The Seattle Thunderbirds rolled in to Cranbrook, hoping to pick up a win against the Kootenay Ice on Friday night. Unfortunately, for their sake, they ran into a brick wall and a few other roadblocks. Kootenay netminder Kurtis Chapman made 37 saves while his team scored by committee in a […]
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WHL recap: Dillon Hamaliuk leads Thunderbirds over Silvertips 4-3
Seattle 4 @Everett 3 If the Seattle Thunderbirds (5-4-0-1)are to make it back to the WHL playoffs, they will need nights from unsung players like the one they got Sunday afternoon from Dillon Hamaliuk. The 17-year-old from Leduc. Alberta netted two goals, leading the T-birds to a 4-3 win over […]
‘Round the DUB
An interesting week it has been around the WHL, from winning streaks ending, to losing streaks extended. Teams being sold and goals, goals and more goals. This is the week that was in the ‘DUB. On Oct. 4, the Seattle Thunderbirds were approved by the Board of Governors to be […]
2017 U16 rosters announced
The rosters for the 2017 U16 WHL Cup were announced and nearly every WHL team had a draft pick named. Let’s take a look at those 2002-born players that will be participating in the WHL Cup in Calgary later this month. U-16 Oct 18-22, 2017 in Calgary, Alb BC […]
Tri-City comes from behind, again, to down the Thunderbirds
Kennewick, WA. The Tri-City Americans (2-2-0-0) were fresh off of a great come-from-behind win against the Everett Silvertips in their home opener this past Saturday. They were trying to remain undefeated at home on Tuesday night against the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds (2-1-0-1). What would ensue was a defensive battle between […]
‘Round the ‘DUB
(in an on-going feature we will use this space to bring you up to date on some of the news and notes from around the WHL) The Western Hockey League opened their 2017-18 regular season Sept. 22 with eight games. The line combos as well as our own game tracker […]
Tri-City unable to spoil Seattle’s championship night
Kent, WA – The Tri-City Americans (0-1-0) entered their season opening match against the Seattle Thunderbirds (1-0-0) as the eighth ranked CHL team. Seattle reminded them that what is on paper, doesn’t matter once the puck is dropped. The Thunderbirds skated away with the 4-3 victory in front of 6,104 […]
2017-18 season previews: Kelowna Rockets
Kelowna Rockets (2016-17 season: 45-22-5-0: 90 points. Lost in the Western Conference Final to Seattle Thunderbirds) Expectations are always high in Kelowna, among the Rockets fan base and indeed, in both the front office and dressing room. The Rockets have won the Western Hockey League championship four times since the […]
T-Birds to watch following training camp
The Seattle Thunderbirds wrapped up their 2017 training camp Sunday night with the annual Blue White Game. Team White was victorious defeating Team Blue 5-4, powered by a two-point effort from Elijah Brown and two late power play markers. As the T-Birds wrap up training camp and look to their […]
Royals acquire defenceman Bishop from Seattle
(photo courtesy Brian Liesse/Seattle Thunderbirds) The Victoria Royals completed a trade on August second, acquiring 19-year-old defenceman Anthony Bishop from the Seattle Thunderbirds in exchange for 19-year-old forward Blake Bargar. Thunderbirds general manager Russ Farwell said in a team release “This trade gives us an older, experienced forward and allows […]
