With the WHL Bantam Draft going tomorrow, let’s take a look at who the Seattle Thundebrirds already have in their system and who is likely to return for the 2018-19 season. They will lose Austin Strand and Turner Ottenbreit from the blue line and Donovan Neuls from the top-six forward […]
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Everett exacts revenge – eliminates Seattle
Carter Hart never did get that 27th WHL regular season shutout that would have made the WHL record his alone. The one he got on Saturday night at Angel of the Winds Arena probably felt way better than that one would have. Hart stopped all 36 shots he faced and […]
Everett on the verge of obtaining revenge after taking Game 4 from Seattle
The Everett Silvertips have had a tough time scoring goals at the accesso ShoWare Center this year and in recent years. During the 2017-18 season, the Silvertips scored just nine times over their five games in Kent, winning just twice. Only one of those games did they get to three […]
Hart stands tall as Everett weathers storm to take Game 3
Returning to home ice in the playoffs and playing in front of a raucous crowd at the accesso ShoWare Center seemed to give the Seattle Thunderbirds and extra jump or two in their step on Tuesday night. If you were to watch the first 10 minutes or so of the […]
2017-18 Playoff Previews: Everett Silvertips vs Seattle Thunderbirds
Everett Silvertips (1st in the U.S. Division) vs Seattle Thunderbirds (2nd Wild Card seed) Season Series: Everett 5-4-1-1 Seattle 4-4-2-0 10/22 SEA 4 @EVT 3 11/17 EVT 3 SEA 2 11/18 SEA 2 EVT 0 1/26 EVT 3 SEA 1 1/27 SEA 3 EVT 2 (SO) 2/16 EVT 4 SEA […]
Seattles puts an end to Portland’s division title hopes with 5-1 win
14 seconds. That’s how long it took for the Seattle Thunderbirds to take the first penalty of their game Saturday night in Kent with the visiting Portland Winterhawks. What would commence was a parade to the box, leading to 15 total power plays. Nine for the Thunderbirds and six for […]
Glass helps Portland keep U.S. Division title hopes alive
Cody Glass is known far more for his set up abilities than for his goal-scoring prowess. Coming into the Portland Winterhawks game Friday night at the Moda Center, he had 61 assists, to go with 34 goals, keeping him five points short of 100 points. Glass would use the expectation […]
WHL recap: Pats and Thunderbirds add to their win totals
Regina 3 Prince Albert 2 (SO) Sometimes it’s all about how you are playing when the playoffs start. For the Regina Pats (39-25-5-1), Wednesday night’s 3-2 shootout win over the Prince Albert Raiders (32-25-9-3) at home was a positive sign for the Pats playoff aspirations. The win was the sixth straight for […]
WHL recap: Rassell nets his 50th and Tigers get the win; Raiders, Thunderbirds and Pats get key victories
Prince Albert 6 Moose Jaw 4 When you are the top seed in the WHL’s Eastern Conference and the playoffs are approaching, the last thing you want to have is the current team you are set to play against playing their best hockey of the entire season. Worse yet is […]
Americans battle back but fall in Seattle
Kent, Wa. To say that things haven’t gone the way the Tri-City Americans (32-24-8-1, 73 pts) have wanted them to lately would be a major understatement. Coming into Tuesday nights contest with the Seattle Thunderbirds (31-25-8-2, 72 pts.), the Americans had just a 3 point lead in the standings over […]