(Kent, WA) The Seattle Thunderbirds played on home ice on Saturday night for the first time since December 29th. The team that took the ice for them was vastly different to the one that did so back in late 2018. That team was mired in what would be a seven-game […]
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Warriors looking to get back on track on road trip
Riding their longest losing streak of the season wasn’t how the Moose Jaw Warriors wanted to head into their biggest road trip of the year. However, the Warriors (21-11-5-2) have lost four straight games — all at home — as they begin a seven-game road trip. The silver lining for […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Broncos name their captain; Cougars, Tigers add 17-year-olds to roster; Giants trim roster; Blazers forward suspended; Canes rookie pots first
Broncos name captain The @SCBroncos have named @TNages98 as team captain for the remainder of the 2018-19 WHL Regular Season! DETAILS 📰 | https://t.co/6Yup5CPQF8 pic.twitter.com/lADZY7V1hx — The WHL (@TheWHL) January 11, 2019 The Swift Current Broncos have named 20-year-old forward Tanner Nagel captain for the remainder of the season. The four year […]
WHL trade deadline – team by team – Western Conference
The last couple of weeks since the roster freeze was lifted have been eventful. Lets take a look at what each team did over that span and where that sets them up for the rest of the season and beyond. Now the Western Conference. Everett Silvertips 32-8-1-1-66 points. They have […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Raiders, Silvertips send prospects back; Broncos release Waitzner; multiple milestones around the league; former Warrior named captain in the Q; Cougars sign prospect; Spokane’s Gallagher heading to BCHL
Prospects sent back The Raiders have returned 2001-born goaltender Brett Balas to the AJHL's Calgary Canucks. — Prince Albert Raiders (@PARaidersHockey) January 8, 2019 The Prince Albert Raiders have returned ‘01 goalie Brett Balas to the Calgary Canucks of the AJHL. Balas went 2-0-0-0 with a 2.56 GAA and a […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Maier, Philp get weekly honours; two more deals made ahead of deadline; Kootenay reassigns Lambo
Maier and Philp get weekly honours Noah Philp of the @SeattleTbirds has been named the WHL On the Run Player of the Week! DETAILS 📰 | https://t.co/eX2KPKVoT6 pic.twitter.com/dJWe4bhpmc — The WHL (@TheWHL) January 7, 2019 Seattle Thunderbirds forward Noah Philp has been named WHL Player of the Week after recording four goals […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Balcers gets first NHL goal; Trades slow down with deadline looming; former Bronco gets first pro goal; Ross gets first WHL win
Balcers gets first in NHL BALCERS! SCORES! HIS FIRST CAREER @NHL GOAL! pic.twitter.com/K0m3pbh3Lp — Ottawa Senators (@Senators) January 6, 2019 After appearing in his first NHL game the previous night, former Kamloops Blazer Rudolfs Balcers scored his first NHL goal in a 5-4 loss to Carolina. Here’s the clip: .@rudolfsbalcers […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Thunderbirds trade away Hughes and Andrusiak and sign Ross; Fradette Mac’s Tournament top goalie
Seattle and Everett swap Andrusiak and Richards TRADE | T-Birds Acquire Sean Richards, Prospect Forward, and Three Draft Picks From Everett https://t.co/2ckm9ftDhF pic.twitter.com/JZMYsGf6da — Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) January 1, 2019 In what has become less rare recently, the rival Everett Silvertips traded overage forward Sean Richards, the rights to unsigned […]
Winterhawks use four goal second period to defeat Thunderbirds 6-3 on New Year’s Eve
Monday night marked the 28th time the Portland Winterhawks (21-11-3-2) and Seattle Thunderbirds (11-19-4-0) got together for a New Year’s Eve matchup. The Winterhawks scored five straight goals, four in the second period, to defeat the Thunderbirds 6-3. Seattle was looking to close the gap on the near annual event, […]
Flaming Hot Takes – Trade Deadline Edition
The January 10th deadline is rapidly approaching and a number of teams will be deciding whether they are buyers or sellers. Some teams are clearly in one or the other category while others will have tougher decisions to make, especially considering the returns we have already seen for players who […]
