(Kent, WA) The Interstate 5 rivalry is alive and well. The Seattle Thunderbirds and Portland Winterhawks took to the ShoWare Center ice on Saturday night and played the first of 12 games between the two squads this season. With the WHL season being cut down to 68 games, those 12 […]
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2018-19 WHL season previews: Seattle Thunderbirds
Seattle Thunderbirds 2017-18: The year after they captured their first Ed Chynoweth Cup, the Seattle Thunderbirds were very competitive night in and night out. They made some acquisitions to support a very young forward group and rode a strong blue line and surprising goaltending from Liam Hughes – who came […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Seattle and Swift Current release and reassign players, Red Deer also makes some tough decisions
Seattle reduces roster In case you missed it, Holden Katzalay (released), Luke Bateman (sent down), and Matthew Rempe (sent down) are no longer on the #TBirds roster. — Tim Pigulski (@tpigulski) September 16, 2018 Seattle Thunderbirds (25) 14 forwards, eight defensemen and three goalies. -Holden Katzalay – 2000 – Forward […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Two trades as U.S. Division rivals send players to B.C.
Cougars acquire a big forward TRADE: Cougars acquire forward Mike MacLean (98) & prospect Sam Schoenfeld (02) from @SeattleTbirds. | #NorthernUprising ➡️ https://t.co/TPz2b8aUSp pic.twitter.com/G2y6HdrMFx — PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 11, 2018 There are not many 6-foot-7 players in the CHL and the Prince George Cougars just brought one in. They […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Rosters getting trimmed
As the second week of the preseason in the WHL gets rolling along, teams are starting to trim down their rosters. While a vast majority of players being removed from the rosters, are 15 or 16-year-olds, there will be a few veteran names included. Chiefs see Hamaliuk and Chenier leave […]
WHL Players off to NHL Camps
The beginning of the WHL season brings a lot of hope, and optimism for teams, fans and players. The Western Hockey League is always well represented at NHL training camps so it will come as no surprise that this year 115 WHL’ers will be making the best impressions they can at […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Preseason fully underway
Buskey on the move TRADE: The Raiders have acquired 2000-born goaltender Donovan Buskey from the @spokanechiefs. DETAILS: https://t.co/W1BCZ9ZSQd Photo by Larry Brunt pic.twitter.com/4qdVOC8Q7w — Prince Albert Raiders (@PARaidersHockey) August 31, 2018 The Prince Albert Raiders acquired 2000-born goalie Donovan Buskey from the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for a sixth-round pick […]
Giants power past Thunderbirds 4-2 in preseason opener
The start of the preseason for the Western Conference of the WHL got going this morning with the Vancouver Giants battling the Seattle Thunderbirds. As is often the case for the preseason, there were many familiar faces missing from both teams. Vancouver scratched forwards James Malm, Owen Hardy, Yannik Valenti, […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Preseason starts Thursday!
Saskatoon takes on Prince Albert to start the 2018 preseason The very first game of the WHL preseason takes place on Thursday at the Art Hauser Center as the Saskatoon Blades take on the Prince Albert Raiders. The two teams look to be contenders in the East Division this year […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: More signings and roster cutdowns
Saskatoon signs their other import BREAKING: Blades sign Swedish defenceman Emil Malysjev ? » https://t.co/jVuVKK8Jir pic.twitter.com/axtsHPDaSx — Saskatoon Blades (@BladesHockey) August 28, 2018 Just a few days after singing an import pick from this June’s draft, the Saskatoon Blades inked their other one. They announced the singing of Swedish defenseman […]
