T-Birds Announce Dates of Scoring, Stick Handling and Skating Camp
February 25, 2016 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Seattle Thunderbirds News Release
The dates for the Seattle Thunderbirds Scoring, Stick Handling and Skating Hockey Camp at ShoWare Center have been announced. This year's format will provide an advanced on-ice skill development experience for all ages.
The dates of the Scoring, Stick Handling and Skating Hockey Camp are Monday, August 8, to Friday, August 12, and Monday, August 15, to Friday, August 19.
The 2016 Scoring, Stick Handling and Skating Hockey Camp will consist of four groups. There are three youth groups: Group A for 6-8 year-olds, Group B for 9-11 year-olds and Group C for 12 year-olds and up. There will also be an Adult Group for players 18-years-old and older.
Participants at the Camp can get half off the price of the second week if they sign up for both weeks of the camp.
T-Birds assistant coaches Matt O'Dette and Tyler Alos are the lead instructors at the Camp. T-Birds players taking part as instructors will be announced this summer.
The Youth and Adult groups will receive two hours of on ice instruction which includes: Puck Handling in open ice & traffic; Power skating; focusing on technique, speed & agility; Shooting techniques and shot selection; Defensive/Offensive positioning and theory; Body protection, checking and safety (12+); Small space games and fun for all ages.
Sign up for T-Birds Scoring, Stick Handling and Skating Hockey Camp today.
Team Furness vs. Team Gibbons at 2016 Hockey Challenge
The Seattle Thunderbirds and Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Western Washington & Alaska (RMHC) are pleased to announce the participants in the Celebrity and T-Birds Alumni All-Star Game at the 2016 Hockey Challenge on Saturday, February 27, at ShoWare Center in Kent.
The T-Birds will play the Everett Silvertips at 6:05 pm on Saturday, February 27. This game will be followed by the local Celebrity and T-Birds Alumni All-Star Game.
The All-Star game will feature Team Furness vs. Team Gibbons. Team Furness will be coached by sports host Ian Furness from KJR 950 AM. Team Gibbons will be coached by Gibbons from the Danny Bonaduce and Sarah Morning Show on 102.5 KZOK.
Steve Migs from the BJ & Migs Show on 99.9 FM KISW is a longtime supporter of the Challenge and will return this year to play goalie for one of the Celebrity All-Star teams.
Chris Zasche, bassist for the popular band The Head and The Heart, will play in the Celebrity All Star for the second consecutive year.
Bill Wixey from KCPQ 13 TV and John Langeler from KING 5 TV will be slotted on either Team Furness or Team Gibbons.
Nine former T-Birds, including Brendan Witt, Corey Schwab, Jamie Huscroft, Brett Duncan, Blake Knox, Al Kinisky, Lloyd Shaw, Regan Mueller and Jim McTaggart will be divided up among Team Furness and Team Gibbons. Former Tacoma Rocket Jamie Butt and former professional hockey player and current Sno-King Hockey Director Doug Kirton will also play in the All-Star game. There is the possibility more former T-Birds are added to the roster in the coming days
The Hockey Challenge began in 1998, when hockey-playing Microsoft employees, with the help of the Seattle Thunderbirds, took an in-house rivalry public and decided to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska (RMHC). Since inception, the Challenge has raised more than $4.7 million for RMHC, which provides a "home-away-from-home" for children and their families during medical treatment, making each day a little easier.
A ticket to the Hockey Challenge gives fans access to all Challenge events on the day of the Challenge. Events include the Celebrity Game, all other Challenge games and the T-Birds game that night.
Western Hockey League Stories from February 25, 2016
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- Benson Done for the Season - Vancouver Giants
- A Battle for Top Spot - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Blazers to Offer Jerseys off Their Backs on Fan Appreciation Night - Kamloops Blazers
- Regina Pats Hold Organization's First 'Hockey Day' Game - Regina Pats
- Raiders Announce Dates for Upcoming Events - Prince Albert Raiders
- T-Birds Announce Dates of Scoring, Stick Handling and Skating Camp - Seattle Thunderbirds
- Winterhawks Sign Ilijah Colina - Portland Winterhawks
- Fans Elect Chipperfield, Marleau, Benn to Top 50 WHL Players of All-Time - WHL
- Brandon Scores 4-2 Win - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Wild Silvertips Comeback Nets a Point - Everett Silvertips
- Petersen Perfect in 30-Save Shutout - Spokane Chiefs
- Rockets Hold off Everett in OT - Kelowna Rockets
- Pats Win Wild, Goal-Fest at Lethbridge - Regina Pats
- Gable Leads Oil Kings to 5-1 Victory - Edmonton Oil Kings
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