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Everett Silvertips
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| Everett Silvertips | |
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| City: | Everett, Washington |
| League: | Western Hockey League |
| Conference: | Western |
| Division: | U.S. |
| Founded: | 2003-04 |
| Home Arena: | Everett Events Center |
| Colours: | forest green, copper and silver |
| Head Coach: | Kevin Constantine |
| General Manager: | Doug Soetaert |
The Everett Silvertips are a major junior hockey team in the Western Hockey League that plays in Everett, Washington. They joined the WHL as an expansion team for the 2003-04 WHL season.
- Founded: 2003-04
- Division titles won: 2003-04, 2005-06
- Regular season titles won: 2006-07
- League Championships won: None
- Memorial Cup Titles: None
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In the Silvertips' inaugural season in the U.S. Division of the WHL, they broke multiple records for an expansion team in its first year. Under the direction of General Manager Doug Soetaert and Coach Kevin Constantine, they won the division title with a record of 35-26-8-2, and set a record for a first year team in any of the major junior hockey leagues (the OHL, QMJHL, and WHL) with 80 points earned in the regular season, eclipsing the record set by the 1982-1983 Longueuil Chevaliers of the QMJHL. Constantine received the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy from the league as the 2003-2004 Coach of the Year.
In the playoffs in 2004, the Silvertips swept the Spokane Chiefs 4-0 in the first round of the playoffs, and defeated the Vancouver Giants in the second round 4 games to 2. They played the Kelowna Rockets, the reigning WHL champions, for the Western Conference title, defeating the Rockets 4-3 in an extremely close series (the Silvertips falling behind 3-1 before winning the final three games in overtime) and earning the chance to play the Medicine Hat Tigers for the WHL championship. The Tigers swept the series 4-0, ending the Silvertips' season.
2005-2006 Season Re-cap The 2005-2006 season came to an end when the Silvertips were eliminated from the WHL Playoffs by the Vancouver Giants in the Western Conference Finals, but the Silvertips exceeded expectations by reaching the final four of the WHL Playoffs for the second time in three WHL seasons. They also were the US Division champions for the 2nd time in 3 years.
The Silvertips are named for the silvertip bear (an alternative name for the grizzly bear), and the bear is featured on their logo. They play in the Everett Events Center, a $71.5 million dollar multipurpose complex that seats 8,250 for hockey games, and which was opened in 2003.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2003-04 | 72 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 157 | 153 | 80 | 1st U.S. | Lost WHL final |
| 2004-05 | 72 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 167 | 149 | 77 | 3rd U.S. | Lost Western Conference semi-final |
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | |
| 2005-06 | 72 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 203 | 158 | 85 | 1st U.S. | Lost Western Conference final |
| 2006-07 | 72 | 54 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 142 | 111 | 1st U.S. | In progress |
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| 2 | Dane Crowley | D | 1987 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| 3 | Taylor Ellington | D | 1988 | Victoria, British Columbia |
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| 5 | Jonathan Harty | D | 1988 | Oromocto, New Brunswick |
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| 6 | Mike Alexander | D | 1989 | Campbell River, British Columbia |
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| 7 | Jesse Zetariuk | D | 1986 | Brandon, Manitoba |
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| 8 | Graham Potuer | D | 1988 | Red Deer, Alberta |
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| 9 | Zach Hamill | C | 1988 | Port Coquitlam, British Columbia |
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| 10 | Brandon Campos | RW | 1987 | Port Coquitlam, British Columbia |
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| 12 | Kyle Beach | C | 1990 | Kelowna, British Columbia |
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| 14 | Shane Harper | RW | 1989 | Valencia, California |
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| 16 | Damir Alic | C | 1987 | Kent, Washington |
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| 17 | Dan Gendur | RW | 1987 | Victoria, British Columbia |
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| 21 | Zack Dailey | C | 1989 | Healy, Alaska |
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| 22 | Jesse Burt | RW | 1989 | North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
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| 27 | Jason Fransoo | D | 1986 | North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
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| 28 | Jesse Smyke | RW | 1987 | Calgary, Alberta |
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| 30 | David Reekie | G | 1987 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
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| 31 | Leland Irving | G | 1988 | Swan Hills, Alberta |
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| 32 | Brennan Sonne | LW | 1987 | Maple Ridge, British Columbia |
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| 33 | Lukas Vartovnik | LW | 1989 | Gelnica, Slovakia |
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| 37 | Brett Gagnon | G | 1991 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| 38 | Matt Strong | D | 1990 | Calgary, Alberta |
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| 49 | Moises Gutierrez | RW | 1986 | Anchorage, Alaska |
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| 67 | Ondrej Fiala | C | 1987 | Stenberk, Czech Republic |
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| 88 | Peter Mueller | C | 1988 | Bloomington, Minnesota |
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