The WHL playoffs officially started Thursday with Tri-City up in Kelowna.
But the other seven series begin Friday.
16 teams. One champion.#WHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/3piNKxV01n
— The WHL (@TheWHL) March 22, 2018
There is no shortage of playoff preview material available so I’ll start with our Herald coverage.
I have a piece breaking down the two teams and a feature on Tips co-captain Matt Fonteyne who had a career year this season. Herald columnist and former Tips beat writer Nick Patterson has a column looking at the success of elite goaltending in the WHL playoffs.
What a minute! This isn’t the ShoWare Center pic.twitter.com/UCncPdZqzw
— Andy Eide (@AndyEide) March 21, 2018
The media members who cover the Thunderbirds bring additional coverage.
Colleague Andy Eide, with whom I record the ThunderTips hockey podcast has a series preview, while T-Birds color man Tim Pigulski has keys for a Seattle upset.
And Jim Riley, who covers both teams as a freelancer for the Seattle Times has a Carter Hart feature.
@JesseGeleynse and @AndyEide both cover the team and do a great job examining if this year will be any different than years past.
Listen here.https://t.co/Wv8fxaA2Of— Silvertips Color Guy (@TipsATG) March 22, 2018
Shameless plug time. Give our ThunderTips podcast a listen. It’s embedded below:
You can also read this series preview from the WHL and this piece from the fellows over at Dub Network.
For the latest Silvertips news follow Jesse Geleynse on Twitter.
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