Triskaidekaphobics may want to skip this post. We are going to be looking at a lot of 13’s, specifically all the games since the 1988-89 season that the Thunderbirds have played on Friday the 13th.

Here is the list of all the games on Friday the 13th since 1989 by month:

October
89 OTL at Swift Current 5-4
95 L at Brandon 3-2
06 L at Vancouver 3-0

November
92 OTL vs Portland 4-3
98 T vs Tri-City 4-4
09 W at Kamloops 7-2
16 W at Victoria 4-2

December
91 T vs Brandon 4-4
96 W vs Prince Albert 7-2
02 W vs Kelowna 7-6
13 W vs Portland 3-2

January
89 L vs Spokane 6-3
95 W vs Kamloops 4-3
12 L at Kamloops 7-1

February
98 W vs Moose Jaw 6-2
04 OTL at Spokane 5-4
09 L at Everett 4-0
15 SOL at Kamloops 3-2

March
98 W vs Portland 4-0
09 L vs Portland 9-1
15 SOW vs Everett 3-2

April
01 L at Spokane 5-3 (playoffs)
07 L at Vancouver 5-1 (playoffs)

That same list again but this time in reverse chronological order:

11/16 W at Victoria 4-2
03/15 SOW vs Everett 3-2
02/15 SOL at Kamloops 3-2
12/13 W vs Portland 3-2
01/12 L at Kamloops 7-1
11/09 W vs Kamloops 7-2
03/09 L vs Portland 9-1
02/09 L at Everett 4-0
04/07 L at Vancouver 5-1 (playoffs)
10/06 L at Vancouver 3-0
02/04 OTL at Spokane 5-4
12/02 W vs Kelowna 7-6
04/01 L at Spokane 5-3
11/98 T vs Tri-City 4-4
03/98 W vs Portland 4-0
02/98 W vs Moose Jaw 6-2
12/96 W vs Prince Albert 7-2
10/95 L at Brandon 3-2
01/95 W vs Kamloops 4-3
10/92 OTL vs Portland 4-3
12/91 T vs Brandon 4-4
10/89 OTL at Swift Current 5-4
01/89 L vs Spokane 6-3

The TBirds have won 4 of the last 6.

Overall, the Thunderbirds are 9-11-0-1 with 2 ties on Friday the 13th since the 1988-89 season. The last time there was a Friday the 13th in both February and March, like there is this year, was 2009. Seattle lost both of those games in 2009 by a combined score of 13-1. That’s something I’m sure everyone would love to avoid this time around.

At home (Mercer Arena, Coliseum/KeyArena and ShoWare), Seattle is 9-3 with 2 ties while on the road they are a horrific 0-8-1.

Unlucky day or not, tonight is a must win if the TBirds want to live to see another day, Friday the 13th or not.