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Tri-City Americans

January 01, 1970

The Tri-City Americans are an American major junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Hockey League and based in Kennewick, Washington. Founded in 1966 as the Calgary Buffaloes, the team settled in Kennewick in 1988 after a number of relocations. The team plays its home games at Toyota Center, which was purpose-built for the team. The team has won one Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as regular season champions and have played in one league playoff final; however, the Americans have not won a playoff championship.

Tri-City Americans
CityKennewick, Washington
LeagueWestern Hockey League
ConferenceWestern
DivisionU.S.
Founded1966
Home arenaToyota Center
ColorsNavy blue, red, silver, white
       
General managerBob Tory
Head coachStu Barnes[1]
Websitechl.ca/whl-americans
Franchise history
1966–1967Calgary Buffaloes
1967–1977Calgary Centennials
1977–1982Billings Bighorns
1982–1983Nanaimo Islanders
1983–1988New Westminster Bruins
1988–presentTri-City Americans
Championships
Regular season titles1 (2007–08)
Playoff championshipsConference championships
1 (2009–10)

History edit

Foundations edit

The Americans franchise began as a founding franchise of the league, beginning as the Calgary Buffaloes in 1966.[2] The original team was renamed the "Centennials" after one season. In 1977, the franchise relocated to Montana and was known as the Billings Bighorns—part of an initial wave of American teams in the league. In 1982, the team moved again, this time to Nanaimo, British Columbia, where the team played for one season as the Nanaimo Islanders. The team then moved to New Westminster, BC, to become the second incarnation of the New Westminster Bruins.[2]

In 1987, owner Ron Dixon proposed moving the team to the Tri-Cities area if local investors would put together enough money for a new arena; the proposal was endorsed, and the team moved to Kennewick and became known as the Americans in the fall of 1988.[3]

Tumultuous beginnings edit

The team's new arena in Kennewick, the Tri-Cities Coliseum, was not ready in time for the start of the team's first season in Washington, forcing the team to seek practice ice in Walla Walla and to play its first seventeen games on the road.[4] The team's inaugural game was a 4–2 loss in Spokane against the Chiefs. The team finally debuted in their new home arena on November 20, 1988, defeating the Seattle Thunderbirds 4–3 in overtime in front of 6,000 spectators.[3]

Led by stars Stu Barnes and goaltender Olaf Kolzig, the Americans were playoff contenders from the outset. The team gained widespread attention during their second season when they staged a one-game walk-out; Dixon hired Bill LaForge to manage the team, and when he stepped in for coach Rick Kozuback and allegedly levied verbal abuse at players and instructed them to injure their opponents, the players refused to play in their December 31, 1989 game against the Portland Winter Hawks.[5] Dixon ultimately agreed that Kozuback would continue coaching the team, rather than LaForge.[3][6] In that season's playoffs, during their first round series against the Thunderbirds, Kozuback and several players got into a physical altercation with fans, who had apparently been pouring beer onto the bench; Kozuback and two players were suspended, while Seattle was fined for its fans' actions.[3]

Despite re-branding as the Americans, the team wore the New West Bruins' black-and-gold colors for the first two seasons in Kennewick, before Dixon finally paid for new uniforms in their red, white, and blue color scheme in 1990.[4] The team found limited success in its first two decades, winning its first playoff series in 1995 over Spokane, but never advancing past the Division final.

Twenty-first century edit

Struggling on and off the ice, the team was nearly relocated to Chilliwack, British Columbia, in 2004. However, an ownership group including former players Kolzig and Barnes, along with Bob Tory and Dennis Loman, purchased the team and kept it in Kennewick.[7] In 2021, Barnes would be named the team's head coach.[1]

The Americans' had their most successful run in a five-season period from 2007–08 to 2011–12, when the team topped the U.S. Division four times. In 2007–08, led by goaltender Chet Pickard and coach-of-the-year Don Nachbaur, the team won the regular season title with a 52-win, 108-point season, before losing a seven-game conference final series against Spokane that featured a then-record five overtime games.[8][9] The following season, at their annual New Year's Eve game against the Chiefs on December 31, 2008, the Americans set a team record for attendance with 6,042 attendees.[10] In 2009–10, the Americans won their third straight division title and advanced to the championship series for the first time in history.[11] They faced the Calgary Hitmen, losing the series in five games.[12]

Season-by-season record edit

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1988–89 72 33 34 5 — 300 299 71 4th West Lost West Division semifinal
1989–90 72 39 28 5 — 433 354 83 3rd West Lost West Division semifinal
1990–91 72 36 32 4 — 404 386 76 4th West Lost West Division semifinal
1991–92 72 35 35 2 — 363 376 72 2nd West Lost West Division quarterfinal
1992–93 72 28 41 3 — 245 312 59 6th West Lost West Division quarterfinal
1993–94 72 19 48 5 — 272 373 43 6th West Lost West Division quarterfinal
1994–95 72 36 31 5 — 295 279 77 4th West Lost West Division final
1995–96 72 45 25 2 — 336 255 92 3rd West Lost West Division semifinal
1996–97 72 22 43 7 — 225 288 51 7th West Did not qualify
1997–98 72 17 49 6 — 264 371 40 7th West Did not qualify
1998–99 72 43 23 6 — 311 219 92 2nd West Lost West Division final
1999–00 72 24 39 7 2 231 288 57 6th West Lost West Division quarterfinal
2000–01 72 21 36 8 7 217 284 57 7th West Did not qualify
2001–02 72 31 31 10 0 260 271 72 3rd U.S. Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
2002–03 72 20 44 3 5 240 335 48 4th U.S. Did not qualify
2003–04 72 31 27 10 4 205 197 76 3rd U.S. Lost Western Conference semifinal
2004–05 72 26 34 8 4 172 196 64 4th U.S. Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
Season GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
2005–06 72 30 35 4 3 188 221 67 4th U.S. Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
2006–07 72 47 23 1 1 240 190 96 2nd U.S. Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
2007–08 72 52 16 2 2 262 176 108 1st U.S. Lost Western Conference final
2008–09 72 49 20 0 3 263 184 101 1st U.S. Lost Western Conference semifinal
2009–10 72 47 22 1 2 272 193 97 1st U.S. Lost final
2010–11 72 44 24 2 2 286 223 92 3rd U.S. Lost Western Conference semifinal
2011–12 72 50 18 2 2 281 190 104 1st U.S. Lost Western Conference final
2012–13 72 40 27 2 3 246 227 85 3rd U.S. Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2013–14 72 29 33 4 6 178 224 68 5th U.S. Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
2014–15 72 31 38 0 3 190 242 65 5th U.S. Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
2015–16 72 35 34 2 1 236 253 73 5th U.S. Did not qualify
2016–17 72 41 28 3 0 272 252 85 3rd U.S. Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
2017–18 72 38 25 8 1 255 249 85 4th U.S. Lost Western Conference final
2018–19 68 34 28 5 1 214 230 74 4th U.S. Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
2019–20 63 17 40 4 2 157 302 40 5th U.S. Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 19 7 12 0 0 47 78 14 5th U.S. No playoffs held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22 68 19 43 6 0 179 306 44 5th U.S. Did not qualify
2022–23 68 34 26 5 3 256 245 76 3rd U.S. Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
2023–24 68 23 42 2 1 206 306 49 6th U.S. Did not qualify

Championship history edit

WHL Championship final edit

Players edit

Current roster edit

Updated March 21, 2024.[13]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Drafted
3   Jaxen Adam D L 16 2022 Cochrane, Alberta Eligible 2025
12   Nick Anisimovicz C R 17 2021 Calgary, Alberta Eligible 2024
6   Merrek Arpin D R 17 2021 East St. Paul, Manitoba Eligible 2024
22   Parker Bell LW L 20 2018 Campbell River, British Columbia 2022, 155th Overall, CGY
5   David Byrne D L 15 2023 Calgary, Alberta Eligible 2027
88   Camerin Cardona C R 18 2021 Anaheim, California Eligible 2024
25   Max Curran C L 17 2023 Prague, Czech Republic Eligible 2024
2   Lukas Dragicevic (A) D R 19 2020 Richmond, British Columbia 2023, 57th Overall, SEA
11   Andrew Fan RW L 19 2021 Eagle River, Alaska Undrafted
60   Mason Finley RW R 19 2024 Kelowna, British Columbia Undrafted
9   Drew Freer RW R 19 2020 Calgary, Alberta Undrafted
13   Jordan Gavin C L 17 2021 Surrey, British Columbia Eligible 2025
20   Clayton Gillmore RW R 17 2022 West Kelowna, British Columbia Eligible 2025
19   Jake Gudelj C L 18 2023 North Vancouver, British Columbia Eligible 2024
35   Armaan Kaila G R 17 2023 Ladner, British Columbia Eligible 2025
1   Kyle Kelsey G L 20 2023 Maple Ridge, British Columbia Undrafted
51   Cash Koch LW L 17 2022 Calgary, Alberta Eligible 2025
29   Carter MacAdams LW L 20 2023 Langley, British Columbia Undrafted
31   Kale Margolis RW R 17 2024 Kinistino, Saskatchewan Eligible 2025
30   Lukas Matecha G L 19 2023 Czech Republic Undrafted
24   Deagen McMillan C R 19 2020 Vernon, British Columbia Undrafted
4   Ethan Peters (A) D R 21 2023 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Undrafted
21   Carter Savage D L 19 2020 Surrey, British Columbia Undrafted
37   Alex Serraglio (C) D L 21 2021 Langley, British Columbia Undrafted
15   Jake Sloan (A) C R 20 2019 Girvan, Great Britain Undrafted
7   Jackson Smith D R 17 2022 Calgary, Alberta Eligible 2025
17   Thomas Tien C L 19 2019 Richmond, British Columbia Undrafted
27   Brandon Whynott LW L 20 2023 Langley, British Columbia Undrafted

NHL alumni edit

Alumni of the Americans who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).[citation needed] Scott Gomez was the first former American to win the Stanley Cup.[3]

Retired numbers edit

The Americans honored Todd Klassen in 1993, months after he was killed in a car crash. The team also began awarding the Todd Klassen Humanitarian of the Year Award annually.[3]

# Player
8 Brian Sakic
14 Stu Barnes / Todd Klassen
33 Olaf Kolzig

References edit

  1. ^ a b Morrow, Jeff (August 9, 2021). "After 20+ years in NHL, this hockey talent is coming home to coach the Tri-City Americans". Tri-City Herald. from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b . Western Hockey League. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Fowler, Annie (September 21, 2012). "Tri-City Americans celebrate 25 years". Tri-City Herald. from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Jordan, Kevin (October 23, 2022). "Tri-City Americans". WHL Arena Guide. from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Stewart, Bill (December 31, 1989). "Tri-City Americans to end one-day walkout". United Press International. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via UPI Archives.
  6. ^ Stewart, Bill (January 1, 1990). "Tri-City players end walkout but still want GM fired". United Press International. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via UPI Archives.
  7. ^ Stock, Curtis (January 30, 2014). "Bob Tory works magic with Tri-City Americans". Edmonton Journal. from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via pressreader.com.
  8. ^ Kepke, Cami (May 7, 2024). "Moose Jaw Warriors moving on to WHL Championship Series". Western Hockey League. from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024. Saskatoon and Moose Jaw tied the previous marker of five overtime contests in game 6, matching Kelowna and Seattle's 2013 quarterfinal series and Tri-City and Spokane's 2008 Western Conference Championship showdown.
  9. ^ "Don Nachbaur named head coach in Binghamton". American Hockey League. July 17, 2009. from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  10. ^ Tri-City Herald. January 1, 2009. "Ams ring in new year with victory Archived 2013-02-04 at archive.today" by Annie Fowler. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
  11. ^ "Americans advance to WHL final". Red Deer Advocate. April 26, 2010. from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  12. ^ "Hitmen capture crown". The Spokesman-Review. Canadian Press. May 8, 2010. from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  13. ^ WHL Network, Western Hockey League, retrieved March 21, 2024

External links edit

  • Tri-City Americans website

January 01, 1970
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The Tri City Americans are an American major junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Hockey League and based in Kennewick Washington Founded in 1966 as the Calgary Buffaloes the team settled in Kennewick in 1988 after a number of relocations The team plays its home games at Toyota Center which was purpose built for the team The team has won one Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as regular season champions and have played in one league playoff final however the Americans have not won a playoff championship Tri City AmericansCityKennewick WashingtonLeagueWestern Hockey LeagueConferenceWesternDivisionU S Founded1966Home arenaToyota CenterColorsNavy blue red silver white General managerBob ToryHead coachStu Barnes 1 Websitechl ca whl americansFranchise history1966 1967Calgary Buffaloes1967 1977Calgary Centennials1977 1982Billings Bighorns1982 1983Nanaimo Islanders1983 1988New Westminster Bruins1988 presentTri City AmericansChampionshipsRegular season titles1 2007 08 Playoff championshipsConference championships 1 2009 10 Contents 1 History 1 1 Foundations 1 2 Tumultuous beginnings 1 3 Twenty first century 2 Season by season record 3 Championship history 3 1 WHL Championship final 4 Players 4 1 Current roster 4 2 NHL alumni 4 3 Retired numbers 5 References 6 External linksHistory editFoundations edit The Americans franchise began as a founding franchise of the league beginning as the Calgary Buffaloes in 1966 2 The original team was renamed the Centennials after one season In 1977 the franchise relocated to Montana and was known as the Billings Bighorns part of an initial wave of American teams in the league In 1982 the team moved again this time to Nanaimo British Columbia where the team played for one season as the Nanaimo Islanders The team then moved to New Westminster BC to become the second incarnation of the New Westminster Bruins 2 In 1987 owner Ron Dixon proposed moving the team to the Tri Cities area if local investors would put together enough money for a new arena the proposal was endorsed and the team moved to Kennewick and became known as the Americans in the fall of 1988 3 Tumultuous beginnings edit The team s new arena in Kennewick the Tri Cities Coliseum was not ready in time for the start of the team s first season in Washington forcing the team to seek practice ice in Walla Walla and to play its first seventeen games on the road 4 The team s inaugural game was a 4 2 loss in Spokane against the Chiefs The team finally debuted in their new home arena on November 20 1988 defeating the Seattle Thunderbirds 4 3 in overtime in front of 6 000 spectators 3 Led by stars Stu Barnes and goaltender Olaf Kolzig the Americans were playoff contenders from the outset The team gained widespread attention during their second season when they staged a one game walk out Dixon hired Bill LaForge to manage the team and when he stepped in for coach Rick Kozuback and allegedly levied verbal abuse at players and instructed them to injure their opponents the players refused to play in their December 31 1989 game against the Portland Winter Hawks 5 Dixon ultimately agreed that Kozuback would continue coaching the team rather than LaForge 3 6 In that season s playoffs during their first round series against the Thunderbirds Kozuback and several players got into a physical altercation with fans who had apparently been pouring beer onto the bench Kozuback and two players were suspended while Seattle was fined for its fans actions 3 Despite re branding as the Americans the team wore the New West Bruins black and gold colors for the first two seasons in Kennewick before Dixon finally paid for new uniforms in their red white and blue color scheme in 1990 4 The team found limited success in its first two decades winning its first playoff series in 1995 over Spokane but never advancing past the Division final Twenty first century edit Struggling on and off the ice the team was nearly relocated to Chilliwack British Columbia in 2004 However an ownership group including former players Kolzig and Barnes along with Bob Tory and Dennis Loman purchased the team and kept it in Kennewick 7 In 2021 Barnes would be named the team s head coach 1 The Americans had their most successful run in a five season period from 2007 08 to 2011 12 when the team topped the U S Division four times In 2007 08 led by goaltender Chet Pickard and coach of the year Don Nachbaur the team won the regular season title with a 52 win 108 point season before losing a seven game conference final series against Spokane that featured a then record five overtime games 8 9 The following season at their annual New Year s Eve game against the Chiefs on December 31 2008 the Americans set a team record for attendance with 6 042 attendees 10 In 2009 10 the Americans won their third straight division title and advanced to the championship series for the first time in history 11 They faced the Calgary Hitmen losing the series in five games 12 Season by season record editNote GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs 1988 89 72 33 34 5 300 299 71 4th West Lost West Division semifinal 1989 90 72 39 28 5 433 354 83 3rd West Lost West Division semifinal 1990 91 72 36 32 4 404 386 76 4th West Lost West Division semifinal 1991 92 72 35 35 2 363 376 72 2nd West Lost West Division quarterfinal 1992 93 72 28 41 3 245 312 59 6th West Lost West Division quarterfinal 1993 94 72 19 48 5 272 373 43 6th West Lost West Division quarterfinal 1994 95 72 36 31 5 295 279 77 4th West Lost West Division final 1995 96 72 45 25 2 336 255 92 3rd West Lost West Division semifinal 1996 97 72 22 43 7 225 288 51 7th West Did not qualify 1997 98 72 17 49 6 264 371 40 7th West Did not qualify 1998 99 72 43 23 6 311 219 92 2nd West Lost West Division final 1999 00 72 24 39 7 2 231 288 57 6th West Lost West Division quarterfinal 2000 01 72 21 36 8 7 217 284 57 7th West Did not qualify 2001 02 72 31 31 10 0 260 271 72 3rd U S Lost Western Conference quarterfinal 2002 03 72 20 44 3 5 240 335 48 4th U S Did not qualify 2003 04 72 31 27 10 4 205 197 76 3rd U S Lost Western Conference semifinal 2004 05 72 26 34 8 4 172 196 64 4th U S Lost Western Conference quarterfinal Season GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs 2005 06 72 30 35 4 3 188 221 67 4th U S Lost Western Conference quarterfinal 2006 07 72 47 23 1 1 240 190 96 2nd U S Lost Western Conference quarterfinal 2007 08 72 52 16 2 2 262 176 108 1st U S Lost Western Conference final 2008 09 72 49 20 0 3 263 184 101 1st U S Lost Western Conference semifinal 2009 10 72 47 22 1 2 272 193 97 1st U S Lost final 2010 11 72 44 24 2 2 286 223 92 3rd U S Lost Western Conference semifinal 2011 12 72 50 18 2 2 281 190 104 1st U S Lost Western Conference final 2012 13 72 40 27 2 3 246 227 85 3rd U S Lost Western Conference quarter final 2013 14 72 29 33 4 6 178 224 68 5th U S Lost Western Conference quarterfinal 2014 15 72 31 38 0 3 190 242 65 5th U S Lost Western Conference quarterfinal 2015 16 72 35 34 2 1 236 253 73 5th U S Did not qualify 2016 17 72 41 28 3 0 272 252 85 3rd U S Lost Western Conference quarterfinal 2017 18 72 38 25 8 1 255 249 85 4th U S Lost Western Conference final 2018 19 68 34 28 5 1 214 230 74 4th U S Lost Western Conference quarterfinal 2019 20 63 17 40 4 2 157 302 40 5th U S Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 2020 21 19 7 12 0 0 47 78 14 5th U S No playoffs held due to COVID 19 pandemic 2021 22 68 19 43 6 0 179 306 44 5th U S Did not qualify 2022 23 68 34 26 5 3 256 245 76 3rd U S Lost Western Conference quarterfinal 2023 24 68 23 42 2 1 206 306 49 6th U S Did not qualifyChampionship history editScotty Munro Memorial Trophy 2007 08 Conference championships 2009 10 Regular season Division titles 4 2007 08 2008 09 2009 10 2011 12 WHL Championship final edit 2009 10 Loss 1 4 vs Calgary HitmenPlayers editCurrent roster edit Updated March 21 2024 13 Nat Player Pos S G Age Acquired Birthplace Drafted 3 nbsp Jaxen Adam D L 16 2022 Cochrane Alberta Eligible 2025 12 nbsp Nick Anisimovicz C R 17 2021 Calgary Alberta Eligible 2024 6 nbsp Merrek Arpin D R 17 2021 East St Paul Manitoba Eligible 2024 22 nbsp Parker Bell LW L 20 2018 Campbell River British Columbia 2022 155th Overall CGY 5 nbsp David Byrne D L 15 2023 Calgary Alberta Eligible 2027 88 nbsp Camerin Cardona C R 18 2021 Anaheim California Eligible 2024 25 nbsp Max Curran C L 17 2023 Prague Czech Republic Eligible 2024 2 nbsp Lukas Dragicevic A D R 19 2020 Richmond British Columbia 2023 57th Overall SEA 11 nbsp Andrew Fan RW L 19 2021 Eagle River Alaska Undrafted 60 nbsp Mason Finley RW R 19 2024 Kelowna British Columbia Undrafted 9 nbsp Drew Freer RW R 19 2020 Calgary Alberta Undrafted 13 nbsp Jordan Gavin C L 17 2021 Surrey British Columbia Eligible 2025 20 nbsp Clayton Gillmore RW R 17 2022 West Kelowna British Columbia Eligible 2025 19 nbsp Jake Gudelj C L 18 2023 North Vancouver British Columbia Eligible 2024 35 nbsp Armaan Kaila G R 17 2023 Ladner British Columbia Eligible 2025 1 nbsp Kyle Kelsey G L 20 2023 Maple Ridge British Columbia Undrafted 51 nbsp Cash Koch LW L 17 2022 Calgary Alberta Eligible 2025 29 nbsp Carter MacAdams LW L 20 2023 Langley British Columbia Undrafted 31 nbsp Kale Margolis RW R 17 2024 Kinistino Saskatchewan Eligible 2025 30 nbsp Lukas Matecha G L 19 2023 Czech Republic Undrafted 24 nbsp Deagen McMillan C R 19 2020 Vernon British Columbia Undrafted 4 nbsp Ethan Peters A D R 21 2023 Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Undrafted 21 nbsp Carter Savage D L 19 2020 Surrey British Columbia Undrafted 37 nbsp Alex Serraglio C D L 21 2021 Langley British Columbia Undrafted 15 nbsp Jake Sloan A C R 20 2019 Girvan Great Britain Undrafted 7 nbsp Jackson Smith D R 17 2022 Calgary Alberta Eligible 2025 17 nbsp Thomas Tien C L 19 2019 Richmond British Columbia Undrafted 27 nbsp Brandon Whynott LW L 20 2023 Langley British Columbia Undrafted NHL alumni edit Alumni of the Americans who played in the National Hockey League NHL citation needed Scott Gomez was the first former American to win the Stanley Cup 3 Carter Ashton Stu Barnes Milan Bartovic Jake Bean Shawn Belle Alexandre Boikov Brian Boucher Jason Bowen Brandon Carlo Dylan Coghlan Eric Comrie Kimbi Daniels Chris Driedger Brad Ference Brett Festerling Dan Focht Morgan Geekie Scott Gomez Patrick Holland Olaf Kolzig Zenith Komarniski Jaroslav Kristek Jason Labarbera Daymond Langkow Brett Leason Scott Levins Bill Lindsay Jason Marshall Josef Melichar Steve Passmore Stephen Peat Alexander Pechurskiy Ronald Petrovicky Carey Price Michael Rasmussen Terry Ryan Terran Sandwith Jesse Schultz Ray Schultz Brendan Shinnimin Todd Simpson Dan Smith Sheldon Souray Clayton Stoner Jaroslav Svejkovsky Billy Tibbetts Juuso Valimaki Terry Virtue Vladimir Vujtek Tyler Weiman Parker Wotherspoon B J Young Retired numbers edit The Americans honored Todd Klassen in 1993 months after he was killed in a car crash The team also began awarding the Todd Klassen Humanitarian of the Year Award annually 3 Player 8 Brian Sakic 14 Stu Barnes Todd Klassen 33 Olaf KolzigReferences edit a b Morrow Jeff August 9 2021 After 20 years in NHL this hockey talent is coming home to coach the Tri City Americans Tri City Herald Archived from the original on May 16 2024 Retrieved May 16 2024 a b WHL History Western Hockey League Archived from the original on July 31 2023 Retrieved July 31 2023 a b c d e f Fowler Annie September 21 2012 Tri City Americans celebrate 25 years Tri City Herald Archived from the original on December 15 2017 Retrieved January 2 2015 a b Jordan Kevin October 23 2022 Tri City Americans WHL Arena Guide Archived from the original on December 9 2022 Retrieved May 16 2024 Stewart Bill December 31 1989 Tri City Americans to end one day walkout United Press International Retrieved May 16 2024 via UPI Archives Stewart Bill January 1 1990 Tri City players end walkout but still want GM fired United Press International Retrieved May 16 2024 via UPI Archives Stock Curtis January 30 2014 Bob Tory works magic with Tri City Americans Edmonton Journal Archived from the original on May 16 2024 Retrieved May 16 2024 via pressreader com Kepke Cami May 7 2024 Moose Jaw Warriors moving on to WHL Championship Series Western Hockey League Archived from the original on May 8 2024 Retrieved May 8 2024 Saskatoon and Moose Jaw tied the previous marker of five overtime contests in game 6 matching Kelowna and Seattle s 2013 quarterfinal series and Tri City and Spokane s 2008 Western Conference Championship showdown Don Nachbaur named head coach in Binghamton American Hockey League July 17 2009 Archived from the original on January 24 2021 Retrieved May 16 2024 Tri City Herald January 1 2009 Ams ring in new year with victory Archived 2013 02 04 at archive today by Annie Fowler Retrieved January 6 2009 Americans advance to WHL final Red Deer Advocate April 26 2010 Archived from the original on December 19 2023 Retrieved December 19 2023 Hitmen capture crown The Spokesman Review Canadian Press May 8 2010 Archived from the original on May 16 2024 Retrieved May 16 2024 WHL Network Western Hockey League retrieved March 21 2024External links editTri City Americans website Tri City Herald coverage of Tri City Americans Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tri City Americans amp oldid 1224399327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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