It has certainly been a busy week for the Tri-City Americans (13-16-4-1). Since Sunday, they have made four different trades, moving four roster players out including the team captain and starting goalie. Let’s look at those trades. Americans trade 17-year-old forward Jan Cikhart to the Regina Pats. ? → https://t.co/HKOiqzgZUU? […]
Author: Brandon Rivers
WHL Gameday Preview: Seattle Thunderbirds @ Portland Winterhawks
DUBNetwork.ca Game of the Night: Seattle Thunderbirds (13-18-2-1) @Portland Winterhawks (24-6-1-3) 7 pm PST The I-5 rivalry may not look like much if you are caught up on their wins and loss record and where they sit in the standings. However, the first five games between the two teams have […]
WHL Gameday Preview: Kamloops Blazers @ Kelowna Rockets and more
DUBNetwork’s Game of the Night: Kamloops Blazers (21-9-2-1) @Kelowna Rockets (18-11-1-2) 7:05pm PST It’s a battle of the top two teams in the B.C. Division as the holiday break ends and the second half of the season gets underway. The Rockets are six points back of the Blazers with one […]
Tri-City Americans Notebook: Ams get set for the second half
It was a busy final stretch of games for the Tri-City Americans. They had four games over a six-day span before beginning the eight-day holiday break. All four games were against U.S. Division opponents. Unfortunately for the Ams, they dropped all four games, though one was in overtime, earning them […]
Today’s Gameday Preview: Everett Silvertips @ Portland Winterhawks and more
Tonight’s game of the night is between the top two teams (win percentage-wise) in the WHL. The Everett Silvertips (21-6-1-0) head down to the Rose City and tangle with the Portland Winterhawks (20-6-1-2). They are tied atop the U.S. Division with Everett having a game in hand. The game is […]
Tri-City Americans Notebook: Ams sign Feenan and prepare for heavy U.S. Division schedule
The Tri-City Americans (12-12-2-1) played in front of a combined 19,360 fans this past weekend when they played Teddy Bear Toss games in Spokane and Vancouver. Unfortunately for Tri-City, they dropped both games in front of raucous home crowds. Road games can be tough, but road games in front of […]
Depleted Chiefs blue line key in road win over Seattle
(Kent, WA) – Down three key defensemen and its number one goalie, the Spokane Chiefs went into Kent Tuesday night and eked out a 4-2 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds. With Ty Smith and goalie Lukas Parik away trying to make the Canadian and Czech Republic rosters respectively for the […]
WHL Commissioner announces WHL U.S. Prospects Draft and U14 Challenge Cup
(Kent, WA) Tonight at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington, the WHL announced further details about two events to take place in the spring of 2020. First, WHL Commissioner Ron Robison announced the Western Hockey League had created the U.S. Challenge Cup. “This is the first-ever tournament of its […]
Edge Lambert making the most of second chance in the WHL
Tri-City Americans, 2001-born forward Edge Lambert knows a bit about being patient. The former seventh-round pick of the Prince George Cougars in 2016 had just played two WHL games by the time his 17-year-old hockey season had ended. That is often enough for players to be counted out for the […]
Tri-City Americans Notebook: Zazula added to the fold and losing streak ended in style
After trading away five different players since the end of last season, a majority of which were overagers that had to be moved to get them down to three, the Tri-City Americans made their first addition through trade last week. They moved a second and third round WHL Bantam Draft […]