The NHL Central Scouting Bureau released their final rankings for the 2019-20 season on Wednesday featuring 52 WHLers
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2019-2020 Thunderbirds: Exciting youth has Seattle primed for success
Last year’s edition of the Seattle Thunderbirds was the definition of hot when they needed to be as they inched their way into the playoffs. The club finished 7-1-1-1 in their last 10 games of the season to grab and hold the second wildcard spot in the Western Conference. They […]
Four goal third period helps Winterhawks to 40th win
Friday evening in the WHL saw long-time U.S. Division rivals face off against one another. So far this season, the Seattle Thunderbirds (22-28-3-3) and Portland Winterhawks (40-8-3-4) have needed more than 60 minutes to find a winner in four of the seven games played — including the last two. Both […]
Vancouver continues winning ways with 3-2 win over Seattle
In a rare Monday afternoon game, thanks to the Family Day holiday, the Vancouver Giants extended their winning streak to ten games with a 3-2 hard-fought win over the Seattle Thunderbirds. The win marks the team’s longest win streak since 2009. Monday was the tail-end of a home-and-home that started […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Wiebe suspended one game, Giants fined $250 and more
Red Deer Rebels forward Jaxsen Wiebe was suspended for one game for this knee-on-knee hit against Winnipeg on Friday night.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Giants add Katzalay on try-out, Smith returns to Chiefs
The Vancouver Giants have added 19-year-old forward Holden Katzalay to the roster on a three-game tryout.
Blazers throttle Thunderbirds 10-1
A modest yet boisterous 3,415 fans at the Sandman Centre were treated to a unanimous victory by TKO on Wednesday night thanks to a 10-1 shellacking by the home side. Logan Stankoven’s seventh goal of the season kicked things off, giving the Blazers a 1-0 lead heading into the first […]
Dylan Guenther scores hat trick in win over Thunderbirds
A pair of rookie stole the show at Rogers Place in what was a historic night for the Edmonton Oil Kings. The Seattle Thunderbirds were in town for their first visit to Rogers Place in two years. Sebastian Cossa got the start for the Oil Kings who gave Todd Scott […]
Seattle gets ready for preseason play with young group ready to shine
As Seattle Thunderbirds General Manager Bil La Forge enters into his second season at the helm of a team with some young players, there is a lot to be excited about. Seattle has seven signed 2003-born forwards and three signed 2004-born players. The general manager and his scouts got a […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Savoie goes first to ICE, ICE move up to grab Geekie, Rockets start to build for Memorial Cup
The biggest storyline going into Thursday’s WHL Bantam Draft was whether or not the Winnipeg ICE, who recently relocated from Kootenay, would select Matthew Savoie with the first overall pick