Czech Republic 6 Belarus 5 Belarus (0-4) and the Czech Republic (2-1) played a thriller in the opening game on Saturday. Belarus took a 2-0 lead in the second period but the Cezchs reeled off five goals in a row to take a 5-2 lead in the third period. Red […]
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WHL at the World Junior Championships day three
Finland 4 Denmark 1 Finland (1-1) made sure that Denmark (0-2) did not get their second win over them in as many years Wednesday. They opened the scoring just a couple minutes in after Tri-City defenseman Juuso Valimaki cycled the puck down low and it ended up getting put in […]
WHL at the World Junior Championships day one
Czech Republic 5 Russia 4 The Czech Republic opened the 2018 IIHF U-20 World Junior Championships with a shocking upset of the Russians. The 56th ranked prospect by Future Considerations Martin Kaut led the way with three assists, while the 5th ranked prospect by the same publication, Filip Zadina potted […]
Americans home ice woes continue
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (15-10-3-0, 33 pts.) were once unstoppable at home this season. They opened up the year by going 7-0 on home ice. Recently however, it has been a different story. Tri-City had gone 1-4-1 heading into tonight’s contest with the Everett Silvertips (19-12-1-1, 40 pts.) who […]
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 […]
Missed opportunities sink Americans
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (14-8-2-0, 30 pts.) were given a hard reminder tonight that hard work is important in hockey. The Saskatoon Blades (10-12-2-1, 23pts.) may not look the best on paper, but they were the deliverers of that message tonight as they beat the Americans 5-2 to kick […]
Tri-City unable to solve Hart, drop second-straight at home
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (13-7-2-0, 28 pts.) were looking to start another home win streak after their first one ended at seven when they lost to Victoria Saturday night. They were, however, playing without some big names. Michael Rasmussen, Juuso Välimäki, Isaac Johnson, and Parker Aucoin were all scratched […]
Tri-City remains perfect at home; downs the Raiders
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (13-5-2-0 28 pts.) haven’t played at home since November 1st. They have, however, been really good when they are at the Toyota Center going 6-0-0-0 so far this season. The Prince Albert Raiders (9-9-3-0 21 pts.) were in town for their bi-annual visit and were […]
Tri-City continues its winning ways against Spokane
Spokane, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (11-4-2-0, 24pts.) have been quite a thorn in the side of their bitter rivals, the Spokane Chiefs (8-7-1-2, 19pts.) over the past two seasons. The Americans have won 11 of the past 13 meetings putting them firmly in control of the latest chapter of this […]
Americans remain perfect on home ice; down Rockets 4-3 in OT
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (10-4-2-0, 22pts.) and the Kelowna Rockets (7-5-2-1, 17pts.) have become very familiar with each other recently. The two teams have matched up against each other three times in the past fifteen days. The home team won the first two meetings with Tri-City winning 2-1 October […]