will duke it out head-to-head - A preview of the WHL players in contention at Saturday's CHL Awards - The New York Rangers are our NHL team of the week. - Caden Price of the Kelowna Rockets is the prospect of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices