Thunderbirds sign first-round selection, announce preseason slate | WHL
Published 10:25 am Wednesday, June 24, 2015
The Seattle Thunderbirds have signed center Elijah Brown to a Western Hockey League standard contract.
“It was awesome to come to Kent and meet the hockey staff and see ShoWare Center,” Brown said. “I can’t wait to play there one day hopefully. I am very happy and excited to sign with Seattle, and it is something I will never forget.”
“We are excited to have Elijah signed and firmly in our plans for the future,” said general manager Russ Farwell. “Elijah plays the game wide open and he will be a fan favorite from day one.”
Brown, who is from Edmonton, Alberta, was the T-Birds’ first-round selection, 15th overall, in the Bantam Draft. Brown played for the Southside Athletic Club Bantam AAA last season, appearing in 31 games and had 18 goals and 23 assists for 41 points.
T-Birds to play six tune-ups
The Thunderbirds will play six exhibition games, beginning with the Everett Silvertips Holiday Inn Preseason Classic at Xfinity Arena. Seattle faces the Tri-City Americans at 1:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4. For Seattle, Classic play continues with 3 p.m. games on Sept. 5 against the Victoria Royals and Sept. 6 against the Spokane Chiefs.
The T-Birds will be in Kennewick at the Red Lion Hotels’ Preseason Tournament at the Toyota Center. The T-Birds play the Kootenay Ice at 3 p.m. Sept. 11, and the Tri-City Americans at 7:05 p.m. Sept. 12.
The T-Birds conclude their preseason schedule with a home game against the Victoria Royals at 7:35 p.m. Sept. 18.
Tickets
Single-game tickets for the home preseason game will go on sale in late August. Tickets can be purchased online on the T-Birds website or at the ShoWare Center box office.
Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.
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2015-16 THUNDERBIRDS PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Friday, Sept. 4 vs. Tri-City, 11:30 a.m. at Everett Tournament
Saturday, Sept. 5 vs. Victoria, 3 p.m. at Everett Tournament
Sunday, Sept. 6 vs. Spokane, 3 p.m. at Everett Tournament
Friday, Sept. 11 vs. Kootenay, 3 p.m. at Tri-City Tournament
Saturday, Sept. 12 vs. Tri-City, 7:05 p.m. at Tri-City Tournament
Friday, Sept. 18 vs. Victoria, 7:35 p.m. at ShoWare Center
