(Everett, WA) The Seattle Thunderbirds’ special teams and 2003-born goaltender, Thomas Milic, carried them to a 4-2 win in their first preseason outing of the year. “It was amazing. The fans that were out here, my family is also here to support me, it was pretty amazing,” said Milic of […]
Author: Jesse Kurtti
Mekai Sanders brings local ties to Seattle Thunderbirds
The Western Hockey League boasts some of the best young hockey players from British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and in some cases, the United States. For Mekai Sanders, his journey to the Seattle Thunderbirds was much shorter in terms of geographical distance. Sanders, a native of Gig Harbor, Washington, was selected […]
Top 19 Thunderbirds: A completely subjective list you will certainly disagree with. Continued. #1.
Over the past few months, I’ve taken Seattle fans through a list of the 19 greatest Thunderbirds (as decided by me) in franchise history. Let’s do a quick recap of who has come so far. 19. Carl Stankowski: Rookie goaltender with the stuff to win a title. 18. Zack Fitzgerald: […]
Top 19 Thunderbirds: A completely subjective list you certainly disagree with. Continued. #2.
Well folks, our long journey is coming to an end. When looking at the next player on this list, you would be hard pressed to convince me anyone else in Tbirds history belongs at number two. He wasn’t just the most dominant player on the Seattle roster during his tenure, […]
Top 19 Thunderbirds: A completely subjective list you will certainly disagree with. Continued. #3.
Over the past couple of months, we’ve looked at some of the truly great Seattle Thunderbirds throughout the franchise’s history. From tough guys, goal scorers, shut down d-men, character players, and imports, Seattle has certainly produced some all-time greats, but today, we begin our look at some of the very […]
Top 19 Thunderbirds; A completely subjective list you will certainly disagree with. Continued. #4.
Oh. My. God. It’s August! We are literally weeks away from hockey being back, and I for one, am jacked. But, until I have current information on the Thunderbirds, I will ease your hockey withdrawals with the next entrant on my Top 19 Thunderbirds list. Er, well, Breaker in this […]
Top 19 Thunderbirds; A completely subjective list you will certainly disagree with. Continued. #5.
Alright folks, here we are. We have made it all the way to the top five players in Thunderbirds history (as decided by me!). We’ve spanned many different eras so far on the countdown from the days of the Breakers in the 70’s to the dominant late 80’s and early […]
Top 19 Thunderbirds; A completely subjective list you will certainly disagree with. Continued. #6.
Most of the time, when a hockey fan mentions an enforcer people see a stereotype. A big, lumbering goon. A guy whose sole purpose is to go hit and inevitably fight. And to be fair, for a long time that was absolutely the case, I won’t try and convince you […]
Top 19 Thunderbirds: A completely subjective list you will certainly disagree with. Continued. #7
As the days of summer drag on, we all grow anxious for the beginning of what has brought us together – Seattle Thunderbirds hockey. However, like the players, it is important to cherish your time away from the rink and give yourself permission to relax and fill your heart and […]
Top 19 Thunderbirds; A completely subjective list you will certainly disagree with. Continued. #8
In Major Junior hockey, careers are sometimes long and successful or long and unremarkable. On a rare occasion, you get a player who is present for only a brief time, but his talent and impact on an organization is unquestioned. The next player on my list was in Seattle for […]
