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Seattle Thunderbirds
- Year of foundation: 1971
- Colours: Navy Blue, Green, Grey, White
- Club status: active
- Address: 625 West James Street
Kent, WA 98032 - Phone: +1 (253) 239-7825
- Fax: +1 (253) 856-6848
- Email: stbirds@seattlethunderbirds.com
- WWW: Seattle Thunderbirds
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All time leagues: WCHL (1967-78) | WHL | Memorial Cup
Season 1997-1998
Club teams
This club in 1997-1998: WHL
Current rosterseason 1997-1998
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Matt Cockell |  | 04.05.1979 | 183 cm | 77 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Cody Rudkowsky | | 21.07.1978 | 185 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jason Beckett | | 23.07.1980 | 184 cm | 97 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Rick Berry | | 04.11.1978 | 186 cm | 96 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Nathan Forster | | 02.07.1980 | 185 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Greg Kuznik |  | 12.06.1978 | 180 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | James Pollock | | 16.06.1979 | 189 cm | 94 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Cory Sarich | | 16.08.1978 | 190 cm | 96 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Mike Siklenka | | 18.12.1979 | 196 cm | 105 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Brian Ballman | | 16.04.1980 | 185 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Shane Endicott | | 21.12.1981 | 192 cm | 97 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Stanislav Gron |  | 28.10.1978 | 187 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Scott Kelman | | 07.05.1981 | 191 cm | 98 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Jouni Kuokkanen | | 01.03.1978 | 183 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | David Morisset | | 06.04.1981 | 185 cm | 86 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Mark Parrish |  | 02.02.1977 | 180 cm | 89 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jeremy Reich | | 11.02.1979 | 185 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Petr Vala |  | 20.05.1979 | 177 cm | 81 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Nachbaur | | 30.01.1959 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
ShoWare Center Kent
- Adress: ShoWare Center
625 West James Street
Kent, WA 98032 - Phone: +1 253-856-6777
- Email: guestservice@ShoWareCenter.com
- Web: http://www.showarecenter.com/
- Capacity: 6500
- Opened in: 2009
The team was founded in 1971 as the Vancouver Nats of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) but moved to Kamloops, British Columbia, to become the Kamloops Chiefs in 1973.
In 1977 the team moved to Seattle and was renamed the Seattle Breakers. After the 1984-1985 season, the Breakers were sold to new owners and renamed the Seattle Thunderbirds.
- from 1971 to 1973: Vancouver Nats
- from 1973 to 1977: Kamloops Chiefs
- from 1977 to 1985: Seattle Breakers
- from 1985 to present: Seattle Thunderbirds
from 1985 to present:
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Team statistics
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Past results:
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Fast factsseason 1997-1998
- Youngest player: Shane Endicott (16 years)
- Oldest player: Mark Parrish (21 years)
- Shortest player: Petr Vala (177 cm)
- Tallest player: Mike Siklenka (196 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (14), Czechia (1), Slovenia (1), Slovakia (1), USA (1)
Leagues
Seattle Thunderbirds participates in season 1997-1998: WHL
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