WHL Everett Silvertips

This Week In Silvertips Hockey

Published on March 30, 2009 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Everett Silvertips News Release


The Everett Silvertips would like to express a strong admiration to the loudest and most passionate fans in the Western Hockey League. It has been confirmed by sources within and outside of the organization - Everett Silvertips fans are the best in the entire WHL, period.

Thank you for packing the arena night after night and demonstrating your devotion to a hockey club that has experienced unimaginable support over its six years of operation.

Thank you for driving long miles and covering extensive distances to support our team. When we see green and white in the stands in places like Brandon, Manitoba or Red Deer, Alberta, it fills our players with pride and makes them play even better.

Thank you to the Booster Club, who provides the added care and personal touches to make our players feel at home, even if home is 2,000 miles away.

And of course, thank you to our Season Ticket Holders, who fiercely stand by this team and form the most intimidating venue in all of junior hockey.

We can't wait to see you back at Comcast Arena throughout the 2009-10 season, where the Silvertips' young guns will be poised for a breakthrough campaign!

Though This Week in Silvertips Hockey will slow over the coming months, be sure to check everettsilvertips.com for interviews, alumni and prospect updates, and further relevant multimedia. We're also going to be having periodic radio shows at Sporty's Beef and Brew, while Silvertips Rinkside on Everett TV will continue throughout the off-season. As always, we'll continue our tradition of bringing fans together for the Stanley Cup Finals party. And of course...rookie camp is only five months away!

For 2009-10 season ticket information, including pricing plans and package/flex plan details, please call the Silvertips' front office at (425) 252-5100.

Silvertips Send-Off at Sporty's

Hockey fans, we hope to see you at Sporty's Beef and Brew from 6-7 pm on Tuesday, where we'll be hosting a special Silvertips Send-Off Party, featuring all members of the Silvertips who are still in town. You'll get to rub elbows with Thomas Heemskerk, Kellan Tochkin, and many more Silvertips, including members of the front office and hockey operations department as we look back at the 2008-09 season.

Want to thank Daniel Bartek for all of blocked shots and elevated work ethic? Interested in finding out how Tyler Maxwell was able to find the back of the net with such regularity? Here's your chance to talk puck and gain more hockey information to prepare you for the 2009-10 season, when many of these Silvertips return a year older and hungrier!

The event will be broadcast live on NorthSound 1380 KRKO radio. We'll also be holding periodic radio shows with players and coaches over the spring and summer months. We look forward to seeing you back at Sporty's, where it's always hockey season!

Sporty's Beef and Brew is located at 6503 Evergreen Way in Everett. We look forward to seeing you there!

Taylor Ellington Joins AHL's Manitoba Moose

Everett Silvertips Vice President / General Manager Doug Soetaert announced Monday that 20 year old defenseman Taylor Ellington will be joining the Vancouver Canucks' AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, following the conclusion of his Everett Silvertips career. He is expected to arrive in Winnipeg on Wednesday.

As one of three 20- year-olds retained by the Silvertips this season, Ellington was appointed as an alternate captain prior to the start of the season and contributed with a fine campaign, posting career highs of 69 games played, six goals, 26 assists and 32 points. His efforts made him a deserving co-recipient along with Shane Harper of the Silvertips' Most Valuable Player Award, acknowledging his standout performance in leading the Silvertips to their sixth consecutive playoff appearance.

Through five seasons and a franchise-record 287 games played in a Silvertips uniform, the rugged defenseman finished with 14 goals and 52 assists for 66 points, along with 371 penalty minutes. Standing in at 6'2 and weighing 209 pounds, Ellington received several accolades throughout his junior career, including invitations to the 2006 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge and the 2007 Home Hardware CHL / NHL Top Prospects Game.

Ellington was selected in the third round (41st overall) in Everett's renowned 2003 WHL Bantam Draft that produced future first round NHL selections in Zach Hamill (Boston), Peter Mueller (Phoenix) and Leland Irving (Calgary) as well as early NHL selections in Ellington (Vancouver) and Brady Calla (Florida).

A Victoria, BC native, Taylor was selected in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks and signed a three-year entry contract with Vancouver on March 13th.

Byron Froese Selected to Canadian U-18 Team

Everett Silvertips Vice President / General Manager Doug Soetaert announced Monday that center Byron Froese has been selected to the Canadian Under-18 Team that will participate in the IIHF Under-18 World Championships in Fargo- Moorhead, ND, from April 9-19. Froese, representing Team Canada for the first time in his career, recently completed a standout rookie season for the Silvertips in which he finished third on the team in scoring, accumulating 57 points on 19 goals and 38 assists.

Froese took home several team awards in his 17 year old season, earning the team's Coaches Award for the Silvertip who best utilizes coaching and instruction. Having played in all 72 regular season games, he was also presented with one of four Iron Man Awards in addition to earning the team's Community Relations Award for his efforts in working with schools and non-profit organizations around Snohomish County.

In his breakthrough season with the Silvertips, Froese combined with fellow first year players Kellan Tochkin and Tyler Maxwell to form one of the top rookie line pairings in junior hockey. He posted the 26th hat trick in club history along with a four point performance in a 6-3 victory over Red Deer on December 31st. As a draft-eligible forward, he was listed 102nd overall in NHL Central Scouting's Midterm Rankings.

Froese joins Peter Mueller and Ondrej Fiala as Silvertips who have been selected for the Under-18 World Championships. Team Canada opens the tournament against Germany at 4:30 pm Central Time on Thursday, April 9th, at Fargo's Urban Plains Center, located less than 200 miles away from Froese's hometown of Winkler, MB.

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