It is hard to a better start to a season than Tri-City Americans, 2001-born forward Sasha Mutala did on Friday. Facing the defending U.S. Division champions, Mutala was all over the ice, creating scoring opportunities constantly in a four-point performance in a 4-2 win over the Everett Silvertips. Compiled with […]
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Flaming Hot Takes: 22 teams, 22 questions
With the season upon us, it’s time for my annual tour around the league. I’m going to pick out one subject for each team and say what it is that I’m looking for and why it’s important. At the end of the year I’ll look back and see what the […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: WHL kicks off 2019-20 season
1999-born defenseman Brayden Pachal won’t be returning to the Prince Albert Raiders this season as he has signed an entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights after attending training camp on an amateur try-out contract.
Mutala and the Americans double up the Silvertips 4-2
Sasha Mutala was a player to behold at the Everett Silvertips preseason tournament a few weekends ago. He had back-to-back three point games en route to a six-point, two-game weekend. Maybe he just likes playing in Everett or maybe this is a sign the Colorado Avalanche-drafted prospect is primed for […]
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Tri-City Americans
Last Season: 34-28-5-1-74 points. They finished in the first wild card spot. Their first season under their new head coach Kelly Buchberger was one where most of the big names turned professional. This included Morgan Geekie, who signed a late contract with Carolina, and Michael Rasmussen, who played in 62 […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Winterhawks acquire DiLaura, Wheat Kings acquire Ginnell and so much more
The Portland Winterhawks have acquired Isaiah DiLaura from the Prince George Cougars in exchange for a 2022 seventh-round pick.
Players to watch in the 2019-2020 WHL season
We recently posted an article about Draft Eligible players to watch in the 2019-2020 season, now it’s time to look for other players to watch. Not all of these players are stars, but they might become stars this season! Brandon Wheat Kings – Cole Reinhardt Left Wing 2000 6-foot-1 203 […]
Americans, led by Sasha Mutala’s hat trick, defeat Winterhawks 3-2
(Everett, WA) Sunday’s WHL preseason action in the Angel of Winds Arena brought together two familiar U.S. Division rivals in the Tri-City Americans and the Portland Winterhawks. Each team was playing its third game in three days. Being the final preseason game of the weekend, the Winterhawks and Americans did […]
Seattle overcomes another early deficit in preseason win over Tri-City
(Everett, Washington) The Seattle Thunderbirds found themselves in a familiar predicament Saturday afternoon as they surrendered two early goals to the Tri-City Americans. The first came on a wrap-around from Sasha Mutala. That was followed by a power play slap-shot from Kyle Olson. “Yeah we need to be getting a […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Oil Kings and Rebels release training camp schedules, Tigers sign import, Fasko-Rudas out with injury and more
Edmonton Oil Kings training camp will start next Wednesday and will be a five-day affair with camp ending on September 1st with the annual Red vs. White game.