Racial incident affects Seattle Thunderbirds Seattle Thunderbirds Statement on Racial Incident with Team https://t.co/5an43cmklE pic.twitter.com/DydKLtxNlQ — Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) March 25, 2021 A report of two players communicating inappropriate racial comments and actions towards a third player in the Seattle locker room was brought forward in the week leading […]
Tag: Bil La Forge
Thunderbirds trade Ross, draft 13 players in WHL Bantam Draft
Seattle Thunderbirds General Manager Bil La Forge and his scouting group were busy Wednesday as they set to draft players during the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft. They sat in a good spot, for what is widely believed to be a deep draft, at seventh overall. With a big trade […]
Thunderbirds battling injuries and showcasing youth
The Seattle Thunderbirds (6-11-2-1) made it known this summer that they were headed toward a youth movement with a big trade that sent two key, older players to the Kelowna Rockets. They also had six 16-year-old players that all had moments in the preseason. But with a strong group of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Four teams sign prospects, Broncos acquire prospect from Chiefs, Rockets unveil new jerseys and more
The Victoria Royals have signed defenseman Kalem Parker and forward Brayden Schuurman to WHL Player Agreements.
Seattle gets ready for preseason play with young group ready to shine
As Seattle Thunderbirds General Manager Bil La Forge enters into his second season at the helm of a team with some young players, there is a lot to be excited about. Seattle has seven signed 2003-born forwards and three signed 2004-born players. The general manager and his scouts got a […]
Mekai Sanders brings local ties to Seattle Thunderbirds
The Western Hockey League boasts some of the best young hockey players from British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and in some cases, the United States. For Mekai Sanders, his journey to the Seattle Thunderbirds was much shorter in terms of geographical distance. Sanders, a native of Gig Harbor, Washington, was selected […]
Horon showcases skillset at Seattle’s training camp
Seattle Thunderbirds General Manager Bil La Forge was looking into a trade with the Lethbridge Hurricanes last season that would send 19-year-old goalie Liam Hughes over to the Central Division contender last January. There was a player the ‘Canes had that La Forge was familiar with and was interested in […]
13 picks and a not so minor trade – The 2019 Seattle Thunderbirds Bantam Draft recap
May 2nd, 2019, RED DEER, ALBERTA, CA The Western Hockey League’s annual life changing event for teenagers across western Canada and the United States went off with only a couple of hitches (depending on which team you support). In all, the Seattle Thunderbirds made 13 total selections, and two trades, […]