Challenge Cup. Over 3 million monthly readers now come to THW for their hockey fix. There are also four prospects who played on the T-Birds’ 2017 championship team that would be exposed as of today and probably won’t play their way onto protected lists over the next two seasons. Big brother Seth Jones won’t be exposed, but Caleb could be on the bubble for Edmonton and needs to continue playing his way onto the Oilers’ protected list over the next two seasons. The Seattle Thunderbirds will take to the ice later this month for a shortened season. Connor Roulette. 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Those being forwards Alex True (San Jose), Scott Eansor (Islanders) and Ryan Gropp (Rangers), along with defenceman Austin Strand (Los Angeles). Wenatchee’s other prospects of note are Slava Demin (Vegas), Jasper Weatherby (San Jose) and Cooper Zech (Boston), but all three will be exempt from the expansion draft. Francis gave Ryan a chance in Carolina as a late-bloomer and he’s become quite serviceable as an NHLer, so he could be of interest to Seattle when that time comes. He left Seattle to be an NHL assistant with Anaheim, but that stint only lasted one season and Konowalchuk spent this past campaign scouting for the New York Rangers. As a Washington State product, Johnson could very well become one of the faces of Seattle’s franchise for their inaugural season.if(typeof __ez_fad_position != 'undefined'){__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thehockeywriters_com-large-mobile-banner-2-0')}; Kailer Yamamoto is appealing for the same reasons — he is also from Spokane — but Yamamoto is likely to be protected by Edmonton unless the Oilers opt to protect four defencemen. Share . Team Staff. These players fall into one or more of the following categories: Familiarity With Francis, Former Thunderbirds, Homegrown Talent, Vegas Veterans, and Projected UFAs.if(typeof __ez_fad_position != 'undefined'){__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thehockeywriters_com-medrectangle-3-0')}; By analyzing the current NHL rosters — as well as the protected and exposed lists from those aforementioned mocks — Seattle can start to identify their potential targets two years in advance of the actual expansion draft. Fans can follow the T-Birds selections and the … Mirco Mueller (New Jersey) and Noah Juulsen (Montreal) will be restricted free agents in 2020. In the second of a five-part series, the focus will be on former Thunderbirds and other junior alums that starred in Washington State. Over the coming weeks, we will be taking a look at WHL prospects who have been fortunate enough to hear their name called at the NHL Draft over the past two years. 6. Seth Jones, Ryan Johansen and Matt Dumba are Portland alums that will surely be protected, with Henri Jokiharju likely joining that group over the next two seasons providing he continues to develop after being traded to Buffalo. Equipment Manager Brent Collier. Lukas Bateman With five WHL Clubs already located in the United States (Everett Silvertips, Portland Winterhawks, Seattle Thunderbirds, Spokane Chiefs, Tri-City Americans), the addition of the WHL U.S. The Bantam Draft starts at 9 am on April 22. Sections of this page. He appears to be a late-bloomer, but Seattle probably won’t have much interest in Macek at 29. Take a sneak peek inside the scouting room. Seattle’s expansion draft is still two seasons away but — through the process of conducting three mocks this month — several potential targets have emerged in the present as players of interest for 2021. Jordan Gustafson. Dylan Coghlan is progressing well as an undrafted prospect but is property of Vegas and therefore exempt. 1. Database: 788 413 players. 7 for him. Get access to our unique … Q It Up Sports' Ian Furness reports. Brendan Williamson 10. if(typeof __ez_fad_position != 'undefined'){__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thehockeywriters_com-leader-1-0')}; Keegan Kolesar (Vegas) was also on that team, but he’ll be a restricted free agent for the Golden Knights in 2020, so unless he’s traded or not qualified, Kolesar won’t be an option for the expansion draft. Byron Froese is a fringe NHLer that may or may not be in the league at the time of the expansion draft, but he wouldn’t be high on Seattle’s list regardless. Elite Prospects - Seattle Thunderbirds. Strangely, Driedger is listed as being exempt for Florida. Tyrel Bauer is a rookie on the Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds and an NHL prospect. Asst. If Seattle were to sign a junior free agent ahead of the expansion draft to become the first player in franchise history — like Vegas did with Reid Duke — it could be a Thunderbird, but that is too far off to make any predictions.if(typeof __ez_fad_position != 'undefined'){__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thehockeywriters_com-large-mobile-banner-1-0')}; Ron Francis could also consider ties to the junior team when it comes to filling out Seattle’s coaching staff. Lucas Ciona. Dowd will definitely be exposed but wouldn’t be overly enticing as of today. Baertschi will be an unrestricted free agent in 2021, while Bjorkstrand will be a restricted free agent that summer. Carey Price is locked in as Montreal’s goalie — at least in the present — and a couple former Tri-City defenders are also likely to be protected in Calgary’s Juuso Valimaki and Boston’s Brandon Carlo. Email or Phone: Password: Forgot account? As for forwards, Detroit’s Michael Rasmussen and Carolina’s Morgan Geekie are trending towards being protected. Petan couldn’t become a regular for Winnipeg and will be in tough to crack Toronto’s lineup too, but he could be a decent depth player for Seattle. Jujhar Khaira could be exposed by Edmonton — he will be a restricted free agent again in 2021, the summer of the expansion draft — while Radko Gudas will be an unrestricted free agent in 2020 but is a good bet to be exposed by whichever team employs him. Updated hourly with news and features from over 150 writers worldwide. 5. Hunter played two-plus seasons for the Seattle Breakers back in the day (1977-1980). 8. Tyler Johnson tops the lists of former Chiefs as the top talent but more so because he hails from Spokane. Dowd is currently with Washington — as in the Capitals — and has a cheap contract ($750,000) that runs through 2021-22, which is Seattle’s debut season. The Seattle Thunderbirds signed Alaskan born center Gabe Ludwig this week. KENT, April 20, 2020 — The Seattle Thunderbirds will pick seventh overall in the 2020 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft on Wednesday, April 22. There is another tier-two junior team in Washington State that has been developing some decent prospects in recent years, and Wenatchee already has one NHLer among their alumni in Nic Dowd. Brooks Macek is also coming off a big season for Vegas’ AHL affiliate but remains an unrestricted free agent — presumably holding out hope for a one-way contract at 27 years old. Denver is desperate to be invited to the West Coast Conference, according to a … Montreal would likely protect seven forwards rather than four defencemen, so that would only leave two spots for those five blueliners. Of all the former Thunderbirds and those who have starred in Washington State, these 32 players stand out as the likeliest targets for Seattle’s inaugural roster — a fitting number since Seattle will be the NHL’s 32nd franchise: Larry Fisher is a senior writer and head scout for The Hockey Writers, having been an at-large contributor for THW since August 2014. Last added: Alexander Tramposch. Ethan Bear, Thomas Hickey and Brenden Dillon are former Thunderbirds defencemen that will likely be exposed and could be of significant interest to Seattle. Under head coach Mike Johnston, the Winterhawks have been known for their goal of … Top Prospects. Saturday evening inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum marked the fourth time in 2021 that the Portland Winterhawks (6-4-3-0) and Seattle Thunderbirds (7-7-0-0) met during the U.S. Division-schedule season. Go Premium for Elite Prospects Support. "Only one school -- Denver -- declined to comment. Mueller wouldn’t be protected by the Devils as of today and Juulsen would be on the bubble for the Canadiens — behind Shea Weber and competing for two or three spots on the protected list with Victor Mete, Jeff Petry, Brett Kulak and Mike Reilly over the next two seasons. Jared Spurgeon is the top defenceman among former Chiefs, but he’ll be an unrestricted free agent in 2020 and will probably be protected for the expansion draft — by Minnesota, if re-signed, or by his new team. With NHL’s arrival looming, Seattle Thunderbirds, Everett Silvertips in local junior hockey golden era March 29, … 3. The defending WHL Champion Seattle Thunderbirds kicked off this year’s training camp with a string of prospect scrimmages and some on-ice fitness testing. The Seattle Thunderbirds ended the 2020-21 season with a 3-0 shutout of the Spokane Chiefs at accesso ShoWare Center Sunday night. The Camp featured on and off-ice programs and instruction. Parker Wotherspoon, a defence prospect for the Islanders, and Eric Comrie, a near NHL-ready goaltender for Winnipeg, are the two former Tri-City players that could make the most sense for Seattle when the expansion draft rolls around in two years. The other name to keep in mind is Tim Hunter, who coached Canada at this year’s World Juniors and has had a good run with WHL Moose Jaw. Kai Uchacz. Brandon Rivers-March 17, … Patrick Marleau will turn 42 years old prior to the expansion season, but his career could come full circle as Seattle’s first captain if he doesn’t retire following the next two campaigns. The Seattle Kraken won’t need to go far to scout NHL prospects. With the NHL Draft underway, the Seattle Thunderbirds have several prospects hoping to hear their name called sometime during the seven-round draft which is taking place in Montreal. See more of Seattle Thunderbirds … The win ties the WHL … Gabe Klassen hat trick propels Portland 5-1. Asst. Bjorkstrand would be protected by Columbus as of today, but he’s not yet a lock there. The Draft’s 13 rounds took nearly five hours to complete and the Seattle Thunderbirds ended up with 13 new prospects. Steve Konowalchuk, the T-Birds’ bench boss from 2011 through the 2017 championship season, immediately comes to mind. Calvin Pickard is the top goaltender to consider among former T-Birds, though Landon Bow could be pushing Pickard in two years’ time. A SHORTY by @Canes prospect @jarvy44 pulls the @pdxwinterhawks ahead in Seattle! 1:16 Keltie Jeri-Leon General Manager Bill LaForge. Fisher has also been a beat writer for the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets since 2008, formerly working as a sports reporter/editor for The Daily Courier in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada from 2008-2019. Portland erupts for nine goals on Sunday. On Sunday, he scored the game-winning goal in the Portland Winterhawks’ 7-4 victory over the Seattle Thunderbirds. Seattle could be torn between Caleb Jones and the aforementioned Bear, who would be the sentimental favourite but both were dominant in their Dub days and are progressing as pros. 7. The Pioneers left the Sun Belt for the WAC, but the latter conference is quickly falling apart and to this point has only DU, Seattle, Idaho and New Mexico State lined up for the 2013-14 season. Connor Gourley. Ditto for Chris Driedger, a late-blooming goalie at 25 that started his WHL career with Tri-City and will be 27 at the time of the expansion draft. However, Murray would be an unrestricted free agent in 2021 — the summer of the expansion draft — and thus would be exposed if not extended between now and then. Leipsic is already on his sixth NHL team in Washington, with previous stints in Nashville, Toronto, Vegas, Vancouver and Los Angeles. The Thunderbirds relocated in 2009 from KeyArena to the ShoWare Center in Kent, Wash., about 20 miles south of Seattle. Sign Up. All After the Whistle Features Game Recap Prospects. Challenge Cup and the WHL U.S. Prospects Draft further establishes an already strong presence for the WHL in … Thomas Milic. From Alaska to Seattle, Thunderbirds sign prospect Gabe Ludwig. There are a few defencemen of interest too, with Caleb Jones being the most intriguing. The Thunderbirds play in the U.S. Division with a couple nearby neighbours in the Everett Silvertips and the Tri-City Americans of Kennewick, Wash., along with the Spokane Chiefs and the Portland Winterhawks of Oregon, the lone team located outside Washington State. Photo: Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Pierre-Luc Dubois was all smiles after the team made him the third pick overall at the 2016 NHL Draft (courtesy of Jen Fuller/Getty Images) The Columbus Blue Jackets provided the first mild surprise of the 2016 NHL Draft when they chose center/winger Pierre-Luc Dubois of the … Matt Barzal is a lock to be protected by the New York Islanders and, with Vegas exempt from this expansion draft, Shea Theodore will also be off limits to Seattle assuming he’s still with the Golden Knights in June 2021. Coach Kyle Hagel. As the Thunderbirds, that franchise won their first WHL championship in 2017 after previously losing in two league finals (2016, 1997). Accessibility Help. Carter Hart is Philadelphia’s goaltender of the present and the future, so he’ll certainly be protected by the Flyers. Neither will be high on Seattle’s list — barring a Jordan Binnington-type breakout — since there will be tons of higher-calibre goalies exposed in the expansion draft. Ty Smith, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Jake McGrew, Adam Beckman and Filip Kral are exempt prospects as recent draft picks, while Dustin Tokarski, Justin Falk, Hudson Elynuik, Adam Helewka and Brenden Kichton are journeymen that appear to be minor-leaguers at this point of their careers. Asst. So could Grabner, providing he doesn’t lose a step as one of the league’s fastest skaters with decent finishing ability. The Thunderbirds also hosted the 1992 Memorial Cup tournament at the Coliseum, which transformed into KeyArena and is now undergoing another $900-million renovation in becoming home to the NHL franchise. Portland has also produced a handful of veterans that warrant mention in Braydon Coburn, Brandon Dubinsky, Luca Sbisa, Colton Sceviour and Cody McLeod, along with several fringe NHLers in Ty Rattie, Taylor Leier, Dominic Turgeon, Chase De Leo, Skyler McKenzie, Paul Bittner, Rodrigo Abols and Tyler Wotherspoon, plus two exempt prospects from the 2019 draft in John Ludvig and Reece Newkirk. Marleau is expected to sign back in San Jose for this coming season and it has been reported that his family prefers to call California home — thus his trade from Toronto and subsequent buyout by Carolina — so Seattle may not be a serious consideration even if he’s still playing at that time. Press alt + / to open this menu. Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. Happy Birthday: Henrik Tömmernes … 4. Nate Thompson is the only established NHL forward — besides Barzal and Marleau — that could be on Seattle’s radar, but he would likely be a low-priority free-agent signing rather than an expansion draft selection. Welcome to the home of Seattle Thunderbirds coverage. The other two defencemen of note are Joe Morrow and Derrick Pouliot, who are still working to establish themselves as NHL regulars, but there is no telling where they will be in 2021. The teenage Alberta native came here to play hockey, and also keeps a stellar 4.0 GPA in school. 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The teams’ home, the ShoWare Center is located 18 miles south of downtown Seattle, in the City of Kent.All Thunderbirds games are broadcast on 1090 KJR.The Thunderbirds are covered by six major television stations, over 50 radio stations, two daily newspapers and several weekly newspapers.Thunderbird … Jump to. On Wednesday night, the first star of the game Ryan Gropp ignited a six-goal outburst by his Seattle Thunderbirds as they defeated the Regina Pats 6-1. Adin Hill could play himself into the goaltending conversation over the next two seasons, but he wouldn’t be on Seattle’s short-list as of today. The first three were imports in the WHL, with Niederreiter now fitting in well for Carolina, but he could be the odd-man out there if the Hurricanes protect four defencemen. Sasha Mutala is a forward prospect with a high floor, but he’ll be exempt as a 2019 draft pick for Colorado. By Andy Eide April 7, 2020 at 3:25 pm. We held our annual Spring Camp in Edmonton this weekend for T-Birds Prospects. Spencer Penner. Cody Glass will be off limits for Seattle — he is exempt in Vegas and would be regardless — but a handful of former Winterhawks forwards could be exposed in Nino Niederreiter, Sven Baertschi, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Brendan Leipsic and Nic Petan. Fisher covers both the NHL and the WHL, specializing in prospects and NHL draft content, including his annual mock drafts that date back to 2012. The Seattle Thunderbirds were busy scouting prospects at the U.S. Coach Castan Sommer. Ryan Murray has struggled to stay healthy and live up to draft expectations as the second overall pick from 2012 but likely played his way onto Columbus’ protected list with a strong performance this past season. The Thunderbirds relocated in 2009 from KeyArena to the ShoWare Center in Kent, Wash., about 20 miles south of Seattle. NHL alums from those WHL clubs would also be familiar to Seattle junior hockey fans. 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Other former and current Thunderbirds that could suit up for Seattle’s NHL team in the future include Jim O’Brien, Marcel Noebels, Justin Hickman, Dillon Hamaliuk, Henry Rybinski, Matthew Wedman, Jake Lee, Jarret Tyszka, Andrej Kukuca, Simon Kubicek, Roddy Ross and Carl Stankowski. There, the T-Birds have developed a large fan base and continually draw some of the highest attendance numbers in the WHL on a yearly basis while sending several players on to NHL careers. 2. But there will be tons of coaching candidates and those hires are likely more than a year away — perhaps not until after the 2020-21 season. T-Birds Have Seventh Overall Pick in 2020 Bantam Draft. All three, along with the Sea Dogs, were expected to take steps back this year - and they have, but none as large as Saint John (yet, at least). The Sea Dogs were joined by the host Windsor Spitfires, OHL champion Erie Otters and WHL champion Seattle Thunderbirds at last season's Memorial Cup. Between 2018 and 2019, seven players were drafted to five different teams in the division. Winterhawks flip script on Americans, win 7-2. 9. Conditioning Coach Phil Varney. As for older forwards, Derek Ryan and Michael Grabner will both be unrestricted free agents in 2021. Exempt prospects from Everett’s pipeline include forwards Connor Dewar and Riley Sutter, defencemen Wyatte Wylie and Gianni Fairbrother, and goaltender Dustin Wolf. While the Ranger season may be over, three Ranger prospects are fighting for a chance to play for the Memorial Cup. Seattle Thunderbirds Season Preview. Follow him on Twitter: @LarryFisher_KDC. Seattle could be lucky No. Facebook. First, a quick background on the Seattle Thunderbirds, who have played in the Western Hockey League since 1985 after formerly being known as the Breakers dating back to 1977.if(typeof __ez_fad_position != 'undefined'){__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thehockeywriters_com-box-4-0')};if(typeof __ez_fad_position != 'undefined'){__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thehockeywriters_com-box-4-0_1')}; .box-4-multi-827{border:none !important;display:block !important;float:none;line-height:0px;margin-bottom:15px !important;margin-left:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-top:15px !important;min-height:250px;min-width:250px;padding:0;text-align:center !important;}.
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