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NHL prospects Ty Smith, Jaret Anderson-Dolan lead Spokane Chiefs into second-round series against Everett
By Andy Eide After losing in a tough seven-game series to Portland in last year’s first round of the WHL Playoffs, the Spokane Chiefs exacted some revenge last week. They dispatched the Portland Winterhawks in five games to advance to the second round for the first time since the 2013 postseason. Their prize for advancing […]
WHL Playoffs Kick Off Friday With All Five U.S. Division Teams In The Mix
By Andy Eide The Western Hockey League’s second season gets underway Friday night and for the second straight season, all five U.S. Division teams have qualified. The U.S. Division has been on quite a run, sending a team to the WHL Championships in eight of the last nine seasons (Portland 2011-2014, Seattle 2016-2017, Everett 2018), […]
NHL Draft Prospects Live Life Under The Microscope
By Andy Eide Jake Lee skates off the ice after playing 25-plus minutes of defense for the Seattle Thunderbirds. He sits at his stall in the Seattle dressing room and begins to pry off his sweat soaked shoulder pads. The coaching staff come into the room for a quick post-game briefing and message. Before Lee […]
Great hockey options this weekend
Junior action this weekend: Lethbridge coming to town The Lethbridge Hurricanes are doing their bi-annual swing through the Greater Seattle Area this weekend and, if you are an NHL fan, this is a team worth checking out. Lethbridge has top prospect Dylan Cozens on the team who, according to the NHL Central Scouting midseason ranking, […]
An NHL fan’s guide to the WHL
When I moved to Seattle 14 years ago, I signed up for a partial season ticket package of the Seattle Thunderbirds. I didn’t really know what level the Thunderbirds were in the hockey hierarchy. I just wanted to watch hockey. Originally, I thought it was an interesting hybrid of minor league and semi-pro league hockey […]
Everett Silvertips Goalie Dustin Wolf Steps Into the Spotlight
By Andy Eide There was a problem midway through the Everett Silvertips second round, Game 5 against the Portland Winterhawks during the WHL playoffs last year. Carter Hart, the Everett goalie who had seemingly won every accolade a player can, suddenly became ill. At the second-period media timeout he rushed to the Everett bench and […]
Q&A: Bill Chapin discussion on business side of NHL Seattle
Starting a new sports franchise from scratch requires a lot of sports business smarts and knowledge of the new marketplace. Luckily for NHL Seattle, they’ve brought in someone with both. The organization has hired Bill Chapin to work with Tod and Tim Leiweke on premium revenue initiatives regarding both the arena project and potential NHL […]
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