Tag: Las Vegas Thunderbirds

Four games into their first season not much could have gone better for the Las Vegas Thunderbirds (4-0-0-0) who sit alone atop the WSHL Western Division. A number of franchise “firsts” have happened including the first shutout on October 12 against the Fresno Monsters. 18-year old goaltender Michael Nickolau secured his name in the team…

Expansion team Las Vegas Thunderbirds made their Western States Hockey League debut last night dazzling the home crowd with a dominant 5-1 victory over the Fresno Monsters. The teams meet again today at SoBe Ice Arena with puck drop scheduled for 5:05 PM. From the opening faceoff it was clear this was no ordinary expansion…

Las Vegas Thunderbirds welcome another former Long Beach Bombers player to the team this week with the signing of Filip Nordin. The team also has inked another young prospect from Ontario in Nikolas Sotiriou. Sweden-born Nordin played 58 games last season for the Bombers, his first in North America. Prior to coming across the ocean…

Three players with Junior hockey experience were announced today by the Las Vegas Thunderbirds. Head coach Dave Hyrsky named one of the trio team captain. WSHL veteran Anthony Rodriguez will don the “C” for the Thunderbirds in 2019-20. A native of Henderson, he’s also a former Nevada Storm product. Rodriguez had 18 points in 55 games last…

Las Vegas Thunderbirds are pleased to announce the singing of Cole Sykes. The 17-year old Canadian-born skater arrives to the city of lights after playing with Collège Sturgeon Heights Collegiate in the Winnipeg High School Hockey League. We are very pleased to get Cole, he will bring a ton of energy to our team,” commented…

Another local has committed to the Las Vegas Thunderbirds for the 2019-20 WSHL season. Defenseman Sean Kedra has grown up in the Las Vegas minor hockey system, previously as a member of the Nevada Storm. In 2018-19 Kedra was a member of the Junior Golden Knights U16 team that captured the USA Hockey Tier II…