What league does Seattle Thunderbirds play in?

Seattle Thunderbirds play in the WHL.

Where is Seattle Thunderbirds based?

Seattle Thunderbirds is based in Kent, WA, USA.

Who is the head coach of Seattle Thunderbirds?

The head coach of Seattle Thunderbirds is Matt O'Dette.

Who is the captain of Seattle Thunderbirds?

The captain of Seattle Thunderbirds is Braeden Cootes.

What arena does Seattle Thunderbirds play in?

Seattle Thunderbirds play their home games at ShoWare Center in Kent, WA, USA.

Who is the general manager of Seattle Thunderbirds?

The general manager of Seattle Thunderbirds is Bill LaForge.

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2025-2026 Season

Seattle Thunderbirds were 31-27-10 in the 2025-26 WHL season with 72 points, 3rd in the Western Conference: U.S. Division and 13th overall.

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2025-2026 Seattle Thunderbirds Player Stats

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Seattle Thunderbirds — 2025-2026 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
WHL
1.		Coster Dunn (C)	62	25	30	55	53	3	5	3	2	5	2	0
2.		Antonio Martorana (F)	63	24	28	52	38	3	5	1	1	2	2	2
3.		Matěj Pekař (C/W)	63	23	29	52	99	-3	5	0	1	1	0	1
4.		Brock England (C)	64	21	30	51	18	12	5	1	2	3	2	-2
5.		Cameron Schmidt (RW)	33	24	16	40	18	8	5	3	1	4	2	-1
6.		Radim Mrtka (D)	43	1	33	34	38	-3	5	0	3	3	2	-4
7.		Simon Lovsin (F)	58	16	16	32	87	-2	5	0	1	1	2	-1
8.		Sawyer Mayes (C)	68	17	14	31	36	-6	5	0	1	1	0	-4
9.		Matthew Gard (C)	32	11	12	23	38	7	5	1	3	4	8	2
10.		Braeden Cootes (C/RW)	17	10	13	23	2	3
11.		Noah Kosick (C/LW)	32	6	14	20	14	4	5	1	4	5	0	1
12.		Ashton Cumby (D)	59	4	13	17	92	13	5	0	0	0	2	4
13.		Tai Riley (D)	68	2	15	17	47	7	5	1	1	2	0	-1
14.		Brendan Rudolph (F)	35	9	7	16	8	-2
15.		Ethan Bibeau (F)	33	6	10	16	10	6	5	0	0	0	2	0
16.		Joe Gramer (D)	29	1	14	15	18	-3	5	2	2	4	2	-3
17.		Marcus Laraque (RW)	59	4	7	11	47	2	5	0	1	1	4	0
18.		Brayden Holberton (F)	63	3	8	11	132	-14	5	0	0	0	11	-2
19.		Cameron Kuzma (C/W)	32	4	6	10	37	-8
20.		Grayson Tash (D)	56	1	9	10	20	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0
21.		Kaleb Hartmann (D)	33	2	5	7	54	2
22.		Vanek Popil (D)	50	2	5	7	24	9	2	0	0	0	0	0
23.		Colton Gerrior (C)	20	2	3	5	9	2
24.		Hyde Davidson (D)	24	1	3	4	8	-6
25.		Brennen Hocher (D)	33	0	4	4	5	-1	5	0	0	0	6	-1
26.		Matthew Hilderman (F)	9	1	1	2	8	-1
27.		Jaxson Pawlenchuk (D)	20	1	1	2	28	-1
28.		Logan Miller (F)	40	0	2	2	2	-10
29.		Finn Bagley (F)	2	0	0	0	0	0
30.		Seamus Dillon (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-1
31.		Maddux Martin (C)	3	0	0	0	0	0
32.		Carter Kowalyk (D)	5	0	0	0	6	-1
33.		Caden Cail (F)	9	0	0	0	2	-2
34.		Ethan Creran (D)	11	0	0	0	4	2

Seattle Thunderbirds — 2025-2026 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
WHL
1.		Marek Sklenička (G)	42	3.21	.902	20	12	6	3	2352:56	1155	4	3.67	.913
2.		Grayson Malinoski (G)	32	3.48	.896	11	15	4	0	1759:11	878	1	4.13	.900

2025-2026 Seattle Thunderbirds Staff

Head CoachMatt O'Dette
Asst. CoachBrett Cameron
Asst. CoachCarter Cochrane
Asst. CoachTaylor Makin
Goaltending CoachBrad Guzda
General ManagerBill LaForge
Asst. General ManagerCraig Goebel
Asst. Equipment ManagerBrent Collier
Athletic TrainerTom Orr
Dir. of Player DevelopmentSteven Goertzen
Dir. of ScoutingJag Bal
Equipment ManagerRyan Campbell
Franchise OwnerLindsey Leckelt
Franchise OwnerDan Leckelt
PresidentColin Campbell
ScoutMatt Beck

2025-2026 Seattle Thunderbirds Captains

"C"

Braeden Cootes

"A"

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2025-2026 Seattle Thunderbirds Demographics

Seattle Thunderbirds Facts

Plays in: Western Hockey League
Team Colors: -
Town: Kent, WA, USA Map
Founded: -

2025-2026 Seattle Thunderbirds Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players
3 players
1 player

Experience

Seattle Thunderbirds: 2 771 GP
NHL: 3 GP
Czechia: 13 GP
AHL: 8 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: ShoWare Center
Location: Kent, WA, USA
Capacity: 6 500
Construction Year: 2009

Seattle Thunderbirds Games

Seattle Thunderbirds — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/14/2026 06:05 PM GMT-8	Seattle Thunderbirds	Spokane Chiefs	-	WHL
11/13/2026 07:05 PM GMT-7	Tri-City Americans	Seattle Thunderbirds	-	WHL
11/10/2026 07:05 PM GMT-8	Seattle Thunderbirds	Victoria Royals	4 - 5 (OT 60:57)	WHL
11/07/2026 06:05 PM GMT-8	Seattle Thunderbirds	Medicine Hat Tigers	1 - 7	WHL
11/06/2026 07:00 PM GMT-7	Kamloops Blazers	Seattle Thunderbirds	5 - 4 (OT 64:15)	WHL

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Latest Transactions

Seattle Thunderbirds — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/25/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Henry Chmiel (D)	Prince Albert Raiders	Details
10/10/2026	Confirmed	joining	Kelvin Gamlin (G)	Airdrie CFR Bisons U18 AAA	Details
10/01/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Luke Melnik (F)	Edmonton Oil Kings	Details
09/27/2026	Confirmed	joining	Luke Melnik (F)	Brooks Bandits	Details
09/27/2026	Confirmed	joining	Joshua Polak (F)	Spruce Grove Saints	Details
09/09/2026	Confirmed	joining	Micah Socha (D)	Buffalo Jr. Sabres 15U AAA	Details
09/03/2026	Confirmed	joining	Knox Burton (F)	Pilot Mound Academy U18 Prep	Details
07/28/2026	Confirmed	joining	Dominik Ripa (F)	HC Ocelari Trinec U20	Details

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Seattle Thunderbirds History and Standings

Seattle Thunderbirds — Season History
season	league	GP	W	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WHL	17	5	-	3	9	13	46	65	0.76	6	-
2025-2026	WHL	68	31	-	10	27	72	223	241	1.06	3	Conference QF loss
2024-2025	WHL	68	30	-	5	33	65	212	257	0.96	5	First round loss
2023-2024	WHL	68	27	-	3	38	57	191	260	0.84	5	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	WHL	68	54	-	3	11	111	300	155	1.63	1	Champion
2021-2022	WHL	68	44	-	6	18	94	271	179	1.38	3	Final loss
2020-2021	WHL	23	10	-	1	12	21	67	82	0.91	3	No playoffs held
2019-2020	WHL	63	24	-	7	32	55	175	240	0.87	4	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	WHL	68	31	-	8	29	70	231	245	1.03	5	First round loss
2017-2018	WHL	72	34	-	10	28	78	250	258	1.08	5	First round loss
2016-2017	WHL	72	46	-	6	20	98	253	206	1.36	2	Champion
2015-2016	WHL	72	45	-	4	23	94	228	186	1.31	1	Final loss
2014-2015	WHL	72	38	-	9	25	85	218	201	1.18	3	Conference QF loss
2013-2014	WHL	72	41	-	6	25	88	238	249	1.22	2	Conference SF loss
2012-2013	WHL	72	24	-	10	38	58	210	286	0.81	4	Conference QF loss
2011-2012	WHL	72	25	-	2	45	52	173	292	0.72	5	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	WHL	72	27	5	5	35	64	195	264	0.89	5	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	WHL	72	19	-	12	41	50	172	255	0.69	19	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	WHL	72	35	-	5	32	75	222	234	1.04	12	Conference QF loss
2007-2008	WHL	72	42	-	7	23	91	241	179	1.26	9	Conference SF loss
2006-2007	WHL	72	37	-	14	21	88	209	186	1.22	7	Conference SF loss
2005-2006	WHL	72	35	-	6	31	76	186	211	1.06	11	Conference QF loss
2004-2005	WHL	72	43	2	3	24	91	204	144	1.26	6	Conference SF loss
2003-2004	WHL	72	24	8	9	31	65	192	198	0.9	18	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	WHL	72	44	3	3	22	94	280	224	1.31	4	Conference Final loss
2001-2002	WHL	72	21	6	5	40	53	235	313	0.74	18	Conference SF loss
2000-2001	WHL	72	30	8	1	33	69	262	299	0.96	13	Conference SF loss
1999-2000	WHL	72	34	8	4	26	80	250	221	1.11	6	Conference SF loss
1998-1999	WHL	72	37	11	-	24	85	279	236	1.18	5	Conference SF loss
1997-1998	WHL	72	31	6	-	35	68	286	278	0.94	11	Conference QF loss

Seattle Thunderbirds Tournament Statistics

Seattle Thunderbirds — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2022-2023	Memorial Cup	3	2	0	0	1	4	13	7	1.33	2	Final loss
2016-2017	Memorial Cup	3	0	-	-	3	0	3	18	0	4	Did not make playoffs
1991-1992	Memorial Cup	3	1	-	-	2	2	9	10	0.67	3	Semifinal loss

Seattle Thunderbirds Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Seattle Thunderbirds — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Kazden Mathies (F)	2026-2027	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	17	10	17	27	10
2.	Sean Richards (F)	2026-2027	Swindon Wildcats	NIHL	13	13	12	25	45
3.	Roberts Lipsbergs (F)	2026-2027	HC Tigers	Oberliga	15	9	16	25	6
4.	Cameron Schmidt (F)	2026-2027	Victoria Royals	WHL	14	13	10	23	20
5.	Cameron Kuzma (F)	2026-2027	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	19	6	15	21	42
6.	Marcel Noebels (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	DEL	14	7	12	19	0
7.	Alexander True (F)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	18	5	13	18	8
8.	Gustav Olhaver (F)	2026-2027	Rungsted Seier Capital	Metal Ligaen	17	4	12	16	4
9.	Jamal Watson (D)	2026-2027	ECDC Memmingen Indians	DEL 2	14	3	13	16	12
10.	Nishaan Parmar (F)	2026-2027	Coquitlam Express	BCHL	14	10	5	15	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Seattle Thunderbirds — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	18.04
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	18.72
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	18.71
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	18.64
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	18.91

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Franchise All-Time Points

Seattle Thunderbirds — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Glenn Goodall (F)	399	262	311	573
2.	Victor Gervais (F)	277	161	237	398
3.	Bret DeCecco (F)	260	144	148	292
4.	Craig Endean (F)	223	131	156	287
5.	Lindsay Vallis (F)	268	127	158	285

Franchise All-Time Goals

Seattle Thunderbirds — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Glenn Goodall (F)	399	262	311	573
2.	Victor Gervais (F)	277	161	237	398
3.	Bret DeCecco (F)	260	144	148	292
4.	Craig Endean (F)	223	131	156	287
5.	Lindsay Vallis (F)	268	127	158	285

Franchise All-Time Assists

Seattle Thunderbirds — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Glenn Goodall (F)	399	262	311	573
2.	Victor Gervais (F)	277	161	237	398
3.	Mathew Barzal (F)	202	63	215	278
4.	Craig Channell (D)	212	21	166	187
5.	Lindsay Vallis (F)	268	127	158	285

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Seattle Thunderbirds — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Phil Stanger (D)	192	30	93	929
2.	Zack Fitzgerald (D)	248	22	76	853
3.	Turner Stevenson (F)	246	100	203	846
4.	Jamie Huscroft (D)	201	10	68	828
5.	Rob Dumas (D)	315	34	126	788

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Seattle Thunderbirds — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Glenn Goodall (F)	399	262	311	573
2.	Lucas Lockhart (F)	345	75	90	165
3.	Jared Hauf (D)	343	11	47	58
4.	Tyler Metcalfe (F)	333	93	156	249
5.	Scott Jackson (D)	326	23	96	119

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Seattle Thunderbirds — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Petr Nedvěd (F)	71	65	145	2.04
2.	Ryan Walter (F)	62	54	125	2.02
3.	Jeremy Yablonski (F)	1	2	2	2.00
4.	Rod Schluter (F)	1	1	2	2.00
5.	Ted Harrison (F)	1	0	2	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Seattle Thunderbirds — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Glenn Goodall (F)	1989-1990	WHL	67	76	87	163	2.43	83
2.	Victor Gervais (F)	1989-1990	WHL	69	64	96	160	2.32	180
3.	Errol Rausse (F)	1977-1978	WCHL	72	62	92	154	2.14	60
4.	Petr Nedvěd (F)	1989-1990	WHL	71	65	80	145	2.04	80
5.	Craig Endean (F)	1985-1986	WHL	70	58	70	128	1.83	34

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Seattle Thunderbirds — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Glenn Goodall (F)	1989-1990	WHL	67	76	87	163	2.43	83
2.	Petr Nedvěd (F)	1989-1990	WHL	71	65	80	145	2.04	80
3.	Errol Rausse (F)	1978-1979	WHL	71	65	47	112	1.58	17
4.	Victor Gervais (F)	1989-1990	WHL	69	64	96	160	2.32	180
5.	Glenn Goodall (F)	1986-1987	WHL	68	63	49	112	1.65	64

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Seattle Thunderbirds — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Victor Gervais (F)	1989-1990	WHL	69	64	96	160	2.32	180
2.	Errol Rausse (F)	1977-1978	WCHL	72	62	92	154	2.14	60
3.	Glenn Goodall (F)	1989-1990	WHL	67	76	87	163	2.43	83
4.	Petr Nedvěd (F)	1989-1990	WHL	71	65	80	145	2.04	80
5.	Craig Channell (D)	1981-1982	WHL	71	9	79	88	1.24	244

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Seattle Thunderbirds — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Mitch Wilson (F)	1981-1982	WHL	60	18	17	35	0.58	436
2.	Jamie Huscroft (D)	1985-1986	WHL	66	6	20	26	0.39	394
3.	Phil Stanger (D)	1981-1982	WHL	61	13	28	41	0.67	349
4.	Brett Duncan (D)	1992-1993	WHL	64	0	12	12	0.19	343
5.	Chris Thompson (F)	1997-1998	WHL	70	16	32	48	0.69	339

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent WHL Prospects Draft Selections

Seattle Thunderbirds — Recent WHL Prospects Draft Selections
rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
1	#7	Wyatt Jolleys (F)	02/07/2011	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'0"	161 lbs
1	#11	Jax Bubnick (D)	03/31/2011	Saskatoon, SK, CAN	6'2"	190 lbs
2	#34	Jett Evans (F)	11/30/2011	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'1"	161 lbs
3	#47	Jace Magner (F)	12/28/2011	-	-	-
4	#89	Braedan Gilbertson (D)	03/06/2011	-	6'0"	163 lbs
5	#106	Easton LaBarbera (G)	05/03/2011	-	5'11"	170 lbs
7	#142	Easton Holte (F)	01/26/2011	Wainwright, AB, CAN	6'2"	174 lbs
8	#167	Malone Mann (D)	01/21/2011	-	6'6"	227 lbs
9	#195	Beckam Brodeur (D)	08/29/2011	-	-	-
9	#201	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
10	#218	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
11	#241	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
12	#264	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
13	#287	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
2025
1	#21	Brook Haile (D)	09/06/2010	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'11"	181 lbs
2	#45	Kane Nicholas (F)	01/23/2010	Campbell River, BC, CAN	5'10"	165 lbs
3	#48	Dylan Sherban (F)	02/18/2010	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'3"	190 lbs
4	#85	Carter MacKenzie (D)	03/08/2010	Kamloops, BC, CAN	6'7"	225 lbs
4	#92	Jackson Beggs (D)	02/22/2010	Duncan, BC, CAN	5'11"	165 lbs
5	#100	Brady Luttmerding (F)	06/18/2010	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'0"	174 lbs
5	#105	Chase Leonard (D)	12/21/2010	-	-	-
5	#114	Kelvin Gamlin (G)	05/13/2010	-	-	-
6	#119	Ebenezer Shaganya (F)	05/04/2010	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'2"	174 lbs
6	#123	Jack Parsons (D)	03/28/2010	High River, AB, CAN	6'0"	174 lbs
2024
1	#11	Brock England (F)	08/22/2009	Red Deer, AB, CAN	5'11"	174 lbs
2	#23	Matthew Hilderman (F)	06/05/2009	Cochrane, AB, CAN	5'9"	168 lbs
3	#64	Grayson Tash (D)	04/12/2009	North Vancouver, BC, CAN	5'11"	170 lbs
4	#79	Marcus Laraque (F)	03/30/2009	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'4"	216 lbs
5	#100	Seamus Dillon (F)	01/29/2009	Cochrane, AB, CAN	6'1"	176 lbs
7	#137	Rylan Maughan (D)	02/26/2009	Nanaimo, BC, CAN	6'1"	187 lbs
7	#151	Kai Richards (F)	08/02/2009	St. Albert, AB, CAN	5'11"	146 lbs
8	#159	Brock MacDougall (F)	04/27/2009	Estevan, SK, CAN	6'0"	165 lbs
10	#203	Theo McBride (G)	02/22/2009	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'1"	174 lbs
11	#225	Ryder Forster (D)	04/12/2009	Sedgewick, AB, CAN	6'1"	172 lbs
12	#247	Aiden Harman (D)	02/20/2009	Meadow Lake, SK, CAN	5'9"	165 lbs
13	#269	No selection was made	-	-	-	-

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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Jeff Obermeyer's book, "Emerald Ice" provided a lot of the historical Seattle Breakers and Thunderbirds information.