Prince Albert 6 Prince George 2 Kody McDonald had to have this game circled on the calendar. A few weeks after being traded from the Prince George Cougars (18-24-3), his former team rolled into the Art Hauser Centre to take on his Prince Albert Raiders (19-20-7-2). McDonald exacted some revenge on the […]
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WHL recap: Hurricanes and Thunderbirds get wins in B.C.
Lethbridge 4 @Kamloops 2 It’s looking more and more like a fresh start in Lethbridge is just with the doctor ordered for Brad Morrison. The overage forward, who had previously played for the Vancouver Giants is having a great start to his time with the Lethbridge Hurricanes (21-19-3-0) since coming […]
L.A. Kings sign two U.S. Division overage players
The L.A. Kings are taking a hard look at the overage talent in the U.S. Division of the WHL this year. First, they signed Austin Strand to a entry level contract on November 28th. Strand has piled up 29 points in 28 games so far this year with the Seattle […]
Teddy Bears and turnovers galore for Tri-City
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (14-9-2-0, 30 pts.) started off the season going 7-0 at home. Since that streak ended they have gone just 1-3. The Seattle Thunderbirds (12-12-2-1, 27 pts.) had lost four in a row coming into tonight’s contest. Whose fortune would change? It was Teddy Bear Toss […]
Preview: Thunderbirds swing into Victoria to face the Royals
The Seattle Thunderbirds (11-9-1-1) swing into the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena tonight to kickoff a pair of games versus the Victoria Royals (16-8-1-0) in what should be a hard-fought contest. In recent trips north, Seattle rolled over the Royals on their way to Western Hockey League Championship last year. The Royals […]
Strand leading the way offensively for the Thunderbirds
Seattle Thunderbirds defenseman Austin Strand has had an interesting career in the WHL. He has played in the Memorial Cup twice to go along with a total of 37 WHL playoff games. After winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup last year with the Thunderbirds, Strand is part of a veteran group […]
Defensive lapses plague Seattle in 6-4 loss to Prince Albert
The Seattle Thunderbirds (9-8-1-1) held a 4-3 lead going into the third period and due to the veteran defensive corps they sport, you would think they would close out the visiting Prince Albert Raiders (9-7-3-0) and put an end to their three-game skid. Instead, the Raiders scored a quick goal […]
At the Quarter Pole: U.S. Division
Western Hockey League teams have pretty much all arrived at the 18-game mark, the “Quarter Pole” if you will. The current five-day break in the schedule for the annual CIBC Canada/Russia Super Series comes as a very welcome respite for all. Regular season play starts up again this weekend with […]
Seattle take a close one in Edmonton 3-1
The 8-5-0-1 Seattle Thunderbirds made their way up the central swing to face off against the 5-8-2-0 Edmonton Oil Kings. Seattle started Edmonton native Matt Berlin while the 2001 rookie net minder Boston Bilous got the nod for Edmonton. Newly acquired Jantzen Leslie for the Oil Kings made his […]
WHL recap: Dillon Hamaliuk leads Thunderbirds over Silvertips 4-3
Seattle 4 @Everett 3 If the Seattle Thunderbirds (5-4-0-1)are to make it back to the WHL playoffs, they will need nights from unsung players like the one they got Sunday afternoon from Dillon Hamaliuk. The 17-year-old from Leduc. Alberta netted two goals, leading the T-birds to a 4-3 win over […]
