Everett 2 @Seattle 1 The Everett Silvertips (41-17-2-3) have not had an easy time of things in recent years at the ShoWare Center. This year they did find a way to beat the Seattle Thunderbirds (28-24-7-2) twice on the road. But both times those wins occurred in overtime. Saturday night […]
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Portland’s depth too much for under-manned Seattle in 4-1 win
The Portland Winterhawks were heavily reliant upon their top line of Kieffer Bellows, Cody Glass and Skyler McKenzie for much the first half of the year. The rest of the lineup struggled finding chemistry consistently and this showed especially when Bellows and Joachim Blichfeld were away at the World Junior Championships. […]
Americans battle back, but fall in the shootout
Kent, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (27-17-7-1, 62 pts.) were looking to avoid a second straight loss after winning four straight. The Seattle Thunderbirds (27-18-5-2, 61 pts.) were coming off of two straight losses and would have loved to get back in the win column against their U.S. Division rivals. This […]
Nolan Volcan and Seattle riding high with five-game winning streak
It took 238 games in the WHL, but Nolan Volcan finally got his first career WHL hat trick. It came against the B.C. Division leading Kelowna Rockets on January 19th. Volcan, who is having a career season with 24 goals and 29 assists for 53 points, got his third on […]
WHL recap: ICE win late; Pats, Chiefs and Thunderbirds each add to their win totals as well
Regina 4 @Prince Albert 3 The Regina Pats (24-19-4-0)got two goals from Matt Bradley and one from Jesse Gabrielle to come back from a 2-1 deficit to go on to win over the Prince Albert Raiders (16-20-6-2) 4-3. The Pats have had the Raiders number this year, winning the first […]
Seattle edges under-manned Portland in overtime 4-3
With Cody Glass going out injured in Portland’s overtime win against Tri-City on Friday, captain Keoni Texeira not even able to play in that game due to an injury and three players participating in the U-20 World Junior Championships, the Winterhawks were without five of their top players Saturday night. […]
WHL recap: Thunderbirds fly past Chiefs
Seattle 10 @Spokane 3 It was stat night Sunday evening in Spokane as the Seattle Thunderbirds (15-14-3-1) scored a season-high 10 goals in crushing the Spokane Chiefs (18-13-1-2). Nolan Volcan led the way for the T-birds with his first career five-point game, but rookies Nikita Malukhin (two goals), Jake Lee […]
WHL recap: Giants finally slay Royals; Broncos, Blazers and Silvertips emerge with wins
Swift Current 6 Lethbridge 0 The Lethbridge Hurricanes (7-10-1-0) can surely wait until February second. That is when they next take on the Swift Current Broncos (13-3-1-0), who have proven to have their number. Saturday night the Broncos scored six goals against the Hurricanes yet again and are now 3-0 […]
T-Birds – Oil Kings player report
Seattle Thunderbirds (3) Nolan Volcan – C/LW – Competitive as per usual. Quick to pressure defenders in the neutral zone, catching them when slow on the transition. Keeps his feet moving over the course of the game, but has the odd off shift which is normal. Good positionally in the […]
Seattle take a close one in Edmonton 3-1
The 8-5-0-1 Seattle Thunderbirds made their way up the central swing to face off against the 5-8-2-0 Edmonton Oil Kings. Seattle started Edmonton native Matt Berlin while the 2001 rookie net minder Boston Bilous got the nod for Edmonton. Newly acquired Jantzen Leslie for the Oil Kings made his […]
