While the United States either reels or revels in last Tuesday’s presidential election, there was big news in the U.S. Division. Early Wednesday morning the New York Islanders announced they had returned 19-year-old center Mathew Barzal to the Seattle Thunderbirds. Barzal, the Islanders first pick in the 2015 NHL Draft […]
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Red, White and Blue Report: Everett just keeps winning
Things continue to be exciting in the U.S. Division as the season gets ready to say goodbye to October. Everett is second in the WHL with 22 points and are ranked 6th in the CHL top ten. Two U.S. Division players are near the top of the league scoring race […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Week of returns
It was all about returns in the U.S. Division this past week. Most of the division’s clubs saw their top players returned to them from NHL camps. Everett got goalie Carter Hart and defenseman Noah Juulsen back, while Seattle saw the return of Ethan Bear to their blue line. Portland […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Tips and Hawks start on fire
What an exciting week down in the States. We got to see bitter rivals trading blows, some of them low, for our entertainment and abject horror. No, we’re not talking about Trump and Hillary, we’re talking about the U.S. Division in the Western Hockey League. All of the U.S. teams got into […]
Silvertips acquire two-spotter Zwerger for peanuts
When the transaction of overage import Dominic Zwerger moving from the Spokane Chiefs to the Everett Silvertips for a single third round draft pick was announced, I could have sworn there was a mistake. Surely a proven goal scorer who could easily challenge for a top-line spot on any team would […]
The Red, White and Blue Report
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Red, White and Blue Report. This will be your go-to home for the latest happenings in the U.S. Division. The U.S. Division doesn’t get the attention that the Canadian divisions do and that’s fine. It’s not like seven of the last nine WHL […]