After another slow start from the Calgary Hitmen, It was two early goals from the opposing Seattle Thunderbirds that was too much for Calgary to rebound from. Roddy Ross gave his team an edge by playing an excellent sixty minutes in the Seattle crease, while the Thunderbirds defensive game was […]
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Rebels felled in shootout by the Seattle Thunderbirds
An early-season nemesis has appeared for the Red Deer Rebels. The shootout has not been kind to the team over the last week with losses coming to the Regina Pats and now the Seattle Thunderbirds. It was another winnable game for the young team as they scored first and held […]
WHL Gameday Preview: Tuesday, October 22nd
DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: Prince Albert Raiders (7-0-3-0) @Seattle Thunderbirds (2-4-2-1) 7:05 pm PDT The road trip through the U.S. Division continues for the Raiders as they make a stop in Kent, Washington for a battle with the Thunderbirds. Both teams have had a penchant for the dramatic […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Thunderbirds release Kaluski, Three suspensions handed out in WHL
The Seattle Thunderbirds have released 1999-born forward Jaxan Kaluski to meet the WHL overage limit.
Calm before the storm: Seattle Thunderbirds weekly preview
The Thunderbirds (2-3-0-0) are coming off a less than ideal weekend. They went 1-2-0-0, including an 8-1 drubbing at the hand of the Kamloops Blazers, and a 5-1 loss to the returning WHL defenseman of the year Ty Smith, and the Spokane Chiefs. However, the weekend ended well, as the […]
WHL Gameday Preview: Friday, October 4th, 2019
DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: October 4, 2019 Seattle Thunderbirds 1-2-0-0 @ Spokane Chiefs 1-1-1-0 7:05PM (PDT) In a U.S. division match up, the Seattle Thunderbirds travel to Spokane to visit the Chiefs. Both teams are coming off a loss the last time they hit the ice. Seattle was […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Wedman returns to Seattle, Hitmen get Kastelic back from Senators and more
Mark Kastelic has been returned to the Calgary Hitmen after attending Ottawa Senators (NHL) and Belleville Senators (AHL) training camps as an undrafted free agent.
Lack of urgency sinks Tbirds in 3-1 loss to Tri-City
Tri-City Americans (1-1-0-0) forward Sasha Mutala opened the scoring against the Seattle Thunderbirds (1-0-0-0) midway through the first period on a power-play goal. The man advantage came after a scrap between Cade McNelly and Landon Roberts where McNelly received two minutes for instigating. Seattle’s slow start proved to be their […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: McGrew back to Spokane, Newkirk back to Portland, WHL teams make final cuts before opening day
The Washington Capitals have assigned Aliaksei Protas (Prince Albert Raiders), Eric Florchuk (Saskatoon Blades) and Alex Kannok-Leipert (Vancouver Giants) back to the WHL.
2019-2020 WHL Season Previews: Seattle Thunderbirds
2019-2020 WHL Season Previews: Seattle Thunderbirds 2018-2019 Season (31-29-6-2): The Thunderbirds’ 2018-2019 season was very much a tale of two very different seasons. The club was entering their second season removed from a Western Hockey League Championship, and was very much in a year of transition. Seattle got out of […]