Since 2015, the Everett Silvertips have been in a stable place in regards to goaltending. They smoothly transitioned from the dominant tenure of Carter Hart to a similar situation with the current netminder, Dustin Wolf. In Hart’s final campaign with Everett, Wolf waited in the wings as the backup, […]
Tag: U.S. Division
Americans ambush Hitmen in Bean’s return
Roses are red, violets are green, the Hitmen lose, in the return of Jake Bean. ✱ ✱ ✱ Cupid took a backseat to Jake Bean Wednesday night as one of the greatest Calgary Hitmen blue liners made his return to the Scotiabank Saddledome for the first time following his teary-eyed […]
Winterhawks wallop Hitmen at home
The Portland Winterhawks came as advertised and blasted the Calgary Hitmen, adding them to the piles of teams they have left in their wake during their current eight-game winning streak. Two teams headed in very opposite directions continued on similar paths, as the Winterhawks disposed of the Hitmen 7-3 Wednesday […]
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 […]
Hart-less performance in Calgary
When the 4,982 fans showed up to catch their only glimpse of the Everett Silvertips for the next two years, they knew they were going to see some great goaltending. What they didn’t know, was that it wasn’t coming from the two-time Del Wilson Memorial Trophy winner Carter Hart, who […]
WHL playoff second round preview: Portland Winterhawks vs Kelowna Rockets
We will be previewing each of the four second-round playoff match-ups in an on-going series. Here we have the matchup between Kelowna and Portland. For much of the regular season, a frequent topic of discussion was the quality of B.C. Division teams. It was an ultra-competitive division, where it seemed […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Week of returns
It was all about returns in the U.S. Division this past week. Most of the division’s clubs saw their top players returned to them from NHL camps. Everett got goalie Carter Hart and defenseman Noah Juulsen back, while Seattle saw the return of Ethan Bear to their blue line. Portland […]
The Red, White and Blue Report
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Red, White and Blue Report. This will be your go-to home for the latest happenings in the U.S. Division. The U.S. Division doesn’t get the attention that the Canadian divisions do and that’s fine. It’s not like seven of the last nine WHL […]