This is an ongoing series as we start the long road to the 2019-20 WHL season. We will be going in the order that teams were eliminated from contention. Keep in mind that the roster guesses vary because of information made available to us. We did our very best to […]
Tag: Roddy Ross
A tale of two seasons: The 2018-2019 Seattle Thunderbirds
When the final seconds of the third period were ticking off the clock at the Accesso ShoWare Center on Saturday evening during game six of the Western Conference Quarter-Final match-up between the one seed Vancouver Giants and the second Wild Card team, the Seattle Thunderbirds fans in attendance did not […]
Giants win an exciting Game 5, look to close out series Saturday
The Vancouver Giants are one win away from facing the winner of the Kamloops versus Victoria series in the second round, thanks to Friday’s 3-2 win over Seattle to take a 3-2 series lead. Dylan Plouffe and Jadon Joseph both scored their fourth goals of the series and Dallas Hines his second of the series […]
Thunderbirds tie series with a big third period comeback
(Kent, WA) Wednesday night at the Accesso ShoWare Center, the Seattle Thunderbirds looked to be in a very big hole. They fell behind the Vancouver Giants 3-0 in the second and were behind 3-1 with about 14 minutes left in regulation. They were so close to losing for the second […]
Giants hold off Thunderbirds to take a 2-1 series lead
(Kent, WA) The Vancouver Giants took a 2-1 series lead over Seattle with a 6-4 victory down in Kent, Washington in front of a crowd of 4425 at the Accesso ShoWare Center. The home team got off to a quick start in Game 3 with their regular season leading scorer […]
Thunderbirds take Game 2, even up the series
The Seattle Thunderbirds evened their series with the Vancouver Giants up with a 4-1 win on Saturday to make it a best-of-five. Now the teams head down the I-5 for Games 3 and 4. The Thunderbirds got off to a quick start, with overage forward Sean Richards giving Seattle their first lead […]
Giants take Game 1 against Thunderbirds 7-1
The Vancouver Giants took a 1-0 series lead with a 7-1 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds in their quarter-final match up. Both teams came to play early with their physicality, instantly giving the game a playoff atmosphere. 18-year-old forward Tristen Nielsen, in particular, was the Giants’ spark plug in the opening […]
2019 Playoff Preview: 1) Vancouver Giants vs WC2) Seattle Thunderbirds
Franchise Playoff History: The Thunderbirds and Giants have only matched up in the playoffs once previous to this year. They met in the second round of the 2007 WHL Playoffs with Vancouver taking the series in five games en route to winning the Memorial Cup on home ice. 2018-19 Head-To-Head: […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Almeida signs ELC, gets 100th point; Sutter hits 500 wins
Almeida signs BREAKING: Justin Almeida (@justinalmeida27) signs NHL Entry-Level contract w/ @penguins DETAILS: https://t.co/E5aJuLqgXv pic.twitter.com/nCeAFBFCnp — Moose Jaw Warriors (@MJWARRIORS) March 9, 2019 Moose Jaw Warriors forward Justin Almeida signed his entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. The 1999-born was drafted by the Penguins in the fifth round (129th overall) […]
Thunderbirds rolling after recruiting Ross
A change of heart allowed the Seattle Thunderbirds to recruit Roddy Ross and turn their season around.