Friday night’s matchup in Portland was a rematch from Wednesday with the top two teams in the U.S. Division. The Everett Silvertips (15-7-0-0) and Portland Winterhawks (13-6-0-2) played a spirited and emotional game which included two fights, 58 combined shots, and a natural hat trick. Portland used a strong first […]
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Overreaction Monday: After incredible weekend the Silvertips are the favorites in the U.S. Division
Overreaction of the week: After winning three-in-three, the Everett Silvertips are alone on top of the U.S. Division and will be there at the end of the year. It was as tough a three-in-three as you will see in the WHL for the Everett Silvertips this weekend. They played Friday […]
Second Period and Penalties Prove Costly for Winterhawks in Everett
For the second time in two nights, the Portland Winterhawks found themselves on the wrong end of a lopsided second period. The Everett Silvertips scored three goals in less than six minutes to take control of the game and go onto beat the visiting Winterhawks 3-1. The Everett Silvertips and […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Blichfeld coming back to Portland; Zamula signs with the Flyers
Sharks send Blichfeld back to Portland #SJSharks cuts todaySent to juniorJoachim Blichfeld, Ivan Chekhovich, Vladislav Kotkov, Max Paddock Sent to BarracudaMichael Brodzinski, C. Donaghey, T. Gregoire; M. Fonteyne, Z. Frye, J. Korenar, J. Martin, C. McAuley, F. Sandberg, Alex Schoenborn, J. Viel, E. Weinger — Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) September 20, […]
2018-19 WHL season previews: Everett Silvertips
2017-18: 47-20-2-3, 99 points. First in the U.S. Division It was an incredible season for the Everett Silvertips as they used the best overage trio in franchise history and one of the best goalies in WHL history to a surprising first half of the season. Then general manager Garry Davidson […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Blades hire Xavier Labelle; more NHL camp rosters announced
Saskatoon hires Labelle The @BladesHockey have announced the hiring of former @HumboldtBroncos defenceman Xavier Labelle. DETAILS ?? | https://t.co/pZ5h9XRuvs pic.twitter.com/aOlQOlTqP4 — The WHL (@TheWHL) September 13, 2018 The Blades brought in Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Xavier Labelle as a Hockey Operations Assistant. Labelle had spent time on Saskatoon’s protected […]
Everett Silvertips – defending Western Conference champions will lose a lot
We are taking a look at who each WHL team should have back for the 2018-19 season. As part of this practice we are factoring that each overage player signed to a professional contract will not be back. The first year under new coach Dennis Williams was a great one […]
Another overtime comeback gives Swift Current series lead
Everett, WA – After uncharacteristically blowing a 3-0 first lead in Game, the Everett Silvertips looked like they had gotten back into form on home ice Angel of the Winds Arena and were shutting down the vaunted Swift Current Broncos attack, beating them 2-1 in Game 3 with under five […]
2018 WHL final preview: Swift Current Broncos vs Everett Silvertips
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 […]
Everett finishes off Portland and makes first trip to West Final since 2006
Zach Hamill, Peter Mueller, Shaun Heshka and Leland Irving — those were some of the names on the 2005-06 Everett Silvertips team that defeated the Kelowna Rockets in six games and advanced to the Western Conference Final. That trip to the conference final ended in heartbreak as the Vancouver Giants […]