Regular Season Home Game #31 ● Tri-City vs. Seattle March 6, 2016 ● Toyota Center, Kennewick

Seattle Thunderbirds

No. Name DOB 30 Landon Bow 08.24.95 31 Logan Flodell 02.10.97 2 Jerret Smith 04.21.95 4 Turner Ottenbreit 07.09.97 5 Jarret Tyszka 03.15.99 6 Bryan Allbee 07.11.97 8 Scott Eansor 01.03.96 9 Cavin Leth 04.11.96 11 Owen Seidel 04.21.98 12 Ryan Gropp 09.16.96 13 Mathew Barzal 05.26.97 14 Garan Magnes 04.11.97 15 Andreas Schumacher 08.11.96 16 Alexander True 07.17.97 19 Donovan Neuls 10.24.97 21 Matthew Wedman 05.25.99 22 Josh Uhrich 02.03.96 24 Brandon Schuldhaus 02.23.98 25 Ethan Bear 06.26.97 26 Nolan Volcan 07.04.98 28 Keegan Kolesar 04.08.97 33 Jared Hauf 03.06.95 34 Luke Osterman 06.20.97 39 Nick Holowko 06.26.97 General Manager: Russ Farwell Head Coach: Steve Konowalchuk Asst. Coach: Matt O’Dette Asst. Coach: Tyler Alos Athletic Trainer: Phil Varney

Three-Star Awards 03.05.16 at Everett 1. Nicholas Sanders, Tri-City 2. Tyler Sandhu, Tri-City 3. Matt Fonteyne, Everett

Tri-City Americans

No. Name DOB 30 Nicholas Sanders 04.24.98 31 Evan Sarthou 09.24.97 2 Dakota Krebs 03.26.99 3 Mackenze Stewart 08.10.95 4 Kurtis Rutledge 06.02.97 5 Jeff Rayman 08.25.96 6 Juuso Vӓlimӓki 10.06.98 7 Brendan O’Reilly 05.15.97 10 Dylan Coghlan 02.19.98 12 Jordan Topping 07.20.97 15 Michael Rasmussen 04.17.99 16 Beau McCue 01.03.95 18 Jordan Roy 09.09.98 19 Tyler Sandhu 01.07.96 20 Maxwell James 04.13.97 21 Vladislav Lukin 01.24.97 22 Nolan Yaremko 05.17.98 24 Austyn Playfair 07.30.97 25 Kyle Olson 03.22.99 26 Riley Sawchuk 03.18.99 28 Morgan Geekie 07.20.98 32 Parker AuCoin 07.30.98 36 Brandon Carlo 11.26.96 37 Parker Wotherspoon 08.24.97 39 Parker Bowles 01.25.95 General Manager: Bob Tory Head Coach: Mike Williamson Associate Coach: Brian Pellerin Athletic Therapist: Zach Fournier Athletic Trainer: Innes Mackie Video Coach: T.J. Millar Tonight’s Officials: Referee: #5, Mark Pearce #15, Kyle Kowalski Linesmen: #11, Trevor Shively

#121, Ron Dietterle

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Game #66 - Sunday, March 6th, 2016 Seattle Thunderbirds (39-23-3-0, 81 pts) at Tri-City Americans (31-31-2-1, 65 pts) Toyota Center (Kennewick, WA), 5:05pm Television/Radio Information Local Radio Broadcast: NewsTalk 870 AM, 4:45pm Web Broadcast: WHL Live, 5:05pm The Series vs. Seattle - This Season (10-Game Series) Game 1: 10/04/15 – at Tri-City 6, Seattle 5 Game 6: 01/02/16 – Tri-City 4, at Seattle 2 Game 2: 10/21/15 – at Seattle 3, Tri-City 2 Game 7: 02/26/16 – Seattle 4, at Tri-City 2 Game 3: 12/05/15 – at Seattle 3, Tri-City 2 Game 8: 03/01/16 – at Seattle 7, Tri-City 2 Game 4: 12/18/15 – Tri-City 3, at Seattle 2 Game 9: 03/06/16 – Seattle @ Tri-City Game 5: 12/19/15 – Seattle 6, at Seattle 3 Game 10: 03/18/16 – Seattle @ Tri-City Seattle leads series 5-3 The Series vs. Seattle - Last Season (8-Game Series) Game 1: 09/26/14 – at Tri-City 3, Seattle 1 Game 5: 01/09/15 – at Tri-City 4, Seattle 3 Game 2: 12/05/14 – at Seattle 3, Tri-City 1 Game 6: 01/11/15 – at Seattle 4, Tri-City 2 Game 3: 12/12/14 – at Tri-City 4, Seattle 0 Game 7: 01/23/15 – at Tri-City 4, Seattle 0 Game 4: 01/02/15 – at Seattle 3, Tri-City 2 Game 8: 03/17/15 – at Seattle 7, Tri-City 3 Series tied at 4 The Series vs. Seattle - Last Ten Seasons 2014-2015: 4-3-0-1 2009-2010: 7-3-0-0 2013-2014: 3-6-0-1 2008-2009: 7-2-0-0 2012-2013: 5-4-0-0 2007-2008: 5-3-1-0 2011-2012: 9-1-0-0 2006-2007: 5-2-1-0 2010-2011: 8-0-0-0 2005-2006: 4-5-0-1 The Series vs. Seattle – All-Time (116-116-7-3 w/ 13 ties)

Record at Home: 73-48-3-1 w/ 3 ties Record on Road: 43-68-4-2 w/ 10 ties Overtime Record at Home 6-6 with 3 ties Overtime Record on Road: 6-7 with 10 ties Shootout Record at Home: 2-1 Shootout Record on Road: 5-2 Last Game - 03.05.16 vs. Everett The Americans snapped their 3 game losing streak with a 5-3 win in Everett. Tyler Sandhu had 2 goals and Morgan Geekie, Michael Rasmussen, and Jordan Topping each added a goal. Parker Bowles had 3 assists. Nicholas Sanders stopped 36-of-39 shots for the win, while Carter Hart stopped 20-of-25 for the loss. Washington’s Lottery Weekly Report Tri-City:

- #6 Juuso Vӓlimӓki, Upper Body, Day-to-Day - #3 Riley Hillis, Upper Body, Indefinite - #24 Austyn Playfair, Upper Body, Indefinite - #25 Kyle Olson, Lower Body, Indefinite - #29 Taylor Vickerman, Upper Body, Indefinite

Seattle:

- #25 Ethan Bear, Upper Body, Day-to-Day - #28 Keegan Kolesar, Upper Body, Day-to-Day - #11 Owen Seidel, Upper Body, Indefinite

Who to Watch Parker Bowles is 1 point shy of passing Blake Evans (218) for 16th on Tri-City’s all-time scoring list Parker Bowles is 1 goal shy of passing Blake Evans (86) for 18th on Tri-City’s all-time goals list Beau McCue is 3 points shy of setting a new career-high for points in a season (51) Mike Williamson is 6 wins shy of passing Don Hay (67) for 5th on the Americans’ all-time coaching wins list

What to Watch Seattle:

Mathew Barzal, Seattle’s leading scorer, comes in riding a 13-game point streak, amassing 11 goals and 27 points in that span. Entering tonight’s game with a series-high 6 goals vs. Tri-City, Barzal has totaling 4 goals and 7 points in his last two meetings with Tri-City.

Ryan Gropp comes into tonight with points in 12 of his last 13 games, having collected 9-11-20 in that span. Tied with Barzal with a series-best 6 goals vs. Tri-City, Gropp has 4 goals and 6 points in his last 3 games.

Landon Bow has won 5 straight starts behind a 1.03 goals against average and a 0.961 save percentage. Tri-City:

Parker Bowles, with 90 points (37-53), currently sits in 6th in the 2015-16 WHL Scoring Race. Needing 10 points in 7 games, Bowles is trying to become the Americans’ first 100-point scorer since Justin Feser (106) in 2012-13, Bowles’ rookie season. Bowles leads all skaters in series scoring vs. Seattle, recording a series-high 12 points (5-7) in 8 games, and enters tonight’s contest with 9 points (2-7) in his last 5 games.

Tyler Sandhu has 3 goals in his last 2 games. Coming off a career-best 16-point month of February, Sandhu has recorded 20 points (8-12) over his last 16 games.

Michael Rasmussen has an active 3-game goal streak, the longest of his young career, and 4 goals in his last 6 games. The 16-year-old rookie is currently tied for the team-lead in goals vs. Seattle this season (5).

Morgan Geekie had his career-best 5-game point streak snapped on Friday in Portland. Geekie enters tonight’s game with 3 goals and 6 points over his last 7 games.

SEATTLE TRI-CITY 2015-16 Statistical Leaders 2015-16 Statistical Leaders Goals: Ryan Gropp (33) Goals: Parker Bowles (37) Assists: Mathew Barzal (59) Assists: Parker Bowles (53) Points: Mathew Barzal (84) Points: Parker Bowles (90) Plus/Minus: Mathew Barzal (+23) Plus/Minus: Tyler Sandhu (+10) Penalty Minutes: Keegan Kolesar (95) Penalty Minutes: Maxwell James (124) Power Play Goals: Ryan Gropp (12) Power Play Goals: Parker Bowles (15) Short-Handed Goals: Alexander True (2) Short-Handed Goals: Beau McCue (3) Game Winning Goals: Mathew Barzal (7) Game Winning Goals: Parker Bowles (7) Goals Against Average: Landon Bow (2.59) Goals Against Average: Nicholas Sanders (2.86) Save Percentage: Landon Bow (.921) Save Percentage: Nicholas Sanders (0.905) Last 10 Games: 9-1-0-0 Last 10 Games: 5-5-0-0 Current Streak: 7-0-0-0 Current Streak: 1-0-0-0 Tri-City Roster Age Breakdown Total Players: 25 Average Age: 17.76 20 year Olds – 3 – Bowles, McCue, Stewart 19 year Olds – 3 – Carlo, Rayman Sandhu 18 year Olds – 8 – Topping, James, Lukin, A. Playfair, Rutledge, O’Reilly, Wotherspoon, Sarthou 17 year Olds – 7 – Roy, Yaremko, Geekie, AuCoin, Välimäki, Coghlan, Sanders 16 year Olds – 4 – Rasmussen, Krebs, Olson, Sawchuk How the Americans Were Built 1st Round (3): Wotherspoon, Rasmussen, AuCoin 2nd Round (1): Yaremko 3rd Round (3): Sarthou, Coghlan, Olson 5th Round (2): Roy, Geekie 6th Round (2): James, Sanders 8th Round (2): Topping, Rutledge 10th Round (1): Carlo Listed (6): Bowles, McCue, O’Reilly, Krebs, Playfair, Rayman Trade (2): Sandhu, Stewart Import Draft (2): Lukin, Välimäki

2015-16 Season Scoring Statistics – Tri-City Leading after 1st Period: 14-7-0-0 Leading after 2nd Period: 22-2-1-0 Tied after 1st Period: 12-7-1-0 Tied after 2nd Period: 6-4-0-1 Trailing after 1st Period: 5-15-1-1 Trailing after 2nd Period: 3-23-1-0 Out Shooting Opponents: 15-9-1-0 Out Shot by Opponents: 16-18-1-0 When Shots are Tied: 0-2-0-1 Score First Goal of Game: 23-12-0-0 Opp. Score First Goal of Game: 8-17-2-1 2015-16 Tri-City Record vs. … U.S. Division: 14-17-2-0 B.C. Division: 10-7-0-1 Western Conference: 24-24-2-1 Central Division: 4-2-0-0 East Division: 3-3-0-0 Eastern Conference: 7-5-0-0 2015-16 Tri-City Season Highs & Lows – Team Streaks Longest Winning Streak: 3 games x5 (10/04-10/09; 12/12-12/18; 01/15-01/19; 01/29-02/02; 02/13-02/19) Longest Home Winning Streak: 5 games (01/15-02/02) Longest Road Winning Streak: 2 games x6 (10/07-10/09; 11/01-11/13; 12/12-12/18; 01/02-01/05; 01/30-02/10; 02/13-02/15) Longest Losing Streak: 4 games (10/21-10/28) Longest Home Losing Streak: 3 games (11/03-11/11) Longest Road Losing Streak: 5 games (01/06-01/24) Scoring Most Goals Scored – Game: (7 x2) 01/30 at Spokane; 02/27 vs. Prince George Most Goals Scored – Period: (4 x4) 1st, 10/04 vs. Seattle; 1st, 12/15 vs. Portland; 2nd, 02/13 vs. Red Deer; 3rd, 02/27 vs. Prince George Most Goals Allowed – Game: (8) 11/07 vs. Spokane Most Goals Allowed – Period: (5) 1st, 11/21 vs. Victoria Largest Margin of Victory: (5) 02/27 vs. Prince George Largest Margin of Defeat: (7) 11/07 vs. Spokane Most Power Play Goals – Game: (3) 12/12 at Spokane Most Power Play Opportunities – Game: (8) 11/03 vs. Kelowna Most Power Play Goals Against – Game: (3) 11/13 at Medicine Hat; 11/27 vs. Spokane; 01/09 at Kelowna Most Power Play Opportunities Against – Game: (8) 11/27 vs. Spokane Shooting Most Shots Taken – Game: (52) 10/28 at Portland Most Shots Taken – Period: (23) 3rd, 10/28 at Portland Fewest Shots Taken – Game: (17 x2) 01/29 vs. Everett; 02/19 vs. Everett Fewest Shots Taken – Period: (1 x2) 2nd, 10/10 at Prince George; 3rd, 02/19 vs. Everett Most Shots Allowed – Game: (47) 12/27 at Portland Most Shots Allowed – Period: (19) 2nd, 11/07 vs. Spokane; 1st, 12/27 at Portland Fewest Shots Allowed – Game: (20) 11/01 at Vancouver Fewest Shots Allowed – Period: (3 x3) 3rd, 10/04 vs. Seattle; 1st, 02/10 at Kootenay; 1st, 02/23 vs. Prince George Penalty Minutes Most Penalty Minutes – Game: (50) 10/10 at Prince George Fewest Penalty Minutes – Game: (4) 10/30 vs. Vancouver; 01/29 vs. Everett Most Opponent Penalty Minutes – Game: (58) 10/10 at Prince George Fewest Opponent Penalty Minutes – Game: (0) 10/30 vs. Vancouver

NO. GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GW39 Parker Bowles 65 37 53 90 -9 54 15 0 712 Jordan Topping 65 30 32 62 -2 74 7 2 437 Parker Wotherspoon 64 11 44 55 -15 78 6 0 516 Beau McCue 65 22 27 49 -15 38 7 3 219 Tyler Sandhu 65 19 29 48 10 24 1 1 221 Vladislav Lukin 61 21 24 45 6 24 5 0 315 Michael Rasmussen 56 16 23 39 3 37 8 0 06 Juuso Valimaki 49 6 24 30 1 22 1 1 036 Brandon Carlo 45 2 21 23 6 90 0 0 110 Dylan Coghlan 63 3 19 22 9 39 0 0 128 Morgan Geekie 59 11 9 20 2 10 2 0 225 Kyle Olson 19 3 7 10 -4 20 2 0 020 Maxwell James 61 3 7 10 -10 124 0 2 122 Nolan Yaremko 62 5 4 9 -5 35 0 0 032 Parker AuCoin 52 4 4 8 -5 19 0 0 03 Mackenze Stewart 30 3 5 8 1 45 0 1 124 Austyn Playfair 30 3 4 7 0 32 0 1 14 Kurtis Rutledge 53 1 6 7 -5 24 0 0 05 Jeff Rayman 47 3 2 5 3 46 0 0 07 Brendan O'Reilly 30 1 4 5 -1 27 0 0 018 Jordan Roy 29 1 1 2 -3 20 0 0 02 Dakota Krebs 42 0 0 0 -2 6 0 0 0

DP Departed Players 54 9 17 26 -28 20 4 0 1Bench 0 8 0

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NO. GP MIN GA Svs AVE PCT W L OTL SOL SO PTS PIM30 Nicholas Sanders 18 776 37 353 2.86 0.905 7 3 0 1 0 0 031 Evan Sarthou 56 3102 180 1415 3.48 0.887 24 28 2 0 2 0 0DG Departed Goaltenders 0 0 0 0 0.00 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3878 217 1768 3.36 0.891 31 31 2 1 2 0 0

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Total 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Total62 83 65 4 2 216 582 652 635 13 2 188469 80 76 2 1 228 660 678 652 16 1 2007

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23 12 0 0 Opp. PPGF SHGA Pct.%8 19 2 1 249 58 13 23.3

17 11 1 1 4 1 1 Opp. PPGA SHGF Pct.%14 20 1 0 2 1 0 283 62 11 78.131 31 2 1 6 2 1Total

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NO. GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GW2 Dakota Krebs 18 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 03 Mackenze Stewart 13 2 3 5 4 27 0 1 14 Kurtis Rutledge 24 0 2 2 0 12 0 0 05 Jeff Rayman 20 1 0 1 -1 22 0 0 06 Juuso Valimaki 24 5 11 16 -2 12 1 0 07 Brendan O'Reilly 15 1 1 2 1 9 0 0 010 Dylan Coghlan 28 1 11 12 3 12 0 0 012 Jordan Topping 30 19 14 33 5 30 4 1 315 Michael Rasmussen 25 5 11 16 2 16 3 0 016 Beau McCue 30 6 15 21 -7 21 2 1 118 Jordan Roy 11 1 0 1 1 9 0 0 019 Tyler Sandhu 30 9 16 25 10 10 0 1 120 Maxwell James 29 2 4 6 -9 61 0 1 021 Vladislav Lukin 30 9 11 20 3 12 1 0 122 Nolan Yaremko 28 4 2 6 -1 22 0 0 024 Austyn Playfair 14 2 2 4 0 18 0 1 125 Kyle Olson 10 1 6 7 -2 10 1 0 028 Morgan Geekie 26 5 4 9 0 6 1 0 132 Parker AuCoin 23 2 3 5 -3 9 0 0 036 Brandon Carlo 22 1 13 14 9 38 0 0 137 Parker Wotherspoon 30 5 21 26 -4 24 2 0 439 Parker Bowles 30 20 21 41 -5 22 8 0 3DP Departed Players 30 5 9 14 -11 6 2 0 0

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NO. GP MIN GA Svs AVE PCT W L OTL SOL SO PTS PIM30 Nicholas Sanders 9 360 17 152 2.83 0.899 3 1 0 1 0 0 031 Evan Sarthou 26 1442 82 645 3.41 0.887 14 10 1 0 1 0 0DG Departed Goaltenders 0 0 0 0 0.00 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1802 99 797 3.30 0.890 17 11 1 1 1 0 0

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Total 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Total32 36 33 3 1 105 298 297 266 8 1 87026 39 33 1 1 100 266 294 311 11 1 883

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Seattle Thunderbirds at Tri-City Americans Sunday, March 6

T-Birds Clinch Playoff Spot…The T-Birds clinched a spot in the 2016 Playoffs with a 2-1 win over Portland Saturday night at ShoWare Center. The T-Birds have seven games remaining in the season.

Winning Ways…The T-Birds have won seven consecutive games and 11 of their last 12 games. They have outscored their opponents 47-24 in those 12 games. They have also won 13 of their last 17 games.

The US Division…The T-Birds are currently in first place in the US Division with a record of 39-23-3-0. They are two points ahead of the Everett Silvertips (36-22-4-3). They are 11 points ahead of the Portland Winterhawks (33-28-4-0), 12 points ahead of the Spokane Chiefs (30-26-5-4) and 16 points ahead of the Tri-City Americans (30-32-2-1).

Double Hat Tricks…Mathew Barzal and Ryan Gropp each had a hat trick March 1 against Tri-City at ShoWare Center. According to @TbirdsTidbits, the last time two T-Birds had a hat trick in a game was February 28, 2003, when Greg Black (3g-1a) and Thomas Mojzis (3g-1a) each had three goals at the Tri-City Americans. The last time there were two hat tricks in Seattle was on December 28, 1996, when Kris Cantu and Torrey DiRoberto each had three goals against the Kelowna Rockets in an 11-2 win.

Hat Tricks This Season…The T-Birds have seven hat tricks this season. Mathew Barzal, Ryan Gropp and Keegan Kolesar each have two hat tricks. Ethan Bear has one hat trick.

Bow with the Birds…Since being acquired from the Swift Current Broncos goalie Landon Bow has an 12-6-0-0 record in 19 games with a .937 save percentage, 1.83 goals against average and four shutouts. Overall this season Bow is 21-20-4-0 with a 2.59 goals against average, .921 save percentage and six shutouts.

Streaking Birds…Mathew Barzal has a 13-game point streak with 11 goals and 16 assists in the last 13 game. Barzal’s streak is the longest by a T-Bird this season.

Three At Point Per Game…Three T-Birds are currently averaging a point per game. Mathew Barzal (1.58) has 25 goals and 59 assists for 84 points in 53 games. Ryan Gropp (1.10) has 33 goals and 35 assists for 68 points in 62 games. Keegan Kolesar (1.03) has 30 goals and 30 assists for 60 points in 58 games. Ethan Bear has 18 goals and 41 assists for 59 points in 62 games this season putting him just under a point a game.

Barzal’s Dishing The Puck…Mathew Barzal had a season high 5 assists against Brandon on October 27. This is the most assists in a game by a T-Bird this season. He also had a season high five points (3g-2a) March 1 against Tri-City. Barzal has 84 points on 25 goals and 59 assists in 53 games which puts him in 9th in the league in scoring.

Gropp Going…Left wing Ryan Gropp has nine goals and 11 assists in the last 13 games and 15 goals and 20 assists in the last 27 games. Gropp is tied for 21st in the league in scoring with Egor Babenko of Lethbridge and Brett Pollock of Edmonton. His 33 goals and 35 assists this season is a career high in goals, assists and points. Last season Gropp had 30 goals and 28 assists for 58 points.

Kolesar’s Clicking…Kolesar has 30 goals and 30 assists for 60 points to put him second on the team in goals scored. Kolesar has 11 goals and six assists in the last 16 games. He has six multi-goal games this season. Kolesar has already passed his career total for points in season. Last year he had 19 goals and 19 assists for 38 points in 64 games.

Bear Blasting…Defenseman Ethan Bear has 18 goals and 41 assists for 59 points. Bear has 14 goals and 20 assists in his last 38 games. He has passed his season high for points, which was 38 last season on 13 goals and 25 assists.

Logan Lately…Goalie Logan Flodell has is 6-2-0-0 in his last eight starts with one shutout. He has a .904 save percentage and a 2.93 goals against average in February. Overall he is 20-13-3-0 with two shutouts and a .899 save percentage and a 2.83 goals against average.

Penalty Kill Prowess…The T-Birds are tied for first in the league on the penalty kill with the Victoria Royals. The T-Birds have allowed 41 goals on 272 chances for an 84.9% success rate. The Victoria Royals have allowed 37 goals on 245 chances for an 84.9% mark. The T-Birds have scored six shorthanded goals total this season.

Powering Up…The T-Birds have the second best power play in the WHL with a 23.7% conversion rate. The T-Birds have scored 64 power-play goals on 270 opportunities. The Lethbridge Hurricanes are first on the power play with a 29% conversion rate.

Shutout Situation…The T-Birds registered four shutouts in January. Landon Bow had three shutouts and Logan Flodell had one shutout in January. Bow had the first shutout of the season on January 13 in Prince George when he stopped 28 shots in a 4-0 win. Bow had back-to-back shutouts on January 19 against the Saskatoon Blades in a 4-0 win and 30 saves January 22 against Portland in a 3-0 win. Logan Flodell had 23 saves the Kelowna Rockets on January 31 in a 2-0 win. The T-Birds have two shutouts in February. Flodell made 31 saves February 9 at ShoWare Center in a 6-0 blanking of the Rockets for the team’s fifth shutout this season. Bow made 24 saves in a 2-0 win over the Silvertips on February 27 at ShoWare Center.

Two T-Birds Named To NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings…Defenseman Turner Ottenbreit and left wing Nolan Volcan have been listed on the NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings for the 2016 NHL Draft. The Midterm Rankings were released on Tuesday, January 19. Ottenbreit is ranked number 169 and Volcan is ranked number 206. Ottenbreit has three goals and nine assists for 12 points in 43 games this season. Ottenbreit has 56 penalty minutes. Volcan has 10 goals and six assists for 16 points in 30 games. Volcan has 17 penalty minutes.

Results Breakdown…The T-Birds are 26-5-2-0 at home this season. They are 13-18-1-0 on the road so far this season. Overall, the T-Birds were 9-1-1-0 in October, 7-5-1-0 in November, 4-6-1-0 in December, 7-6-0-0 in January and 9-4-0-0 in February. They are 3-0-0-0 in March so far.

Overtime Results…The T-Birds have had seven games decided in overtime this season and are 4-3 in those games. The Tri-City Americans defeated the T-Birds 6-5 on October 3 in Kennewick. The T-Birds beat the Kamloops Blazes 4-3 in overtime in Kamloops on November 20 on a Keegan Kolesar goal. The Moose Jaw Warriors defeated the T-Birds 3-2 in overtime on November 28 at ShoWare Center. The Americans beat the T-Birds 3-2 in overtime December 18 at ShoWare Center. The T-Birds beat the Everett Silvertips 3-2 in overtime on January 9 at ShoWare Center when Mathew Barzal scored 35 seconds into overtime. The T-Birds beat the Portland Winterhawks in overtime on February 13 at ShoWare Center when Scott Eansor scored with one second left in overtime. Ethan Bear scored the overtime winner 14 seconds into the extra frame for a 2-1 win over the Spokane Chiefs on February 19 at ShoWare Center.

Shootout Results…The T-Birds have had two game this season go to a shootout. They beat the Prince Albert Raiders 3-2 October 10 at ShoWare Center. Tied at 2-2, Mathew Barzal, Jamal Watson and Keegan Kolesar converted in the shootout. Taz Burman stopped one of two Prince Albert shooters. The T-Birds beat the Everett Silvertips 2-1 in a seven round shootout at Xfinity Arena on March 4. Nolan Volcan was the only T-Bird to score in the shootout. Landon Bow stopped all seven Everett shooters. The T-Birds were 7-5 in shootouts last season.

Hauf Hits 300 Games Played…Defenseman Jared Hauf has played 336 games as a T-Bird to put him in 3rd all-time games played by a T-Bird. If Hauf were to play all 9 regular season games remaining on the schedule he would end his career with 343 regular season games played, which would put him behind only Glen Goodall (399) and Luke Lockhart (345).

Fastest Goal To Start Game…Ryan Gropp scored nine seconds into the game against Medicine Hat on November 7. This is the fastest T-Bird goal to start the season. The WHL record for fastest goal to start a game is five seconds by the T-Birds’ Dean Sexsmith on January 31, 1987, against the Victoria Cougars. The T-Birds won the game against the Cougars 7-6.

2015-16 Roster…The T-Birds roster currently stands at 24 players with 15 forwards, 7 defensemen and 2 goalies.

2015-16 Age Breakdown…The T-Birds currently have three 20-year-olds, five19-year-olds, 11 18-year-olds, two 17-year-olds and two 16-year-olds.

2015-16 Regular Season Team StatisticsSeattle Thunderbirds

PLAYERS# Name Pos GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PPA SH SHA GW FG IG OT UA EN SOG SOA SOGW SO% Pt/G PIMPG SA SH%

13 Mathew Barzal C 53 25 59 84 23 54 7 28 0 0 7 7 2 1 3 1 1 2 0 50.0 1.58 1.02 5 500.0

12 Ryan Gropp LW 62 33 35 68 8 38 12 17 0 0 6 5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.0 1.10 0.61 16 206.3

28 Keegan Kolesar RW 58 30 30 60 10 95 9 10 0 1 3 5 6 1 2 5 1 1 0 100.0 1.03 1.64 7 428.6

25 Ethan Bear D 62 18 41 59 9 33 11 21 0 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.95 0.53 19 94.7

2 Jerret Smith D 59 9 30 39 8 44 3 16 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0.66 0.75 7 128.6

8 Scott Eansor C 49 9 25 34 5 57 3 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.69 1.16 0 0.0

19 Donovan Neuls C 64 11 20 31 -6 21 5 3 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.48 0.33 4 275.0

16 Alexander True C 58 11 17 28 -14 22 4 8 2 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.48 0.38 7 157.1

26 Nolan Volcan LW 52 15 10 25 1 27 4 2 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 100.0 0.48 0.52 4 375.0

9 Cavin Leth (total) C 67 11 10 21 -10 60 3 2 1 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.31 0.90 11 100.0

S.C C 39 6 7 13 -12 33 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.33 0.85 11 54.5

SEA C 28 5 3 8 2 27 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.29 0.96 0 0.0

39 Nick Holowko LW 65 5 14 19 -5 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.29 0.46 6 83.3

6 Bryan Allbee (total) D 64 8 10 18 -30 32 2 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.28 0.50 11 72.7

KTN D 40 4 6 10 -24 20 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.25 0.50 11 36.4

SEA D 24 4 4 8 -6 12 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.33 0.50 0 0.0

4 Turner Ottenbreit D 62 4 11 15 8 80 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.24 1.29 9 44.4

X 17 Jamal Watson RW 29 6 8 14 -1 25 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 100.0 0.48 0.86 8 75.0

* 21 Matthew Wedman C 63 6 8 14 -3 20 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.22 0.32 4 150.0

33 Jared Hauf D 65 1 13 14 7 82 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.22 1.26 8 12.5

22 Josh Uhrich (total) RW 61 6 5 11 -8 61 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.18 1.00 28 21.4

SAS RW 27 4 3 7 -5 24 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.26 0.89 28 14.3

SEA RW 34 2 2 4 -3 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.12 1.09 0 0.0

15 Andreas Schumacher (total) LW 43 2 7 9 -6 14 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.21 0.33 2 100.0

S.C LW 17 2 1 3 -5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.18 0.24 2 100.0

SEA LW 26 0 6 6 -1 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.23 0.38 0 0.0

* 5 Jarret Tyszka D 45 3 3 6 -1 14 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.13 0.31 4 75.0

*X 20 Gustav Olhaver LW 31 2 3 5 -9 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.16 0.55 1 200.0

24 Brandon Schuldhaus D 51 2 3 5 -4 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.10 0.41 1 200.0

14 Garan Magnes (total) LW 28 1 3 4 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.14 0.00 11 9.1

EDM LW 18 1 1 2 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.11 0.00 11 9.1

SEA LW 10 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.20 0.00 0 0.0

X 7 Sahvan Khaira D 34 0 4 4 -8 31 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.12 0.91 3 0.0

11 Owen Seidel (total) RW 25 1 2 3 -5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.12 0.16 4 25.0

S.C RW 7 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.00 1 0.0

SEA RW 18 1 2 3 -2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.17 0.22 3 33.3

X 11 Kaden Elder C 14 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.14 0.00 1 200.0

*X 3 Jared Pelechaty D 5 1 0 1 -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.20 0.80 0 0.0

*X 23 Luke Ormsby RW 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.33 0.00 0 0.0

X 18 Wyatt Bear RW 9 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.11 0.00 1 0.0

34 Luke Osterman RW 31 0 1 1 -2 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.03 1.97 0 0.0

*X 32 Reece Harsch D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0 0.0Goalies

# Name GP Mins GA SO GAA W L OTL SL SA SVS SV%

30 Landon Bow (total) 49 2641 114 6 2.59 21 20 4 0 1442 1328 0.921

S.C 30 1593 82 2 3.09 9 14 4 0 938 856 0.913

SEA 19 1048 32 4 1.83 12 6 0 0 504 472 0.937

31 Logan Flodell 39 2081 98 2 2.83 20 13 3 0 975 877 0.899

X 30 Taz Burman 16 769 41 0 3.20 7 4 0 0 332 291 0.877

Empty Net 22 6 6

Totals 65 3898 177 6 2.71 39 23 3 0 1817 1640 0.903

* indicates rookie

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Seattle Thunderbirds vs Tri-City Americans Head to HeadTri-City Americans# Name GP G A PTS PIM +/-

39 Parker Bowles 8 5 7 12 10 -5

15 Michael Rasmussen 8 5 2 7 12 3

16 Beau McCue 8 2 4 6 2 -3

37 Parker Wotherspoon 8 2 4 6 22 -6

12 Jordan Topping 8 2 3 5 8 -6

26 X Brian Williams 4 0 5 5 2 -2

28 Morgan Geekie 7 2 2 4 2 -1

6 Juuso Välimäki 5 2 2 4 12 1

21 Vladislav Lukin 8 1 2 3 4 -2

25 Kyle Olson 3 0 3 3 0 0

22 Nolan Yaremko 8 1 1 2 2 -2

19 Tyler Sandhu 8 0 2 2 6 -8

24 Austyn Playfair 4 1 0 1 6 1

5 Jeff Rayman 6 1 0 1 6 -2

32 Parker AuCoin 8 0 1 1 4 -4

36 Brandon Carlo 5 0 1 1 12 -2

20 Maxwell James 7 0 1 1 18 -1

3 Mackenze Stewart 3 0 1 1 4 1

10 Dylan Coghlan 8 0 0 0 4 -3

3 X Riley Hillis 1 0 0 0 0 0

2 Dakota Krebs 5 0 0 0 0 -1

7 Brendan O'Reilly 3 0 0 0 4 -1

18 Jordan Roy 2 0 0 0 5 -1

4 Kurtis Rutledge 8 0 0 0 6 -3

30 Nicholas Sanders 4 0 0 0 0 0

31 Evan Sarthou 7 0 0 0 0 0

29 X Taylor Vickerman 1 0 0 0 0 -1

# Name GP W L OTL SL Mins GA GAA SV%

30 Nicholas Sanders 4 1 0 0 0 123:10 4 1.95 0.918

31 Evan Sarthou 7 2 5 0 0 354:14 28 4.74 0.837

Seattle Thunderbirds# Name GP G A PTS PIM +/-

13 Mathew Barzal 4 6 3 9 10 6

12 Ryan Gropp 7 6 3 9 8 2

2 Jerret Smith 8 1 7 8 6 7

28 Keegan Kolesar 6 1 6 7 4 -1

39 Nick Holowko 8 0 5 5 0 4

26 Nolan Volcan 7 4 0 4 14 0

25 Ethan Bear 7 2 2 4 0 1

8 Scott Eansor 5 1 3 4 18 2

19 Donovan Neuls 7 1 3 4 4 1

4 Turner Ottenbreit 8 1 3 4 16 4

16 Alexander True 5 2 1 3 2 3

21 Matthew Wedman 8 1 2 3 10 0

17 X Jamal Watson 4 0 3 3 2 2

33 Jared Hauf 8 1 1 2 18 8

20 X Gustav Olhaver 4 1 1 2 0 -2

11 Owen Seidel 3 1 1 2 2 1

22 Josh Uhrich 5 1 1 2 8 4

26 Andreas Schumacher (total) 4 0 2 2 4 1

SEA 3 0 2 2 4 2

S.C 1 0 0 0 0 -1

11 X Kaden Elder 2 1 0 1 0 0

9 Cavin Leth (total) 3 1 0 1 2 -1

SEA 2 1 0 1 2 0

S.C 1 0 0 0 0 -1

6 Bryan Allbee 1 0 1 1 0 0

7 X Sahvan Khaira 6 0 1 1 4 -4

14 Garan Magnes 1 0 1 1 0 1

23 X Luke Ormsby 2 0 1 1 0 1

34 Luke Osterman 5 0 1 1 0 1

24 Brandon Schuldhaus 7 0 1 1 7 2

18 X Wyatt Bear 2 0 0 0 0 1

30 Landon Bow (total) 3 0 0 0 0 0

SEA 2 0 0 0 0 0

S.C 1 0 0 0 0 0

30 X Taz Burman 4 0 0 0 0 0

31 Logan Flodell 5 0 0 0 0 0

5 Jarret Tyszka 7 0 0 0 6 1

# Name GP W L OTL SL Mins GA GAA SV%

30 Landon Bow (total) 3 2 1 0 0 178:25 6 2.02 0.928

SEA 2 2 0 0 0 120:00 4 2.00 0.929

S.C 1 0 1 0 0 58:25 2 2.05 0.926

31 Logan Flodell 5 2 1 2 0 242:08 11 2.73 0.898

30 X Taz Burman 4 1 0 0 0 118:59 9 4.54 0.852

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StandingsEastern ConferenceEast DivisionRank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM Home Away P10 STK

1 x Brandon Wheat Kings 66 42 18 4 2 90 0.682 283 190 757 21-8-1-2 21-10-3-0 7-1-2-0 5-0-2-0

2 x Prince Albert Raiders 65 36 21 7 1 80 0.615 205 197 795 21-10-3-0 15-11-4-1 5-3-2-0 2-0-0-0

3 x Moose Jaw Warriors 66 33 25 7 1 74 0.561 229 217 722 18-12-2-1 15-13-5-0 6-4-0-0 0-3-0-0

4 x Regina Pats 65 31 26 3 5 70 0.538 217 228 902 17-12-2-1 14-14-1-4 6-3-0-1 1-0-0-1

5 Saskatoon Blades 65 25 36 4 0 54 0.415 203 282 883 13-19-2-0 12-17-2-0 6-4-0-0 1-0-0-0

6 Swift Current Broncos 65 23 34 5 3 54 0.415 171 221 742 13-18-1-1 10-16-4-2 3-6-1-0 2-0-0-0Central DivisionRank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM Home Away P10 STK

1 x Lethbridge Hurricanes 66 43 21 1 1 88 0.667 276 198 928 26-6-0-1 17-15-1-0 4-5-0-1 0-1-0-0

2 x Red Deer Rebels 65 40 22 1 2 83 0.638 230 186 794 21-8-1-2 19-14-0-0 5-5-0-0 3-0-0-0

3 x Calgary Hitmen 64 36 24 2 2 76 0.594 211 198 984 20-9-2-0 16-15-0-2 5-4-1-0 0-1-0-0

4 Edmonton Oil Kings 65 27 31 6 1 61 0.469 183 211 849 16-13-4-0 11-18-2-1 4-6-0-0 0-3-0-0

5 Medicine Hat Tigers 66 26 35 3 2 57 0.432 199 263 809 14-16-1-2 12-19-2-0 6-3-0-1 0-1-0-0

6 Kootenay Ice 66 10 50 6 0 26 0.197 137 293 746 8-20-4-0 2-30-2-0 0-9-1-0 0-9-2-0Western ConferenceB.C. DivisionRank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM Home Away P10 STK

1 x Victoria Royals 67 45 16 3 3 96 0.716 256 154 794 23-6-1-3 22-10-2-0 8-1-1-0 8-0-1-0

2 x Kelowna Rockets 65 44 18 3 0 91 0.700 234 194 894 25-5-2-0 19-13-1-0 7-3-0-0 0-2-0-0

3 Prince George Cougars 67 36 27 3 1 76 0.567 232 206 1219 21-12-1-1 15-15-2-0 5-5-0-0 1-0-0-0

4 Kamloops Blazers 66 32 25 5 4 73 0.553 216 209 706 18-10-4-2 14-15-1-2 6-3-0-1 3-0-0-0

5 Vancouver Giants 68 23 37 5 3 54 0.397 192 251 807 14-18-2-0 9-19-3-3 2-7-0-1 0-6-0-1U.S. DivisionRank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM Home Away P10 STK

1 x Seattle Thunderbirds 65 39 23 3 0 81 0.623 207 177 890 26-5-2-0 13-18-1-0 9-1-0-0 7-0-0-0

2 Everett Silvertips 65 36 22 4 3 79 0.608 170 152 550 19-9-3-2 17-13-1-1 4-3-2-1 0-1-0-1

3 Portland Winterhawks 65 33 28 4 0 70 0.538 209 203 813 19-12-1-0 14-16-3-0 5-3-2-0 0-1-0-0

4 Spokane Chiefs 65 30 26 5 4 69 0.531 202 220 763 18-12-2-1 12-14-3-3 3-5-1-1 0-1-0-0

5 Tri-City Americans 65 31 31 2 1 65 0.500 216 228 922 17-11-1-1 14-20-1-0 5-5-0-0 1-0-0-0x = Clinched Playoff Positiony = Teams who have clinched Division title

Saturday, Mar 5Tri-City 5 at Everett 3 FinalKamloops 3 at Kelowna 2 FinalSwift Current 5 at Medicine Hat 3 FinalBrandon 7 at Moose Jaw 2 FinalLethbridge 2 at Prince Albert 3 FinalSpokane 1 at Prince George 4 FinalKootenay 1 at Saskatoon 4 FinalPortland 1 at Seattle 2 FinalVancouver 3 at Victoria 7 Final

Sunday, Mar 6Brandon at Regina 4:00 pm CSTRed Deer at Calgary 4:00 pm MSTSeattle at Tri-City 5:05 pm PST

Monday, Mar 7Moose Jaw at Swift Current 7:00 pm CSTSaskatoon at Edmonton 7:00 pm MST

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Every time the Americans score a goal, a lucky fan will receive a prize from one of these local busi-nesses listed below. Listen to the public address announcer after a goal is scored -- if your number is

called, claim your prize at the Benton-Franklin Orthopedic Infomation Center Center behind SectionL.

Every time the Americans score a goal, a lucky fan will receive a prize from one of these local busi-nesses listed below. Listen to the public address announcer after a goal is scored -- if your number is

called, claim your prize at the Benton-Franklin Orthopedic Information Center behind Section L.