When the 4,982 fans showed up to catch their only glimpse of the Everett Silvertips for the next two years, they knew they were going to see some great goaltending. What they didn’t know, was that it wasn’t coming from the two-time Del Wilson Memorial Trophy winner Carter Hart, who […]
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2017 U16 rosters announced
The rosters for the 2017 U16 WHL Cup were announced and nearly every WHL team had a draft pick named. Let’s take a look at those 2002-born players that will be participating in the WHL Cup in Calgary later this month. U-16 Oct 18-22, 2017 in Calgary, Alb BC […]
Tri-City comes from behind, again, to down the Thunderbirds
Kennewick, WA. The Tri-City Americans (2-2-0-0) were fresh off of a great come-from-behind win against the Everett Silvertips in their home opener this past Saturday. They were trying to remain undefeated at home on Tuesday night against the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds (2-1-0-1). What would ensue was a defensive battle between […]
Tri-City gets first mark in the win column
Kennewick, WA – The Tri-City Americans (1-2-0) picked a really good time to find their offensive touch. In the first two games of the young season, the Americans were able to score just four goals. Six days ago, the Everett Silvertips (2-2-0) beat the Americans 4-1. Late in the contest […]
Tri-City finishes season-opening road trip by going 0-2
Everett, WA – The Tri-City Americans (0-2-0) were looking to hand the Everett Silvertips (1-1-0) their second straight loss at home to open the season. The Silvertips had other plans. Despite the fact that Tri-City was able to put 43 shots on goal, a hot handed goaltender and the inability […]
Tri-City unable to spoil Seattle’s championship night
Kent, WA – The Tri-City Americans (0-1-0) entered their season opening match against the Seattle Thunderbirds (1-0-0) as the eighth ranked CHL team. Seattle reminded them that what is on paper, doesn’t matter once the puck is dropped. The Thunderbirds skated away with the 4-3 victory in front of 6,104 […]
2017-18 season previews: Tri-City Americans
(Photos courtesy of Tri-City Americans/Doug Love) Tri-City Americans (2016-17 record: 42-28-3-0, 85pts. 3rd in U.S. Division, lost to Seattle in first round of the WHL playoffs) The Tri-City Americans enter the 2017-18 season as an early favorite to do well in the strong U.S. division. Regardless of whether they win […]
So you want to be a WHL general manager
There are two seasons in Canada: hockey season and waiting for hockey season. One of the most enjoyable aspects of this time of the year with WHL training camps completed and the start of the regular season only a few weeks away is that everyone wants to make predictions. The […]
T-Birds to watch following training camp
The Seattle Thunderbirds wrapped up their 2017 training camp Sunday night with the annual Blue White Game. Team White was victorious defeating Team Blue 5-4, powered by a two-point effort from Elijah Brown and two late power play markers. As the T-Birds wrap up training camp and look to their […]
Tri-City Americans notebook: looking at the potential depth chart
(Photo from Doug Love/Tri-City Americans) Training camp opened this week in Kennewick which means hockey season is officially starting here in the desert of Washington State. It’s a great time to look at a possible depth chart for the Tri-City Americans heading into the 2017-18 season. The Americans bounced back […]