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Everett Silvertips

Everett Silvertips

Western Hockey League team in Everett, Washington

The Everett Silvertips are an American major junior ice hockey team in the U.S. Division of the Western Conference of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team is based in Everett, Washington, and joined the WHL as an expansion team for the 2003–04 season. The team name comes from the silvertip bear. The team plays at Angel of the Winds Arena, a $71.5 million multipurpose complex built in 2003 that seats 8,300 (or 8,513 with standing room only seats included) for hockey. The team's mascot is Lincoln, a silvertip bear, named after the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln stationed at the time at Naval Station Everett.[2] The Silvertips have developed rivalries with the Seattle Thunderbirds and Portland Winterhawks.

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History

Logo used for their 15th anniversary season in 2017–18.

The city of Everett, Washington, was awarded conditional approval for an expansion franchise from the Western Hockey League on September 18, 2001.[3] The team, to begin play in the 2003–04 season at a new arena in downtown Everett, would be named the "Silvertips" after the grizzly bears of the Pacific Northwest.[4]

Season-by-season record

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

SeasonGP W L OTL SOLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
2003–0472352782157153801st U.S.Lost FINAL — Defeated by Medicine Hat Tigers 0–4
2004–0572332892167149773rd U.S.Lost Western Conference semifinal — Defeated by Kootenay Ice 0–4
2005–0672402723203158851st U.S.Lost Western Conference final — Defeated by Vancouver Giants 0–4
2006–07725415122391421111st U.S.Lost Western Conference semifinal — Defeated by Prince George Cougars 2–4
2007–0872393003205198814th U.S.Lost Western Conference quarterfinal — Defeated by Spokane Chiefs 0–4
2008–0972273672199259634th U.S.Lost Western Conference quarterfinal — Defeated by Tri-City Americans 1–4
2009–1072462132232175972nd U.S.Lost Western Conference quarterfinal — Defeated by Kelowna Rockets 3–4
2010–1172283374172218674th U.S.Lost Western Conference quartefinal — Defeated by Portland Winterhawks 0–4
2011–1272224028185268544th U.S.Lost Western Conference quarterfinal — Defeated by Tri-City Americans 0–4
2012–1372254034172268575th U.S.Lost Western Conference quarterfinal — Defeated by Portland Winterhawks 2–4
2013–1472392373218206883rd U.S.Lost Western Conference quarterfinal — Defeated by Seattle Thunderbirds 1–4
2014–1572432036242199951st U.S.Lost Western Conference semifinal — Defeated by Portland Winterhawks 1–4
2015–1672382653182172842nd U.S.Lost Western Conference semifinal — Defeated by Seattle Thunderbirds 1–4
2016–17724416932291691001st U.S.Lost Western Conference semifinal — Defeated by Seattle Thunderbirds 0–4
2017–1872472023246167991st U.S.Lost FINAL — Defeated by Swift Current Broncos 2–4
2018–1968471623223130991st U.S.Lost Western Conference semifinal — Defeated by Spokane Chiefs 1–4
2019–2063461331228142962nd U.S.Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–2123194009145381st U.S.No playoffs were held
2021–22684513552801901001st U.S.Lost Western Conference quarterfinal — Defeated by Vancouver Giants 2–4
2022–2368333221221245694th U.S.Lost Western Conference quarterfinal — Defeated by Portland Winterhawks 1–4
2023–2468451823296208952nd U.S.Lost Western Conference semifinal — Defeated by Portland Winterhawks 0–4

WHL Championship history

  • 2003–04: Loss, 0–4 vs Medicine Hat
  • 2017–18: Loss, 2–4 vs Swift Current
  • WHL Championship overall record: 2–8

Current roster

Updated March 30, 2024.[5]

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First round NHL draft picks

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NHL alumni

List of National Hockey League (NHL) alumni:[6]

Honors

Western Hockey League
Individual Awards

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Dennis Williams Promoted to Position of Silvertips General Manager and Head Coach". OurSports Central. July 12, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Lincoln to remain Silvertips' mascot". heraldnet.com. December 9, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Everett gets WHL approval for team". The Seattle Times. September 19, 2001. p. D9. Archived from the original on September 19, 2001. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. [4]
    Wade, Susan (November 22, 2002). "It's official: Everett's hockey team will be called Silvertips". The Seattle Times. p. D3. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. [5]
    WHL Network, Western Hockey League, retrieved 2024-03-30
  6. [6]
    "Silvertips Alumni In The NHL – Everett Silvertips". everettsilvertips.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
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