Swift Current Broncos portion provided by beat writer Traci Kay: 1993. That was the last time the Swift Current Broncos made it to the WHL final. With powerful players such as Todd Holt, Rick Girard, Jeff Kirwin, Kevin Powell, and Ian Gordon, the Broncos ended up winning the WHL Championship […]
WHL Playoffs
Everett’s incredible comeback eliminates Tri-City and gives them first birth in WHL final in 15 years
The magical run continues for the Everett Silvertips. On Monday night in Game 6 against in the Tri-City Americans, they overcame a rare off night from their award-winning goalie and a three-goal third period deficit, to win in overtime 6-5 and capture their first Western Conference championship since 2004 – […]
American force Game 6 with 5-2 victory in Everett
Everett, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (10-3) were in unfamiliar territory coming into Saturday night’s Western Conference playoff game number five. They were facing elimination for just the first time this postseason. Dropping Game 3 and 4 at home had put them in this position and now they had a steep […]
Isaac Johnson is looking to extend his long rookie year
On a roster with NHL-drafted talent like Michael Rasmussen, Juuso Vålimåki, Jake Bean, Kyle Olson and Morgan Geekie, it can be easy to overlook Tri-City Americans forward Isaac Johnson. If you are an opponent in the WHL though, you do so at your own peril. The 1999-born Johnson, in his […]
Everett stays perfect on the road in the playoffs with 3-1 victory in Game 4
Behind 29 stops on 30 shots by goalie Carter Hart, the Everett Silvertips accomplished something that now has only been done five times over the past 13 years in the WHL and that is win your first six games on the road in the WHL playoffs. More importantly with their […]
Bajkov and Everett’s depth come through as they beat Tri-City 8-4 in Game 3
To go on a long playoff run in hockey you need your ore unknown players to step up in big games. It also helps when they do that on the same night your star scorer has the best playoff game in his career. Patrick Bajkov netted his first career playoff […]
Giorgio Estephan nets hat trick in Swift Current Broncos overtime win against Lethbridge Hurricanes
Coming off of a Game 1 win, the Swift Current Broncos hosted the Lethbridge Hurricanes in Game 2 at the iPlex. In the last game, Aleksi Heponiemi got the monkey off his back by scoring his first WHL playoff goal to give Swift Current the 3-2 edge and the win. […]
Tri-City bounces back with 5-3 win in Game 2 over Everett
The way that the Everett Silvertips jumped all over the Tri-City Americans in Game 1 could possibly be explained by the fact that the Americans had been off for nine days after making quick work of the Victoria Royals in round two and had to get their legs under them […]
Swift Current Broncos lead series 1-0 with 3-2 win over Lethbridge Hurricanes
The Swift Current Broncos hosted the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the iPlex in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Hurricanes started their first forward line while the Broncos started their second line. In net, Stuart Skinner defended the crease while Logan Flodell was between the pipes for Lethbridge. In […]
Everett hands Tri-City first playoff loss in Game 1
(Everett, WA) After winning eight straight games to start the WHL playoffs, the Tri-City Americans had not had to face too much adversity. Their power play and top line were clicking at an incredible 48 percent rate and they piled up 46 goals in just eight post-season contests. Friday night’s […]