Kennewick, Wa. Three nights ago, the Tri-City Americans (32-22-8-1, 73 pts.) suffered their worst loss of the season at the hands of the Portland Winterhawks by a score of 9-0. It was a night when nothing went the Americans way. Friday night would be a good test to see how […]
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Välimäki’s hat trick helps lead Tri-City to its third straight win
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (32-21-7-1, 72 pts.) came into Saturday night looking to win their third straight game for the first time in over three weeks. The Prince George Cougars (20-33-4-4, 48 pts.) came into Kennewick as the team with the worst record in the Western Conference. The Cougars […]
Tri-City extinguishes Blazers as playoff races heat up
Kennewick, Wa. Coming off an important win this past Wednesday against Seattle, the Tri-City Americans (31-21-7-1, 70pts.) were looking to build off of that against the visiting Kamloops Blazers (27-30-1-4, 59pts.). Kamloops beat the Winterhawks in Portland two nights earlier and sat just six points out of the playoffs coming […]
Americans earn valuable divisional win against Seattle
Kennewick, Wa. Entering Wednesday night’s contest, the Tri-City Americans (30-21-7-1, 68 pts.) were in desperate need of a win. At one point this season, they sat atop of the league’s U.S. Divison. Now, after some ups-and-downs, they find themselves sitting in 4th place. It’s not that this was a must […]
Winterhawks get key 3-1 win over visiting Americans
Dennis Cholowski finally got a goal as a Portland Winterhawk and his team went on to score twice more and beat the visiting Tri-City Americans 3-1 in front of 7.741 at Mode Center. It was not for lack of trying as the former Prince George Cougars blue liner had fired […]
Americans win fourth straight by doubling up on Portland
Kennewick, Wa. Two of the heavyweights in the Western Conference met in Kennewick tonight as the Tri-City Americans (27-16-7-0, 61 pts.) played host to the Portland Winterhawks (30-18-1-3, 64 pts.). Both teams were sporting a mostly full and healthy roster that featured 7 NHL first round draft picks. It would […]
Americans flex offensive muscles in blowout over Victoria
Kennewick, Wa. Defenseman Juuso Välimäki made his long awaited return from injury for the Tri-City Americans (26-16-7-0, 59 pts.) and helped the Americans defensive unit shut down the high powered Victoria Royals (30-18-3-1, 64 pts.) by a blowout score of 7-1. Forward Michael Rasmussen had three points for the second […]
Americans knock off Chiefs; Rasmussen has 3 points in return
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans’ (24-16-7-0, 55 pts.) fans cheered louder than they have in quite some time when it was announced that power forward Michael Rasmussen would be the starting center in tonight’s matchup with the Spokane Chiefs (26-19-2-2, 56 pts.). Rasmussen had been sidelined since mid-December with a […]
Draft Profile: Kyle Topping, Kelowna Rockets
When one gives the Kelowna Rockets roster a thorough glance, it is easy to notice a few of the Western Hockey League’s elite players. Dillon Dube: Calgary Flames second round pick in 2016. Cal Foote: Tampa Bay Lightning first round pick in 2017. Kole Lind: Vancouver Canucks second round pick in 2017. […]
Topping’s hat trick leads Tri-City to victory over Wheat Kings
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (23-16-6-0, 52 pts.) came into tonight in desperate need of a win. The team had dropped five straight, and with the U.S. Division getting super tight, points are at a premium. The Brandon Wheat Kings (28-13-3-1, 60 pts.) would be no easy opponent to get […]