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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 June 2011, he was named head coach of the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League. [3] He led the team to a WHL championship in the 2016–17 season. In June 2017, Konowalchuk left the Seattle Thunderbirds to join the NHL's Anaheim Ducks as an assistant coach. [4] Konowalchuk was fired from the Ducks after just one season.
The venue opened on January 3, 2009 with a hockey game by (Seattle Thunderbirds vs. Everett Silvertips) The arena has a capacity of 5,887 seats. Retractable seating to provide additional space for concerts, basketball, shows and other events, expanding the capacity to 7,141.
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.
He played four games with the Thunderbirds but spent the majority of the 2010–11 season with the Fraser Valley Bruins in the British Columbia midget major league. [2] He was also selected to compete with Team BC at the 2011 Canada Winter Games. [5] Prior to the 2011–12 season, Theodore partook in the Seattle Thunderbirds rookie camp. [6]
For his play with the Seattle Thunderbirds in the 2022–23 WHL season, Korchinski named to the Canadian Hockey League (CHL)'s Third All-Star Team. [4] The Thunderbirds entered the 2023 WHL playoffs as contenders, ultimately winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup as league's champions. [ 5 ]
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After being drafted in the eighth round by the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League (WHL), Schaefer returned to the OHA Edmonton Elite where he accumulated 24 points through 34 games. [4] Following his second season with the OHA prep team, Schaefer signed a WHL Standard Player Agreement with the Thunderbirds on September 2, 2018. [3]