With the official announcement of Seattle’s NHL team name, hockey fans are now asking a new question: who will be the first players to pull on the Kraken jersey for a game? Furthermore, which former Winterhawks might we see as part of the inaugural Kraken team? As we hope […]
Tag: US Division
Thunderbirds rolling after recruiting Ross
A change of heart allowed the Seattle Thunderbirds to recruit Roddy Ross and turn their season around.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Silvertips clinch division; Byram ties franchise record
Everett clinches division BACKTOBACKTOBACK U.S. DIVISION CHAMPS!! #LetsGoTips pic.twitter.com/Gm82BqJXm7 — xy Everett Silvertips (@WHLsilvertips) March 4, 2019 For the third consecutive season, and fourth in five years, the Everett Silvertips have clinched the US Division after Portland’s loss to Kelowna on Sunday. In that five year span, they’ve made it past […]
Brash Bouchard boosts Americans playoff push
Connor Bouchard is one of the hardest workers on the ice on a nightly basis and the Americans are glad they struck gold with their eighth-round pick.
Winterhawks and Royals get set for two big games
The Portland Winterhawks (35-20-1-3) and Victoria Royals (35-21-3-2) are two second place teams in their respective divisions that will be battling at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena on Friday and Saturday night. When the two games are over, Portland will have just 11 games left and Victoria nine. Both teams have a […]
Kyle Hagel joins O’Dette on T-Birds coaching staff
The Seattle Thunderbirds announced last Thursday, July 20, that the team has signed Kyle Hagel as one of the team’s new assistant coaches. The announcement came about a week after the T-Birds announced that Matt O’Dette is set to take over the head coaching reins for the upcoming season. Hagel, […]
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: 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 […]
B.C. Division Update
With four teams posting records at least nine games above.500 as they approach the 60-game mark of the regular season, it can be argued the B.C. Division might be the deepest in the league. Okay, it’s very close and its western conference adversaries in the U.S. Division might beg […]
Red, White and Blue Report: Tips hold serve and Glass scores big
The Everett Silvertips passed a couple of big tests this past weekend as they continue to have a hold on the U.S. Division. It started Friday night when they hosted the Seattle Thunderbirds where goalie Carter Hart stopped 33 shots to lead the Silvertips to a big 1-0 win. Seattle […]