So far, the Thunderbirds expectations for this season haven't been met. Their current 29-22-3-0 record isn't bad, but its fifth-place standing is well below where the team thought it might be at this point in the season.
So far, the Thunderbirds expectations for this season haven't been met. Their current 29-22-3-0 record isn't bad, but its fifth-place standing is well below where the team thought it might be at this point in the season.
So far, the Thunderbirds expectations for this season haven't been met. Their current 29-22-3-0 record isn't bad, but its fifth-place standing is well below where the team thought it might be at this point in the season.
Prior to the Jan. 10 trade deadline, the Thunderbirds made one blockbuster trade to acquire goaltender Landon Bow as well as a number of smaller, lower-profile trades to fill out their roster.
Trade-deadline week has seen a series of dominoes fall for the Seattle Thunderbirds, who made two moves on Monday and then a blockbuster Tuesday to acquire 20-year-old goaltender Landon Bow.
The first half of the season was a rollercoaster for the Seattle Thunderbirds. A six-game winning streak early in the year had some thinking that this team was the real deal, ready to contend for a WHL championship despite being relatively inexperienced when compared to past contenders.
The Thunderbirds announced Monday afternoon that they have acquired 19-year-old forward Josh Uhrich from the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2016 Bantam Draft.
The Thunderbirds announced Monday afternoon that they have acquired 19-year-old forward Josh Uhrich from the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2016 Bantam Draft.
New T-Birds signee Luke Ormsby, who grew up in Everett and Bellingham, nearly made the team after training camp but just missed making the cut for a deep forward group.
A Silvertips team that has struggled on offense made a big move in picking up Brycen Martin, who immediately becomes the team's leading scorer with 24 points in 25 games played.
The Thunderbirds' Eastern Conference road swing at the beginning of November started on a sour note when they surrendered 3-1 leads in two consecutive games before falling in both contests in the waning moments.
It had been a rough road trip for the Thunderbirds up until a win over Medicine Hat, and they'll hope to stay on the right track with two contests against the Western Conference's first place team, the Victoria Royals.
The Thunderbirds have traded 17-year-old forward Kaden Elder to the Swift Current Broncos in exchange for Owen Seidel and a fifth-round pick in the upcoming Bantam Draft.
Wednesday night's contest against the Edmonton Oil Kings once again ended in unfavorable fashion for the Thunderbirds, but the return of a healthy Jamal Watson provided some much-needed spark.
Seattle's annual Eastern Conference road swing started off well with a 5-2 victory over the lowly Kootenay Ice on Halloween night, but you can bet that the Thunderbirds are disappointed after their last-second defeat to the Calgary Hitmen the following afternoon.
Seattle's six-game win streak ended with a whimper on Saturday night as the T-Birds were shut out 2-0 by the Everett Silvertips. Their previous two contests, even though they both ended in victory, were not their most complete performances, highlighted by a lack of discipline that led to 10 opposing power plays.
Dante Fabbro, the Seattle Thunderbirds' first pick in the 2013 Bantam Draft, announced Monday afternoon that he has committed to play hockey at Boston University beginning with the 2016-17 season.
The Thunderbirds received two bits of good news in that Mathew Barzal and Jamal Watson were both being sent back to the team by the pro clubs that they were auditioning for.
