It was two more U.S. Division games for the Tri-City Americans as they took a quick trip out to Everett for a game at Angel of the Winds Arena with the Silvertips and then came back to the Toyota Center for a contest with the Seattle Thunderbirds. Friday, October 18th: […]
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Tri-City gets Hrabik and Olson back from the AHL and trade Schmiemann
A week of homecomings… The Tri-City Americans got two key overage forwards back from the AHL last week. They also finally got to play at the Toyota Center after starting the season with five straight road games. The San Jose Barracuda announced on October 3rd that they had signed Czech […]
Warm providing Americans with consistent goaltending
The Tri-City Americans were set up for a hard weekend. They were playing two tough road games against the Seattle Thunderbirds and Spokane Chiefs, both of which have potent play makers who can put the puck in the net. Over the two games though, only one puck got into the […]
Mutala primed for a big season with Tri-City
It is hard to a better start to a season than Tri-City Americans, 2001-born forward Sasha Mutala did on Friday. Facing the defending U.S. Division champions, Mutala was all over the ice, creating scoring opportunities constantly in a four-point performance in a 4-2 win over the Everett Silvertips. Compiled with […]
Carson Sass getting an opportunity with Tri-City
The overage shuffle is always tough for WHL teams. Sometimes they have to let people go whom they have worked with for years and whom they really value. That was the case in Red Deer when the Rebels waived 1999-born defenseman, Carson Sass. The veteran of 202 WHL games was […]
Marc Lajoie is ready to prove his believers right
The Tri-City Americans have had a pedigree for developing defensemen in recent years. Blueliners like Juuso Valimaki, Dylan Coghlan, Parker Wotherspoon, and Brandon Carlo have been drafted from the Americans. The Americans feel strongly that 16-year-old and former 14th overall WHL Bantam Draft pick Marc Lajoie belongs in that group. […]
Tri-City focused on evaluating young players as preseason continues
Bob Tory enters his 19th season as general manager and 15th as governor of the Tri-City Americans. His Americans are coming off their third straight playoff appearance and 34 wins. As is often the case, Tory is ready to soak in the preseason and take a look at the 15- […]
First-year general manager Barclay Parneta has the Vancouver Giants atop the B.C.
When Glen Hanlon stepped down from being general manager for the Vancouver Giants, the team was sent looking for someone to fill the shoes of Hanlon who is a well respected hockey mind. Turns out there was someone with a plethora of experience who was more than ready to fill […]
Vancouver Giants hire Barclay Parneta as GM
The Vancouver Giants took a big step forward last season in the win column. Today they introduced the man they hope will continue that winning momentum. Barclay Parneta was introduced Director of Hockey Operations and General manager at a press conference on Wednesday. The announcement took place at Pat Quinn’s Restaurant […]