Seattle Thunderbirds 2017-18: The year after they captured their first Ed Chynoweth Cup, the Seattle Thunderbirds were very competitive night in and night out. They made some acquisitions to support a very young forward group and rode a strong blue line and surprising goaltending from Liam Hughes – who came […]
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Seattle Thunderbirds Notebook- who returns next year?
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 […]
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 […]
Americans enter postseason with 6th win in past 7 games
Kennewick, Wa. A long, grueling WHL regular season came to an end last night for the Tri-City Americans (38-25-8-1, 85pts.) and the Seattle Thunderbirds (34-28-8-2, 78pts.). Both teams are headed to the postseason and matchups have been set, so pride was the only thing on the line. But pride is […]
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 […]
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 […]
Winterhawks finish off three-game weekend strong with a 7-4 win in Seattle
Wth both the Seattle Thunderbirds and Portland Winterhawks finishing off three-games in three-nights and four in six games, which team would have the bigger jump in their steps in a Sunday evening tilt in Kent? Portland, though the road team in this one, had to be feeling confident playing at […]
