When the final seconds of the third period were ticking off the clock at the Accesso ShoWare Center on Saturday evening during game six of the Western Conference Quarter-Final match-up between the one seed Vancouver Giants and the second Wild Card team, the Seattle Thunderbirds fans in attendance did not […]
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Kindopp scores hat trick as Silvertips maul Americans and take opening round series 4-1
The floodgates opened in the fifth game of this opening round series, as the Everett Silvertips poured nine goals into the Americans net. The nine goals sealed the series for Everett as they move onto the second round for the fifth season in a row. The nine goals scored in […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Saskatchewan, Alberta, and NWT win at CWG; WHL hands out weekly awards; Blichfeld first to century mark
WHL at CWG Day 3: Saskatchewan (2-1-0-0) blows past Manitoba (1-2-0-0) 7-1, Alberta (2-1-0-0) squeezed past BC by a score of 5-4, Yukon lost to Newfoundland & Labrador 7-0 and Northwest Territories (2-2-0-0) defeated Nunavut 6-0. Saskatchewan: Portland Winterhawks prospect Gabe Klassen had a goal and two assists. Prince Albert Raiders prospect Logan Linklater had two goals. […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Former Chiefs prospect passes away; Raiders forward pots first hat trick
Former Chiefs prospects passes suddenly WHL related: Lamothe was a 2010 4th round bantam pick of the Spokane Chiefs. Terrible to hear. ? https://t.co/Rk55ULRpGi — Alan Caldwell (@smallatlarge) January 27, 2019 Former Spokane Chiefs prospect Nakeh Lamothe passed away suddenly after playing in a hockey game Friday night. Lamothe became unwell after […]
Victoria edges Everett 2-1 thanks to a “gutsy effort”
(Everett, WA) On Sunday evening in Everett, both the Everett Silvertips and Victoria Royals were playing their third game in three nights. Both also were looking for their first win in those three games with Everett losing at home to Kelowna on Friday and down in Portland on Saturday and […]
Thunderbirds post-deadline update: A conversation with Bil La Forge
Recently DUBNetwork had an opportunity to have a conversation with Seattle Thunderbirds General Manager Bil La Forge. In his first season, La Forge was extremely busy during the first 10 days of the 2019 calendar year, making six different trades. East trip: Seattle was one of those rare teams that […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Another Blazer suspended; two Kamloops prospects debut; Zabransky released
Blazers defenceman suspended Blazers D Joonas Sillanpaa takes 6th Blazer suspension of the season. One game for slashing major last night. Will miss tonite’s action in Langley. — Jon Keen (@JonKeenNLSports) January 12, 2019 Kamloops Blazers defenceman Joonas Sillanpaa was given a one game suspension for the slashing major he received last […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Thunderbirds trade away Hughes and Andrusiak and sign Ross; Fradette Mac’s Tournament top goalie
Seattle and Everett swap Andrusiak and Richards TRADE | T-Birds Acquire Sean Richards, Prospect Forward, and Three Draft Picks From Everett https://t.co/2ckm9ftDhF pic.twitter.com/JZMYsGf6da — Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) January 1, 2019 In what has become less rare recently, the rival Everett Silvertips traded overage forward Sean Richards, the rights to unsigned […]
Winterhawks use four goal second period to defeat Thunderbirds 6-3 on New Year’s Eve
Monday night marked the 28th time the Portland Winterhawks (21-11-3-2) and Seattle Thunderbirds (11-19-4-0) got together for a New Year’s Eve matchup. The Winterhawks scored five straight goals, four in the second period, to defeat the Thunderbirds 6-3. Seattle was looking to close the gap on the near annual event, […]
Daily dose of the DUB: Former WHLers claim first NHL goals, plenty of WHL action on the ice
Former Portland Winterhawks defenseman Caleb Jones scored his first NHL goal against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. The defenseman has played in six NHL contests and now has two points. While with the Winterhawks, Jones played in 135 games over two seasons registering 19 goals and piling up […]