WHL presence at CWG Day 1: Manitoba defeated BC by a score of 4-2, Saskatchewan got by Alberta in overtime 4-3, Northwest Territories lost to Newfoundland & Labrador 5-3 and Yukon lost to Prince Edward Island 3-2. British Columbia: Spokane Chiefs first rounder Graham Sward led the way for BC with […]
Tag: Kyle Olson
Boyko makes 45 saves as Americans defeat Winterhawks 3-2
On Sunday the Tri-City Americans (24-16-2-1) visited Veterans Memorial Coliseum to face-off against the Portland Winterhawks (27-13-3-2) for the fifth time this season. The previous four games all required overtime or a shootout to decide the winner. Once again, the Americans emerged victorious, but on Sunday they only needed 60 […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Hitmen prospect makes debut; two Winterhawks hit milestones; Niederreiter scores first goals with new club
Tschigerl debuts NEWS: Hitmen have recalled 15-year-old forward Sean Tschigerl from OHA Edmonton Prep. Tschigerl is expected to make his WHL debut this afternoon! pic.twitter.com/4xKvnkOYri — Calgary Hitmen (@WHLHitmen) January 20, 2019 Calgary Hitmen top prospect Sean Tschigerl made his debut Sunday afternoon in a 4-1 loss to Red Deer, recording one […]
Americans defeat Winterhawks 4-3 for second overtime win on the weekend
On back-to-back nights the Tri-City Americans (17-12-1-1) and Portland Winterhawks (19-11-2-2) needed more than 60 minutes to settle the score. For the second night in a row, the Americans came away with the extra point, and four points on the weekend. Kyle Olson scored his second of the evening while […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Overage decisions looming; Weekly Report musings; Olson notches four points in Ams win
With the October 10th deadline to cut down to three overage players looming, two WHL teams have some big choices to make. Medicine Hat Tigers (4): The Tigers have forward Ryan Jevne and defensemen Dalton Gally, Dylan MacPherson and Linus Nassen. The return of Nassen and MacPherson from tryouts with […]
Tri-City Americans – who is coming back from last year’s stacked team?
For the first time since 2012, the Tri-City Americans got to the Western Conference final. They rolled by the Kelowna Rockets and Victoria Royals with eight straight wins on the way. Morgan Geekie and Michael Rasmussen ran up crazy stats and eight Ams hit 10 or more points through the […]
Everett hands Tri-City first playoff loss in Game 1
(Everett, WA) After winning eight straight games to start the WHL playoffs, the Tri-City Americans had not had to face too much adversity. Their power play and top line were clicking at an incredible 48 percent rate and they piled up 46 goals in just eight post-season contests. Friday night’s […]
Injury riddled Americans down Blazers 4-1 in Kamloops
Kamloops, B.C. Both the Tri-City Americans (22-12-5-0, 49 pts.) and the Kamloops Blazers (17-20-1-2, 37 pts.) were looking a little different on Sunday evening. The Americans completed a monster trade on Saturday evening which sent forward Carson Focht and defenseman Dakota Krebs to the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for defenseman Jake […]
Americans battle back but fall 4-3 in Prince George
Prince George, B.C. The Tri-City Americans (20-12-5-0, 45 pts.) were playing their second of a five-game road trip on Friday night in Prince George. This was the first of four meetings with the Prince George Cougars (15-18-4-2, 36 pts.) this season. The Americans won just one of the four meetings […]
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 […]