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 […]
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Americans halt hot Thunderbirds to gain two important points
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (25-16-7-0, 57 pts.) were coming off of one of their most impressive wins of the season. On Saturday night, the Americans fought back from a 4-1 deficit to beat the rival Spokane Chiefs in overtime. How they followed up that win on Sunday could be […]
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 […]
Tri-City battles back twice but falls in OT to Spokane
Spokane, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (23-16-7-0, 53 pts.) were coming off of a desperately needed win Friday night against the Brandon Wheat Kings. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Americans and provided a possible spring board for the team to get back on the right track. The […]
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 […]
Americans fall to Portland 5-1
Kennewick, Wa. Both the Tri-City Americans (22-14-5-0, 49 pts.) and the Portland Winterhawks (25-13-1-2, 53 pts.) made some moves this week at the trade deadline to build for a deep playoff run. Defenseman Jake Bean made his debut for the Americans last night to the delight of the home crowd. […]
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 close 2017 on the right foot
Kennewick, Wa. For the past 29 years, the Tri-City Americans (20-10-5-0, 45 pts.) and Spokane Chiefs (20-15-1-2, 43 pts.) have played each other on New Year’s Eve. It has been a tradition that has spawned some memorable matchups. The last night of 2017 would be no different. The Americans fell […]
WHL recap: Geekie’s hat-trick leads Americans over Tigers; Prince Albert and Swift Current notch wins
Prince Albert 3 Lethbridge 2 It was one of those nights where one team was going to get back on track after a couple close losses. This time it was the Prince Albert Raiders (13-13-5-2) who used two goals in the second period to take a 3-2 win over the visiting Lethbridge […]