(Portland, Oregon) On Saturday night the I5 rivalry between the Portland Winterhawks (14-8-0-2) and Seattle Thunderbirds (8-12-3-0) resumed after a week break. The location shifted from Kent to the Rose City. Portland started as if they were shot out of a cannon. The Winterhawks used their speed and transition game […]
Tag: Seattle Thunderbirds
Seattle beats Portland 6-4, ends losing streak
(Kent, WA) Scoring had been an issue for the Seattle Thunderbirds (8-9-3-0) through their recent seven-game losing streak. In those seven games, they had just eight goals. Instead of going away from the game plan though, against a team riding in on a seven-game streak of getting at least a […]
2019 NHL Draft Profile: Dillon Hamaliuk
Every year during the WHL campaign, there is at least one player who starts out far down or off the radar for NHL scouts. Then, that player gradually works their way up the rankings until they end up far above where they were at the start of the year. Last […]
Loewen leads Kamloops to season high four game winning streak.
A quick look at recent results along with a glance at the current standings would lead anyone to believe the Kamloops Blazers were going to be in tough last weekend. The WHL schedule had them playing three games in three nights against US division foes Seattle, on Friday, and Portland […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Thunderbirds acquire Wood; Blades bring in Huber
Seattle brings in another Moose Jaw forward TRADE | T-Birds Acquire Brecon Wood From @MJWARRIORS https://t.co/42rg8RGSsW pic.twitter.com/smJGViTF2E — Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) October 30, 2018 11 days after leaving the Moose Jaw Warriors and heading home to Spruce Grove to play in the AJHL with the Saints, left wing Brecon Wood […]
2019 NHL Draft Profiles: Jake Lee
Seattle Thunderbirds defenseman Jake Lee is transitioning from being a young defenseman studying under some of the best blue liners in the league to now being one of the top defenders on his team. The six-foot-two, 216 pound blue liner was taken by Seattle in the first round, 18th overall […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Foote’s Rockets win in his debut
Rockets make it official The Kelowna Rockets are pleased to announce the hiring of Adam Foote as the team’s new head coach. We'll live stream Adam's introduction at 11 am on our Facebook page.Full details ➡️ https://t.co/qsReRG2kxp? – Ed Andrieski/Associated Press#WHLRockets #WHL pic.twitter.com/3gUhJeUGkS — Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) October 23, 2018 […]
Seattle pulls away from Edmonton 7-3
(Kent,WA) There was no rest for the weary for the Edmonton Oil Kings (5-6-0-1) Saturday night. They were playing their sixth game in nine nights and were vying for their first win in that stretch. Edmonton would find some life after a tough first half of the second period, but […]
Communication is key to Stankowski’s return
Carl Stankowski could barely skate with the Ed Chynoweth Cup held high after he helped down the Regina Pats in six games during the 2017 Western Hockey League finals. Despite barely being able to push off with his right leg, Stankowski backstopped the Seattle Thunderbirds to their first league title—in […]
Winterhawks feed off home-ice advantage with 4-2 win over Seattle
Portland had to wait until their fourth game of the season before experiencing home-ice advantage. The 8,208 Winterhawks faithful were fired up early and often on Saturday night at the Moda Center as fans were treated to an excellent game with 74 combined shots. In the end, Portland secured their […]
