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The Seattle Thunderbirds are a major junior ice hockey team based in the city of Kent, Washington. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League . Founded in 1971 as the Vancouver Nats, the team arrived in Seattle in 1977 and played as the Breakers until 1985, when they adopted the Thunderbirds name.
The Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League were the host team of the 1992 Memorial Cup, automatically earning a berth in the tournament. The Thunderbirds struggled to a 33-34-5 record, earning 71 points and finishing in fourth place in the West Division during the 1991–92 season.
The all-male Greenwood Boys Club Drum and Bugle Corps was founded in 1957 by Jack Avery in Seattle’s Green Lake area. In 1958, Roderick Stubbs became the director of the corps and changed the name to the Seattle Thunderbirds. With no other drum corps in their region, the corps existed as a parade and stand-still exhibition unit.
The team finally debuted in their new home arena on November 20, 1988, defeating the Seattle Thunderbirds 4–3 in overtime in front of 6,000 spectators. [ 3 ] Led by stars Stu Barnes and goaltender Olaf Kolzig , the Americans were playoff contenders from the outset.
Seattle Thunderbirds: WHL: 5 2 1 3 5 — — — — — 2005–06: Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 69 1 27 28 53 7 1 3 4 10 2006–07: Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 68 9 41 50 70 11 3 4 7 4 2007–08: Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 63 11 34 45 49 9 1 9 10 4 2008–09: Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 57 16 35 51 30 5 2 1 3 4 2008–09: Manchester Monarchs: AHL: 7 1 6 7 ...
In addition to their winning streak, the Rockets home record of 36–6–0 and collecting 37 more points than the previous year, proved them serious contenders in the WHL. Once again the Rockets attendance of 13,769 saw them defeat the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-2 in win number 24, marking the third largest crowd in the history of the WHL.
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Goodall was the first player in WHL history to score 3 short-handed goals in a game, accomplishing the feat on January 27, 1990, versus the Victoria Cougars. His record-setting 63 goals scored during his 16-year-old season in 1986-87 still stands as the highest goals total in a season by a 16-year-old in the WHL.