The Seattle Thunderbirds (11-9-1-1) swing into the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena tonight to kickoff a pair of games versus the Victoria Royals (16-8-1-0) in what should be a hard-fought contest. In recent trips north, Seattle rolled over the Royals on their way to Western Hockey League Championship last year. The Royals […]
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WHL Recap: Tigers, Hurricanes and T-Birds all hit the win column
Medicine Hat 7 @ Prince George 3 The Prince George Cougars opened the scoring when newly named assistant captain Brogan O’Brien scored his ninth goal of the season. That would be the end of their luck as the Medicine Hat Tigers rattled off five-straight goals; James Hablin recorded a pair, […]
Strand leading the way offensively for the Thunderbirds
Seattle Thunderbirds defenseman Austin Strand has had an interesting career in the WHL. He has played in the Memorial Cup twice to go along with a total of 37 WHL playoff games. After winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup last year with the Thunderbirds, Strand is part of a veteran group […]
Defensive lapses plague Seattle in 6-4 loss to Prince Albert
The Seattle Thunderbirds (9-8-1-1) held a 4-3 lead going into the third period and due to the veteran defensive corps they sport, you would think they would close out the visiting Prince Albert Raiders (9-7-3-0) and put an end to their three-game skid. Instead, the Raiders scored a quick goal […]
WHL recap: Giants finally slay Royals; Broncos, Blazers and Silvertips emerge with wins
Swift Current 6 Lethbridge 0 The Lethbridge Hurricanes (7-10-1-0) can surely wait until February second. That is when they next take on the Swift Current Broncos (13-3-1-0), who have proven to have their number. Saturday night the Broncos scored six goals against the Hurricanes yet again and are now 3-0 […]
WHL recap: Halbgewachs’s late goal leads Warriors over Pats; Americans, Cougars, Blazers and Hitmen also post wins
Medicine Hat 4 @Calgary 2 The Calgary Hitmen (6-11-1-0) continue to drop close games. In their last five losses now, they have been tied or trailing by one in the third period. That was the case again Friday night at home as the Medicine Hat Tigers (11-6) scored twice in […]
At the Quarter Pole: U.S. Division
Western Hockey League teams have pretty much all arrived at the 18-game mark, the “Quarter Pole” if you will. The current five-day break in the schedule for the annual CIBC Canada/Russia Super Series comes as a very welcome respite for all. Regular season play starts up again this weekend with […]
WHL recap: Tigers tame Thunderbirds in OT; Wheat Kings, Warriors, Giants and Royals emerge victorious
Brandon 2 Kootenay 0 Logan Thompson and the Brandon Wheat Kings (10-6-0-1) had some excuses for dropping a 4-2 game to the Kootenay ICE (8-9-1-0) on Friday night. They were missing four defenseman and saw many penalties put their d-men present away in the penalty box. Instead of letting this […]
Seattle take a close one in Edmonton 3-1
The 8-5-0-1 Seattle Thunderbirds made their way up the central swing to face off against the 5-8-2-0 Edmonton Oil Kings. Seattle started Edmonton native Matt Berlin while the 2001 rookie net minder Boston Bilous got the nod for Edmonton. Newly acquired Jantzen Leslie for the Oil Kings made his […]
“Bad Coaching” leads to 4-2 loss for Red Deer
On the first cold and snowy night of unofficial winter in Red Deer, 3577 fans made their way to the Enmax Centrium to see the bi-annual home game against the Seattle Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds of course are the Western Hockey League’s reigning champions and came to Red Deer on their […]
