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Flamesguy_SJ · 01-02-2010, 09:47 PM

I'll bite.

It's like any other abbreviation for junior hockey. The QMJHL is called The Q, though I guess I don't hear the OHL referred to as The O.

Basically, "Dub" is shorthand for "Double-U (W)". So instead of saying "The W", they say "The Dub".

01-02-2010, 09:47 PM	#7
Flamesguy_SJ First Line Centre Join Date: Jul 2004 Exp:	I'll bite. It's like any other abbreviation for junior hockey. The QMJHL is called The Q, though I guess I don't hear the OHL referred to as The O. Basically, "Dub" is shorthand for "Double-U (W)". So instead of saying "The W", they say "The Dub".