Time to take a look at who I think will move on in the WHL playoffs. This is all going to be gut feeling and a small amount of thought. I’ll do just the first round for now. Eastern Conference: (1) Edmonton 103pts v (9) Prince Albert 75pts Prince Albert showed some determination in getting […]
As seen earlier, here are the updated standings after Friday night: Seattle Thunderbirds 40-24-2-4 86 Spokane Chiefs 40-25-3-3 86 Everett Silvertips 38-23-7-2 85 Seattle and Everett both have 2 games remaining, Spokane has 1: Seattle: @POR, @TC Spokane: @TC Everett: VIC, @POR […]
While we still don’t know what positions they will end up in, we do know that 2 of these 3 teams (Seattle, Spokane, Everett) will end up in a 4 vs 5 series against each other. Based on arena availability and historical scheduling, here’s my best guess as to what those series may look like: […]
The Thunderbirds got a big 2 points from Vancouver last night at ShoWare Center. Up 3-1 in the third, Seattle let Vancouver strike for 2 goals in 5 seconds to get the game even at 3. In the shootout, a couple good saves by Danny Mumaugh and goals by Shea Theodore and Roberts Lipsbergs got […]
With tonight’s loss against Everett, the playoff picture has gotten murky. Seattle can finish anywhere from 4th to 6th. Oddly, depending on who they play, Seattle could still start at home in the first round as the lower seed. This is because the Spokane Arena is not available on the opening weekend of the playoffs […]
The Thunderbirds playoff experiences have been sparse the last half-decade or so but, in the big picture, they have a long history of making it into the second season. With Seattle battling Spokane and Everett for 4th place in the conference and home ice advantage in the first round, we’re going to take a look […]
With the win over the Winterhawks last night, the Thunderbirds kept their chances of a US division title alive. Not likely but it’s not over until it’s over. Let’s take a look at the playoff picture. Here is what the Western Conference looks like: 1 x *Kelowna 65GP 52W 108P 2 x […]