Seattle Thunderbirds

The Thunderbirds practice today was a pretty light one . . at least in my eyes . Then again I didn’t have to skate down the ice and back and then down again for four straight minutes.

(17-7-0-2) Kootenay Ice 6, (11-6-3-4) Seattle Thunderbirds 2
Pickard pulled in 2nd period . . . Thunderbirds give up three power play goals
KENT–A game that started out well for the Birds went downhill quickly as the Kootenay Ice scored six straight goals and defeated a Thunderbirds team that seemed out matched most of the game by a score of 6-2.

(11-5-3-4) Seattle Thunderbirds 4, ( 11-10-1-3) Everett Silvertips 1

Gallimore with two goals . . . . Noebels with a goal

EVERETT–Backed by three quick goals to open each period the Thunderbirds go on to defeat the Silvertips for the first time this season by a score of 4-1.

(13-9-1-1) Tri-City Americans 5, ( 10-5-3-4) Seattle Thunderbirds 4 (Shootout)

Jacobs with two goals . . Pickard makes 55 saves

KENT– The Thunderbirds got their better start to a game as they held a 3-0 lead against the Americans late in the second period.

( 10-8-1-3) Everett Silvertips 3, ( 10-5-3-3) Seattle Thunderbirds 2 Dillon with a goal and an assist…Gallimore with a goal KENT–The Thunderbirds fell behind 3-0 early and could never fully recover as they are defeated by the Silvertips. Everett got on the board first as Josh Winquist (3) put one in from right out in […]

(10-4-3-3) Seattle Thunderbirds 2, ( 10-8-1-1) Spokane Chiefs 1 (Shootout)

Pickard with 48 saves . . . Noebels with his 5th shootout goal

KENT–It was a quick first goal that got the Thunderbirds the early lead as Luke Lockhart (10) slapped one past Spokane goalie James Reid at the 53 second mark.

Roy Orbison helped. So did Bruce Springsteen and The Eagles. When you ride in a car for 40 plus hours over the course of a week and log enough miles to get you from Seattle to New York City, you need some help. Sometimes it’s in the form of music, sometimes it’s a conversation, like […]

(12-11)Swift Current Broncos 2, (9-4-3-3)Seattle Thunderbirds 1 (OT)
Salmon makes 35 saves . . . Thunderbirds get 8 out of 12 points on trip
SWIFT CURRENT–Michael Salmon gets his first start in goal as Calvin Pickard receives a very well deserved night off.

(9-4-2-3) Seattle Thunderbirds 5, (6-11-2-1) Regina Pats 4

Birds score four unanswered goals for win . . . Jacobs with two goals

REGINA– The Thunderbirds come back from down 4-1 to defeat the Pats 5-4.

That snow I was talking about in my last road journal did indeed come and as expected it was light, only an inch or two.