Kennewick, WA. – Going in to tonight, the Tri-City Americans (8-4-0-0) had yet to lose on home ice and were riding a 4 game overall win streak. After opening the season with nine straight losses, the Kamloops Blazers (3-10-0-0) were riding a three game win streak. However, the Americans were […]
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Americans ground Rockets in defensive battle
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (6-4-0-0) returned home Tuesday night to face the Kelowna Rockets (4-4-1-1) after an early season five-game road trip. The Americans went 3-2 on that trip including come-from-behind victories in all three of their wins. However, recent history has not been kind when the Americans have […]
Tri-City comes from behind, again, to down the Thunderbirds
Kennewick, WA. The Tri-City Americans (2-2-0-0) were fresh off of a great come-from-behind win against the Everett Silvertips in their home opener this past Saturday. They were trying to remain undefeated at home on Tuesday night against the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds (2-1-0-1). What would ensue was a defensive battle between […]
Tri-City unable to spoil Seattle’s championship night
Kent, WA – The Tri-City Americans (0-1-0) entered their season opening match against the Seattle Thunderbirds (1-0-0) as the eighth ranked CHL team. Seattle reminded them that what is on paper, doesn’t matter once the puck is dropped. The Thunderbirds skated away with the 4-3 victory in front of 6,104 […]
2017-18 season previews: Tri-City Americans
(Photos courtesy of Tri-City Americans/Doug Love) Tri-City Americans (2016-17 record: 42-28-3-0, 85pts. 3rd in U.S. Division, lost to Seattle in first round of the WHL playoffs) The Tri-City Americans enter the 2017-18 season as an early favorite to do well in the strong U.S. division. Regardless of whether they win […]
Tri-City Americans notebook: looking at the potential depth chart
(Photo from Doug Love/Tri-City Americans) Training camp opened this week in Kennewick which means hockey season is officially starting here in the desert of Washington State. It’s a great time to look at a possible depth chart for the Tri-City Americans heading into the 2017-18 season. The Americans bounced back […]
Four Tri-City Americans Picked at 2017 NHL Entry Draft
(Photo from Doug Love/Tri-City Americans) The excitement and expectations were high for the Tri-City Americans heading into the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. In all, the Americans had eight players listed on the NHL Central Scouting final report. That was the most ever for the Americans and also the most of […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Barzal returns to Seattle and division
While the United States either reels or revels in last Tuesday’s presidential election, there was big news in the U.S. Division. Early Wednesday morning the New York Islanders announced they had returned 19-year-old center Mathew Barzal to the Seattle Thunderbirds. Barzal, the Islanders first pick in the 2015 NHL Draft […]