Seattle Thunderbirds

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Seattle Thunderbirds
City: Seattle, Washington
League: Western Hockey League
Conference: Western
Division: U.S.
Founded: 1977–78
Home Arena: KeyArena
Colors: navy blue, green and silver
Head Coach: Rob Sumner
General Manager: Russ Farwell
Franchise history
1971–73: Vancouver Nats
1973–77: Kamloops Chiefs
1977–85: Seattle Breakers
1985-Present: Seattle Thunderbirds

The Seattle Thunderbirds are a junior ice hockey team in Seattle, Washington that belongs to the Western Hockey League. They play in KeyArena on the Seattle Center campus. The team's logo depicts a Native American carving of a thunderbird with the word "Seattle" etched into it, framed by two hockey sticks. The team will move to the Kent Events Center in Kent, Washington in 2008. [1].

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[edit] History

The team was founded in 1971 as the Vancouver Nats and also played in Kamloops, British Columbia as the Kamloops Chiefs before moving to Seattle in 1977. The team's original name was the Seattle Breakers but they were renamed to the Thunderbirds in 1985. The current coach is Rob Sumner, who replaced Dean Chynoweth in May 2004. The general manager Russ Farwell is best known for acquiring Eric Lindros from the Quebec Nordiques during his tenure as the GM for the Philadelphia Flyers.

[edit] Championships

  • U.S. Division champions (2005)
  • U.S. Division champions (2003)
  • WHL Western Conference champions (1997)

[edit] Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1977–78 72 32 28 12 - 359 316 76 4th West Out of playoffs
1978–79 72 21 40 11 - 299 334 53 4th West Out of playoffs
1979–80 72 29 41 2 - 297 364 60 3rd West Lost West Division final
1980–81 72 26 46 0 - 318 393 52 3rd West Lost West Division semi-final
1981–82 72 36 34 2 - 339 310 74 3rd West Lost West Division final
1982–83 72 24 47 1 - 319 418 49 4th West Lost West Division semi-final
1983–84 72 32 39 1 - 350 379 65 4th West Lost West Division semi-final
1984–85 72 25 44 3 - 320 416 53 5th West Out of playoffs
1985–86 72 27 43 2 - 373 413 56 4th West Lost West Division semi-final
1986–87 72 21 47 4 - 328 430 46 5th West Out of playoffs
1987–88 72 25 46 2 - 313 436 52 5th West Out of playoffs
1988–89 72 33 35 4 - 315 276 70 5th West Out of playoffs
1989–90 72 52 17 3 - 444 295 107 2nd West Lost West Division final
1990–91 72 42 26 4 - 319 317 88 3rd West Lost West Division semi-final
1991–92 72 33 34 5 - 292 285 71 4th West Lost West Division final
1992–93 72 31 38 3 - 234 292 65 4th West Lost West Division quarter-final
1993–94 72 32 37 3 - 283 312 67 4th West Lost West Division semi-final
1994–95 72 42 28 2 - 319 282 83 3rd West Eliminated in round-robin
1995–96 72 29 36 7 - 255 281 65 5th West Lost West Division quarter-final
1996–97 72 41 27 4 - 311 249 86 2nd West Lost final
1997–98 72 31 35 6 - 286 278 68 6th West Lost West Division quarter-final
1998–99 72 37 24 11 - 279 236 85 3rd West Lost West Division semi-final
1999–00 72 34 30 8 3 250 221 80 3rd West Lost West Division semi-final
2000–01 72 30 33 8 1 262 299 69 6th West Lost West Division semi-final
2001–02 72 21 40 6 5 235 313 53 4th U.S. Lost Western Conference semi-final
2002–03 72 44 22 3 3 280 224 94 1st U.S. Lost Western Conference final
2003–04 72 24 31 8 9 192 198 65 5th U.S. Out of playoffs
2004–05 72 43 24 2 3 204 144 91 1st U.S. Lost Western Conference semi-final
Season GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
2005–06 72 35 31 1 5 186 211 76 2nd U.S. Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2006–07 72 37 21 3 11 209 186 88 3rd U.S. Lost Western Conference semi-final
2007–08 72 42 23 5 2 241 179 91 3rd U.S. Lost Western Conference semi-final

[edit] Team records

Team Records for a single season
Statistic Total Season
Most Points 107 1989–90
Most Wins 52 1989–90
Most Goals For 444 1989–90
Least Goals For 186 2005–06
Least Goals Against 144 2004–05
Most Goals Against 436 1987–88
Individual player records for a single season
Statistic Player Total Season
Most Goals Glen Goodall 76 1989–90
Most Assists Victor Gervais 96 1989–90
Most Points Glen Goodall 163 1989–90
Most Points (Rookie) Petr Nedved 145 1989–90
Most Points (Defenseman) Craig Channell 88 1981–82
Most Penalty minutes Mitch Wilson 436 1981–82
Most Shutouts (Goalie) Bryan Bridges 13 2004–05
Best GAA (Goalie) Bryan Bridges 1.79 2004–05
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played



[edit] Career records

  • Most Goals, Individual: 262 - Glen Goodall, 1984–90
  • Most Assists, Individual: 311 - Glen Goodall, 1984–90
  • Most Points, Individual: 573 - Glen Goodall, 1984–90
  • Most Penalty Minutes, Individual: 929 - Phil Stanger, 1980–83
  • Best Goals Against Average, Goaltender: 2.28 - Bryan Bridges, 2003–06
  • Most Shutouts, Goaltender: 20 - Bryan Bridges, 2003–06
  • Most Saves, Goaltender: 6958 - Danny Lorenz, 1986–89
  • Most Games Played, Goaltender: 224 - Danny Lorenz, 1986–89

[edit] NHL alumni

Totals include both the Seattle Thunderbirds and Seattle Breakers.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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