The Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds will open the 2024-2025 Western Hockey League season Sept. 20 at Vancouver. The home opener is Sept. 28 vs. Wenatchee at the accesso ShoWare Center. COURTESY FILE PHOTO, Brian Liesse, Seattle Thunderbirds

The Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds will open the 2024-2025 Western Hockey League season Sept. 20 at Vancouver. The home opener is Sept. 28 vs. Wenatchee at the accesso ShoWare Center. COURTESY FILE PHOTO, Brian Liesse, Seattle Thunderbirds

Kent-based Thunderbirds release WHL regular season schedule

Home opener is Sept. 28 against Wenatchee Wild at ShoWare Center

The Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds will play the Wenatchee Wild in their first home game of the 2024-2025 Western Hockey League season at the acesso ShoWare Center.

The T-Birds begin the season with a road game Sept. 20 at Vancouver. The team, which features players ages 16 to 20, recently released its regular season schedule.

September

Sept. 20 at Vancouver

Sept. 21 at Wenatchee

Sept. 27 at Kamloops

Sept. 28 vs Wenatchee

October

Oct. 4 vs Prince George

Oct. 5 at Spokane

Oct. 8 vs Tri-City

Oct. 11 vs Kamloops

Oct. 12 vs Portland

Oct. 18 at Brandon

Oct. 19 at Regina

Oct. 22 at Moose Jaw

Oct. 23 at Saskatoon

Oct. 25 at Prince Albert

Oct. 26 at Swift Current

November

Nov. 1 vs Edmonton

Nov. 2 vs Portland

Nov. 8 vs Calgary

Nov. 9 vs Victoria

Nov. 12 vs Red Deer

Nov. 13 at Kelowna

Nov. 16 vs Everett

Nov. 23 vs Lethbridge

Nov. 27 vs Wenatchee

Nov. 29 at Victoria

Nov. 30 at Victoria

December

Dec. 1 at Vancouver

Dec. 6 at Kamloops

Dec. 7 at Everett

Dec. 8 vs Spokane

Dec. 10 vs Wenatchee

Dec. 13 vs Spokane

Dec. 14 at Portland

Dec. 27 vs Everett

Dec. 28 at Everett

Dec. 31 vs Prince George

January

Jan. 3 at Prince George

Jan. 4 at Prince George

Jan. 7 vs Victoria

Jan. 10 at Tri-City

Jan. 11 vs Everett

Jan. 17 at Kelowna

Jan. 18 vs Kelowna

Jan. 21 vs Vancouver

Jan. 24 vs Victoria

Jan. 25 at Everett

Jan. 31 vs Vancouver

February

Feb. 1 vs Medicine Hat

Feb. 7 vs Spokane

Feb. 8 at Portland

Feb. 11 vs Kelowna

Feb. 15 vs Portland

Feb. 16 at Wenatchee

Feb. 17 at Portland

Feb. 21 at Wenatchee

Feb. 22 vs Everett

Feb. 28 at Everett

March

March 1 at Spokane

March 2 vs Tri-City

March 4 vs Kamloops

March 7 at Portland

March 8 vs Portland

March 11 at Tri-City

March 14 vs Tri-City

March 15 at Portland

March 16 at Tri-City

March 21 at Spokane

March 22 vs Portland

* Dates and opponents are subject to change*


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