Tri-City Americans Draft Overview With only a few teams left to go over and the season only weeks from starting, it is an exciting time for people who love hockey. So in going over the Tri-City Americans’ 2017 bantam draft class, one of the big things I noticed is that […]
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WHL burning questions: summer edition
We’ve entered the summer doldrums, the time when hockey fans are just itching to see their teams hit the ice. We thought it was high time to look at the WHL teams burning questions as we head into the final month before training camps. Each team will have a Face […]
Tri-City Americans hire new goaltending coach
The Tri-City Americans have been known for breeding goaltenders — Olaf Kolzig, Brian Boucher, and Jason Labarbera all spent time in Tri-City. These days, Eric Comrie is moving up the ranks in the Winnipeg Jets organization. The only female goalie to ever play at the professional level, Shannon Szabados, is […]
Four Tri-City Americans Picked at 2017 NHL Entry Draft
(Photo from Doug Love/Tri-City Americans) The excitement and expectations were high for the Tri-City Americans heading into the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. In all, the Americans had eight players listed on the NHL Central Scouting final report. That was the most ever for the Americans and also the most of […]
Former WHL Players taken in the NHL Expansion draft
Nine former WHL players were selected by the newest NHL franchise, Vegas Golden Knights, at tonight’s NHL Awards ceremony. The event was held at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The very first selection made was from the Colorado Avalanche. The team finished in last place in the NHL […]
Tri-City deals for veteran defenseman
(Photo from Allen Douglas/Kamloops Blazers) For the second summer in a row, Tri-City Americans General Manager Bob Tory has made a deal to add a veteran blue-liner to the roster. In 2016 it was overage defenseman Dalton Yorke who was traded by the Prince Albert Raiders to Tri-City in exchange […]
Playoff Game Day Edition 2
Welcome to another game day preview that we will run for the duration of the playoffs. We will take a look at matchups throughout the playoffs and focus in on some players who have made an impact in their series. Medicine Hat looks to close out their first round match-up […]
U.S. Division Playoff Preview
If the U.S. Division bracket of the WHL Playoffs is as exciting as the regular season stretch run was then we are all going to be in for a treat. It came down to the final weekend but the Everett Silvertips were able to hold off the Seattle Thunderbirds and […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Down the stretch they come
We’re down to the final weekend and the U.S. Division is far from solved. Heading into the final handful of games the Seattle Thunderbirds have a slim, one-point lead over the Everett Silvertips for both the U.S. Division lead and the Western Conference top spot. Everett has one game in […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Division race officially on
It seems like just a couple of weeks ago that the Everett Silvertips were in the U.S. Division driver’s seat. They had a comfortable lead in the division and the real race looked to be for second place. Things have a way of changing quickly however and after the weekend […]