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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.
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.
The principal tenants are the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League and the Tacoma Stars of the Major Arena Soccer League. Naming rights to the arena were initially sold to Amiga, Inc. and the arena was to be called the "Amiga Center". [3] However, Amiga failed to make a promised down payment, and lost the naming rights as of August ...
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 following is a list of articles of ice hockey players who have played for the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
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 Breakers renamed the Seattle Thunderbirds. [11] 1986: Lethbridge Broncos return to Swift Current. The Broncos team bus crashes en route to a game in Regina, resulting in the deaths of four players—Trent Kresse, Scott Kruger, Chris Mantyka, and Brent Ruff. [12] Portland again hosts the Memorial Cup.
A member of the Seattle Thunderbirds from 1984 to 1990, Goodall is the all-time leader of the Western Hockey League in games played (399) and goals scored (262), and second in points scored (573). [1]