It was designed to be quick and painless. This year’s installment of the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft Lottery was quick for all and painless for four of the six teams involved. Over the years, the lottery has produced its fair share of drama and this year was no exception. […]
Tag: Seattle Thunderbirds
Everett exacts revenge – eliminates Seattle
Carter Hart never did get that 27th WHL regular season shutout that would have made the WHL record his alone. The one he got on Saturday night at Angel of the Winds Arena probably felt way better than that one would have. Hart stopped all 36 shots he faced and […]
Everett on the verge of obtaining revenge after taking Game 4 from Seattle
The Everett Silvertips have had a tough time scoring goals at the accesso ShoWare Center this year and in recent years. During the 2017-18 season, the Silvertips scored just nine times over their five games in Kent, winning just twice. Only one of those games did they get to three […]
Hart stands tall as Everett weathers storm to take Game 3
Returning to home ice in the playoffs and playing in front of a raucous crowd at the accesso ShoWare Center seemed to give the Seattle Thunderbirds and extra jump or two in their step on Tuesday night. If you were to watch the first 10 minutes or so of the […]
Thunderbirds hang five on Carter Hart to take Game 2 in overtime
Carter Hart is the prized goaltender of the Everett Silvertips and Team Canada. On this night he was less than stellar, allowing five goals for just the second time this season. The last time he allowed five was on January 28th against the Spokane Chiefs in a 6-5 overtime win. […]
2017-18 Playoff Previews: Everett Silvertips vs Seattle Thunderbirds
Everett Silvertips (1st in the U.S. Division) vs Seattle Thunderbirds (2nd Wild Card seed) Season Series: Everett 5-4-1-1 Seattle 4-4-2-0 10/22 SEA 4 @EVT 3 11/17 EVT 3 SEA 2 11/18 SEA 2 EVT 0 1/26 EVT 3 SEA 1 1/27 SEA 3 EVT 2 (SO) 2/16 EVT 4 SEA […]
Playoff History: Everett Silvertips vs. Seattle Thunderbirds
2017 Seattle won 4-0 2nd Round, Everett would edge out Seattle for the division title by two points. The first three games were settled by just one goal, the third game requiring overtime. At home, Seattle would put Everett away with a 4-1 win, Keegan Kolesar scored the game and […]
Americans enter postseason with 6th win in past 7 games
Kennewick, Wa. A long, grueling WHL regular season came to an end last night for the Tri-City Americans (38-25-8-1, 85pts.) and the Seattle Thunderbirds (34-28-8-2, 78pts.). Both teams are headed to the postseason and matchups have been set, so pride was the only thing on the line. But pride is […]
Seattles puts an end to Portland’s division title hopes with 5-1 win
14 seconds. That’s how long it took for the Seattle Thunderbirds to take the first penalty of their game Saturday night in Kent with the visiting Portland Winterhawks. What would commence was a parade to the box, leading to 15 total power plays. Nine for the Thunderbirds and six for […]
Glass helps Portland keep U.S. Division title hopes alive
Cody Glass is known far more for his set up abilities than for his goal-scoring prowess. Coming into the Portland Winterhawks game Friday night at the Moda Center, he had 61 assists, to go with 34 goals, keeping him five points short of 100 points. Glass would use the expectation […]