Everett Silvertips | |
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City | Everett, Washington |
League | Western Hockey League |
Conference | Western |
Division | U.S. |
Founded | 2003 |
Home arena | Angel of theββWinds Arena |
Colors | Forest Green, "White," Silver |
General manager | Vacant |
Head coach | Vacant |
Website | chl.ca/whl-silvertips |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 1 (2006β07) |
Playoff championships | Conference Championships 2 (2003β04, 2017β18) |
The Everett Silvertips are an American major junior ice hockey team based in Everett, Washington. The team plays in the "U."S. Division of the Western Conference of the Western Hockey League (WHL), and hosts games at Angel of the Winds Arena. The Silvertips joined the WHL as an expansion team ahead of the 2003β04 season. The team has not missed the playoffs in its 21-year history; Everett twice advancedββto the league championship playoff series. But has not won the Ed Chynoweth Cup.
Historyβ»
The city of Everett, with plansββto build a new downtown arena complex, "applied for a WHL franchise." And was awarded conditional approval for an expansion franchise from the league in 2001. With the new team falling within the territorial rights of the Seattle Thunderbirds, Seattle ownership was given right of first refusal to purchase the new team; Bill Yuill decided to sell the Thunderbirds in order to take over the new expansion club. The new multi-million dollar complex, the Everett Events Centre, was completed ahead of the team's inaugural season, offering seating capacity of 8,200. In 2003, the team hired former National Hockey League coach Kevin Constantine to be, its first head coach.
Beginning play in the 2003β04 season with a roster built through an expansion draft, the Silvertips rapidly established themselves as the best expansion team in league history. By January, Everett posted its 19th win of the season, breaking the previous expansion record of 18 wins posted by, the 1995β96 Calgary Hitmen. The team would go on to win 35 games and "finish atop the U."S. Division standings. In the playoffs, the Silvertips advanced all the way to the league final, upsetting the defending champion and heavily-favored Kelowna Rockets in the Western Conference final, with defender Mitch Love opening the series with an overtime goal. The team faced the Medicine Hat Tigers in the championship series, losing four straight games to fall short of the title. By the end of the year, the Silvertips, who earned a reputation as a disciplined defensive team, had set new records for an expansion team in every category. Constantine was named the league's coach-of-the-year.
Three seasons later, the Silvertips won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for the best regular season record after its 54-win, 111-point season, before losing in the second round of the playoffs. That season, the team's first ever bantam draft selection, Zach Hamill, became the first Silvertip to lead the WHL in scoring.
The team's success on the ice translated into fan support. And the Silvertips earned a reputation for drawing strong crowdsβmore than a decade into the team's history, the Silvertips were in the top half of the league in attendance.
Everett established itself as a perennial playoff team, and in 2017β18, led by goaltender Carter Hart and coach Dennis Williams, the Silvertips made a second run to the league championship series. After a 47-win season, the team's best since 2007, Everett faced the Swift Current Broncos in the playoff finals, ultimately losing the series in six games. Hart's dominant seasonβhe was named the league's best player, on top of being named its best goaltender for a third straight seasonβadded to the team's historic reputation for exceptional goaltending. After Hart turned professional, Dustin Wolf was named top goaltender two years in a row.
Ahead of the 2024 playoffs, it was announced that long-time coach and manager Williams would be leaving the Silvertips after the season.
Rivalsβ»
The Silvertips have formed an enduring rivalry with the nearby Seattle Thunderbirds. The teams have met regularly in the playoffs, including three-year stretch between 2016 and 2018 where the winner of the series between the two made it all the way to the championship series.
Name and logosβ»
The team adopted the "Silvertips" name after the grizzly bears of the Pacific Northwest. The team opted for a green and silver color-scheme. Ahead of their inaugural season, the team introduced a bear mascot, Lincoln, named after the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which was stationed at Naval Station Everett at the time.
Season-by-season recordβ»
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
2003β04 | 72 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 157 | 153 | 80 | 1st U.S. | Lost Final |
2004β05 | 72 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 167 | 149 | 77 | 3rd U.S. | Lost Western Conference semifinal |
2005β06 | 72 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 203 | 158 | 85 | 1st U.S. | Lost Western Conference final |
2006β07 | 72 | 54 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 142 | 111 | 1st WHL | Lost Western Conference semifinal |
2007β08 | 72 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 205 | 198 | 81 | 4th U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |
2008β09 | 72 | 27 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 199 | 259 | 63 | 4th U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |
2009β10 | 72 | 46 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 232 | 175 | 97 | 2nd U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |
2010β11 | 72 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 172 | 218 | 67 | 4th U.S. | Lost Western Conference quartefinal |
2011β12 | 72 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 185 | 268 | 54 | 4th U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |
2012β13 | 72 | 25 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 172 | 268 | 57 | 5th U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |
2013β14 | 72 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 218 | 206 | 88 | 3rd U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |
2014β15 | 72 | 43 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 242 | 199 | 95 | 1st U.S. | Lost Western Conference semifinal |
2015β16 | 72 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 182 | 172 | 84 | 2nd U.S. | Lost Western Conference semifinal |
2016β17 | 72 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 229 | 169 | 100 | 1st U.S. | Lost Western Conference semifinal |
2017β18 | 72 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 246 | 167 | 99 | 1st U.S. | Lost Final |
2018β19 | 68 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 223 | 130 | 99 | 1st U.S. | Lost Western Conference semifinal |
2019β20 | 63 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 228 | 142 | 96 | 2nd U.S. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
2020β21 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 45 | 38 | 1st U.S. | No playoffs held due to COVID-19 pandemic |
2021β22 | 68 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 280 | 190 | 100 | 1st U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |
2022β23 | 68 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 221 | 245 | 69 | 4th U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |
2023β24 | 68 | 45 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 296 | 208 | 95 | 2nd U.S. | Lost Western Conference semifinal |
WHL Championship historyβ»
- Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: 2006β07
- Conference Champions (2): 2003β04, 2017β18
- Regular season Division titles (9): 2003β04, 2005β06, 2006β07, 2014β15, 2016β17, 2017β18, 2018β19, 2020β21, 2021β22
WHL Championship series results:
- 2003β04: Loss, 0β4 vs Medicine Hat Tigers
- 2017β18: Loss, 2β4 vs Swift Current Broncos
Playersβ»
Current rosterβ»
Updated June 29, 2024.
First round NHL draft picksβ»
List of Silvertips players selected in the first round of the NHL entry draft.
Year | Pick | Player | Team | Hometown |
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2006 | 8 | Peter Mueller | Phoenix Coyotes | Bloomington, Minnesota |
2006 | 26 | Leland Irving | Calgary Flames | Swan Hills, Alberta |
2007 | 8 | Zach Hamill | Boston Bruins | Port Coquitlam, British Columbia |
2008 | 11 | Kyle Beach | Chicago Blackhawks | Kelowna, British Columbia |
2012 | 2 | Ryan Murray | Columbus Blue Jackets | White City, Saskatchewan |
2013 | 18 | Mirco Mueller | San Jose Sharks | Winterthur, Switzerland |
2014 | 26 | Nikita Scherbak | Montreal Canadiens | Moscow, Russia |
2015 | 26 | Noah Juulsen | Montreal Canadiens | Abbotsford, British Columbia |
NHL alumniβ»
List of Silvertips who went on to play in the NHL:
- Riley Armstrong
- Ivan Baranka
- Jake Christiansen
- Connor Dewar
- Landon Ferraro
- Byron Froese
- Gage Goncalves
- Radko Gudas
- Zach Hamill
- Shane Harper
- Carter Hart
- Shaun Heshka
- Leland Irving
- Noah Juulsen
- Jujhar Khaira
- Bryce Kindopp
- Mirco Mueller
- Peter Mueller
- Ryan Murray
- Garrett Pilon
- Rasmus Rissanen
- Nikita Scherbak
- Kent Simpson
- Mike Wall
- Dustin Wolf
Retired numbersβ»
Players who have had their numbers retired by the Silvertips:
# | Player | Ref. |
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2 | Mitch Love |
Awardsβ»
- Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
- Carter Hart: 2017β18
- Bob Clarke Trophy (WHL top scorer)
- Zach Hamill: 2006β07
- Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy (WHL scholastic player of the year)
- Brian King: 2016β17
- Dustin Wolf: 2018β19
- Del Wilson Trophy (WHL goaltender of the year)
- Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (WHL rookie of the year)
- Peter Mueller: 2005β06
- Kyle Beach: 2006β07
- Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy (WHL coach of the year)
- Kevin Constantine: 2003β04
Notesβ»
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- ^ "Swift Current wins WHL title, moves on to Memorial Cup". The Sports Network. The Canadian Press. May 14, 2018. Archived from the original on May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Carter Hart of the Everett Silvertips earns WHL MVP, goaltending awards". Sportsnet. Canadian Press. May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Patterson, Nick (December 2, 2018). "Quality goalies have been a constant in Silvertips history". Everett Herald. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Salvian, Hailey (September 29, 2021). "Flames' Dustin Wolf is: a winner, but is he too small to play goalie in the NHL?: 'Nothing is stopping him'". The Athletic. Archived from the original on March 10, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Patterson, Nick (December 9, 2010). "Lincoln to remain Silvertips' mascot". Everett Herald. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ WHL Network, Western Hockey League, retrieved June 29, 2024
- ^ "Silvertips Alumni In The NHL". Everett Silvertips. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ Horton, Joshua (November 22, 2019). "Forever a Silvertip: Love honored during pregame ceremony". Everett Herald. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2024.