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The Seattle Thunderbirds are a major junior ice hockey team based in the city of Kent, Washington. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League . Founded in 1971 as the Vancouver Nats, the team arrived in Seattle in 1977 and played as the Breakers until 1985, when they adopted the Thunderbirds name.
The 2024–25 WHL season is the 59th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season started on September 20, 2024, and ends on March 23, 2025, with the 2025 WHL playoffs beginning on March 28 and will end in May 2025.
The Memorial Cup tournament was hosted by the Ontario Hockey League's Saginaw Spirit at Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan. [ 2 ] Prior to the season, the 2022–23 finalist Winnipeg Ice were sold and relocated to Wenatchee, Washington , and became the Wenatchee Wild , making 2023–24 their inaugural season. [ 3 ]
From 1968, the league was renamed the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), and finally the Western Hockey League from 1978 after the admission of American-based teams to the league. The league was the brainchild of Bill Hunter , who desired to build a western league capable of competing with the top leagues in Ontario and Quebec .
2024: The American National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) votes to open eligibility to Canadian Hockey League players for the first time beginning in 2025. [42] Braxton Whitehead of the Regina Pats becomes the first CHL player to commit to playing NCAA hockey with a commitment to the Arizona State Sun Devils. [43]
The 2024–25 AHL season is the 89th season of the American Hockey League.The regular season began on October 11, 2024, and will end on April 20, 2025. The 2025 Calder Cup playoffs will follow the conclusion of the regular season.
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