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PORTLAND, Oreg. —<\/strong> The Everett Silvertips completed their Western Conference Quarterfinal sweep, topping the Portland Winterhawks 6-3 in Game Four at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.<\/p>\n

Trailing 2-0 early in the second period, Jaxsin Vaughan grabbed a rebound goal at 6:11 to get the Silvertips on the board. Lukas Kaplan would later tie the game at 14:39, powering a rebound home for his second goal of the series. Landon DuPont gave the Silvertips the lead at 15:53, dangling the Portland defense and sliding a backhander home for his second of the series.<\/p>\n

Carrying a 3-2 lead into the third, Zack Shantz provided insurance at 1:12 from Kaplan. Jesse Heslop and Rylan Gould contributed powerplay goals to round out the scoring.<\/p>\n

Everett had entered into the series 1-5-2 in playoff games in Portland over the last three years. By winning both road games, they complete their first series sweep in a WHL Playoff since the 2016 Western Conference Quarterfinal- ironically, against the Portland Winterhawks.<\/p>\n

Round Two of the WHL Playoffs will commence at Angel of the Winds Arena on Friday, Apr. 10 and Saturday, Apr. 11 (opponent to be determined).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PORTLAND, Oreg. — The Everett Silvertips completed their Western Conference Quarterfinal sweep, topping the Portland Winterhawks 6-3 in Game Four at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Trailing 2-0 early in the second period, Jaxsin Vaughan grabbed a rebound goal at 6:11 to get the Silvertips on the board. Lukas Kaplan would later tie the game at 14:39,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":447,"featured_media":188894,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1685],"tags":[{"term_id":1837,"name":"Zack Shantz","slug":"zack-shantz","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1837,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1"},{"term_id":1763,"name":"Landon DuPont","slug":"landon-dupont","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1763,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":25,"filter":"raw","term_order":"75"},{"term_id":1524,"name":"Lukas Kaplan","slug":"lukas-kaplan","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1552,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":12,"filter":"raw","term_order":"994"}],"class_list":["post-188893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-zack-shantz","tag-landon-dupont","tag-lukas-kaplan","category-1685","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/04\/03092214\/POR-v.-EVT-R1-G4-37-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/447"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":188884,"date":"2026-03-31T22:40:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/?p=188884"},"modified":"2026-03-31T22:40:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:40:25","slug":"game-recap-silvertips-blank-winterhawks-7-0-in-game-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/article\/game-recap-silvertips-blank-winterhawks-7-0-in-game-three","title":{"rendered":"GAME RECAP: Silvertips blank Winterhawks 7-0 in Game Three"},"content":{"rendered":"

PORTLAND, Oreg. — The Everett Silvertips routed the Portland Winterhawks 7-0 at the Glass Palace, pushing the Hawks to the brink of elimination in the Western Conference Quarterfinal.<\/p>\n

Julius Miettinen opened the scoring 13:07 into the first period, converting a breakaway for his fourth goal of the series. Matias Vanhanen struck 48 seconds into the second period, capitalizing on a slick feed from Tarin Smith. Mirco Dufour tapped in a loose puck at 16:34 for a 3-0 Tips lead after two.<\/p>\n

Shea Busch scored in his return to the Silvertip lineup, rifling a shot from the boards. Jaxsin Vaughan wired a wrist shot at 8:17, followed by a Landon DuPont snipe at 9:15. Jesse Heslop’s breakaway goal at 10:09 rounded out the scoring.<\/p>\n

Anders Miller stopped all 19 in the game.<\/p>\n

The Silvertips carry a 3-0 series lead into Game Four tomorrow night at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PORTLAND, Oreg. — The Everett Silvertips routed the Portland Winterhawks 7-0 at the Glass Palace, pushing the Hawks to the brink of elimination in the Western Conference Quarterfinal. Julius Miettinen opened the scoring 13:07 into the first period, converting a breakaway for his fourth goal of the series. Matias Vanhanen struck 48 seconds into the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":447,"featured_media":188885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1685],"tags":[{"term_id":1827,"name":"Anders Miller","slug":"anders-miller","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1827,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":8,"filter":"raw","term_order":"11"},{"term_id":1789,"name":"Shea Busch","slug":"shea-busch","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1789,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":9,"filter":"raw","term_order":"49"},{"term_id":1718,"name":"Julius Miettinen","slug":"julius-miettinen","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1718,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":21,"filter":"raw","term_order":"905"}],"class_list":["post-188884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-anders-miller","tag-shea-busch","tag-julius-miettinen","category-1685","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/03\/31223956\/POR-v.-EVT-R1-G3-56-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/447"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":188880,"date":"2026-03-31T13:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/?p=188880"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:33:29","slug":"summary-of-2025-26-silvertips-team-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/article\/summary-of-2025-26-silvertips-team-awards","title":{"rendered":"Summary of 2025-26 Silvertips Team Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

EVERETT, Wash. — The Everett Silvertips handed out hardware at the last regular season game on Mar. 21, naming Landon DuPont Team MVP and Jaxsin Vaughan the coveted F.I.E.R.C.E. Predator.<\/p>\n

A recap of the awards given out:<\/p>\n

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Service Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jim Leo Distinguished Service Award:<\/strong> Dwight Morritt, operations at Angel of the Winds Arena.<\/p>\n

Booster Club Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Graduates (\u201906-born players eligible for professional hockey next season):<\/strong> #11 Carter Bear, #15 Jaxsin Vaughan, #17 Julius Miettinen, #22 Jesse Heslop, #24 Tarin Smith, #28 Mattias Uyeda, #31 Anders Miller, #35 Raiden LeGall.<\/p>\n

Overagers (\u201905-born players in their final season of eligibility for junior hockey): <\/strong>#16 Rylan Gould, #18 Nolan Chastko, #19 Zackary Shantz<\/p>\n

F.I.E.R.C.E. Predator Award: #15 Jaxsin Vaughan.<\/strong> Voted on by the Everett Silvertips Hockey Booster Club for the player that best exemplifies Fearless, Inspirational, Enthusiastic, Respected, Courageous and Exceptional play. Vaughan, an \u201906-born forward from Merritt, B.C., finished the season with a career-high 21 goals and 17 assists with 75 PIM. Coupling a fearsome shot with punishing physicality, Vaughan has been a valuable presence both on the ice and off it as an alternate captain for the team.<\/p>\n

Coaches\u2019 Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Iron Man Award: #5 Luke Vlooswyk, #15 Jaxsin Vaughan, #18 Nolan Chastko, #37 Matias Vanhanen. <\/strong>None of these three players missed a game due to injury.<\/p>\n

Scholastic Player of the Year: #16 Rylan Gould<\/strong>. Awarded to the player who combines the demands of hockey with the rigors of education. Gould finished with a 94% grade point average taking collegiate-level courses in history, communication, business and business law.<\/p>\n

Community Relations Award: #15 Jaxsin Vaughan. <\/strong>Vaughan donated much of his time to kids around the community, from appearing at local Scout Troop meetings, to volunteering at youth hockey practices, to giving back and reading to fellow indigenous kids at Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary School.<\/p>\n

Community Relations Award: #35 Raiden LeGall.<\/strong> LeGall raised over $14,000 for mental health through his “Another Brick In LeWall” merch sale, benefitting Camp Erin in Washington and Eden Health Services in Manitoba.<\/p>\n

Coach\u2019s Award: #11 Carter Bear & #17 Julius Miettinen.<\/strong> Presented to players that embody the Silvertip Way, leading by example on and off the ice. Bear and Miettinen are both vocal leaders on the team, exemplifying what it means to be a professional night in and night out.<\/p>\n

Most Improved Player: #19 Zackary Shantz.<\/strong> Shantz made his overager season his best, growing from 36 points last year to 65 this year. He scored 27 goals with 38 assists and a +35 defensive rating.<\/p>\n

Most Dedicated Player: #24 Tarin Smith.<\/strong> Everett\u2019s captain and Anaheim Ducks prospect both provided consistent offense with 16 points and 55 assists over 65 games, and reliable defense with a staggering +65 defensive rating.<\/p>\n

Unsung Hero: #18 Nolan Chastko.<\/strong> Chastko’s selfless play is best personified by his stint as a defenseman. A natural centerman, Chastko shifted to the blueline for 25 games out of roster necessity, racking up 13 points and a +12 defensive rating in that stretch. He eventually returned to his role down the middle, finishing the year with 35 points in all 68 games.<\/p>\n

Leading Scorer:\u00a0<\/strong>#37 Matias Vanhanen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rookie of the Year: #37 Matias Vanhanen.<\/strong> Vanhanen broke the franchise rookie record for scoring with 21 goals and 66 assists over 62 games played. The Nokia, Finland native also logged a +58 defensive rating.<\/p>\n

Most Valuable Player: #9 Landon DuPont.<\/strong> DuPont finished the year with 18 goals and 55 assists for 73 total points, 31 of them coming on the powerplay. His +59 defensive rating ranks third on the team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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EVERETT, Wash. — The Everett Silvertips handed out hardware at the last regular season game on Mar. 21, naming Landon DuPont Team MVP and Jaxsin Vaughan the coveted F.I.E.R.C.E. Predator. A recap of the awards given out: Service Awards Jim Leo Distinguished Service Award: Dwight Morritt, operations at Angel of the Winds Arena. Booster Club…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":447,"featured_media":188881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1685],"tags":[{"term_id":1785,"name":"Jaxsin Vaughan","slug":"jaxsin-vaughan","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1785,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw","term_order":"53"},{"term_id":1763,"name":"Landon DuPont","slug":"landon-dupont","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1763,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":25,"filter":"raw","term_order":"75"},{"term_id":1488,"name":"Carter Bear","slug":"carter-bear","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1516,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":25,"filter":"raw","term_order":"385"}],"class_list":["post-188880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-jaxsin-vaughan","tag-landon-dupont","tag-carter-bear","category-1685","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/03\/31133202\/260321_EverettSilvertipsVsWenatcheeWild_412-scaled.jpg",2560,2048,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/447"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":188878,"date":"2026-03-31T12:34:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/?p=188878"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:34:43","slug":"game-recap-tips-shut-down-hawks-for-game-two-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/article\/game-recap-tips-shut-down-hawks-for-game-two-victory","title":{"rendered":"GAME RECAP: Tips shut down Hawks for Game Two victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

EVERETT, Wash. — The Everett Silvertips claimed a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Quarterfinal Saturday night, shutting down the Portland Winterhawks 4-1 at Angel of the Winds Arena.<\/p>\n

Nathan Free opened the scoring for Portland with his second powerplay goal of the series 9:36 into the first period. It would take just 40 seconds for the Tips to respond, as Rhys Jamieson banged in a rebound at 10:15 for his first career WHL Playoff goal. A Carter Bear takeaway set up Matias Vanhanen in the slot for a go-ahead goal at 14:20 in the opening frame- Vanhanen’s second of the series.<\/p>\n

Rylan Gould chipped in a backhander on the powerplay at 7:44 in the second period for a 3-1 Everett lead. Julius Miettinen sealed the deal with an empty-netter at 18:57.<\/p>\n

Anders Miller turned aside 20 of 21 in the win. Vanhanen finished with a goal and an assist, while Landon DuPont contributed two assists.<\/p>\n

Games Three and Four are set for Tuesday and Wednesday night respectively in Porltand at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EVERETT, Wash. — The Everett Silvertips claimed a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Quarterfinal Saturday night, shutting down the Portland Winterhawks 4-1 at Angel of the Winds Arena. Nathan Free opened the scoring for Portland with his second powerplay goal of the series 9:36 into the first period. It would take just 40…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":447,"featured_media":188879,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1685],"tags":[{"term_id":1817,"name":"Matias Vanhanen","slug":"matias-vanhanen","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1817,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":9,"filter":"raw","term_order":"21"},{"term_id":1723,"name":"Rhys Jamieson","slug":"rhys-jamieson","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1723,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":6,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1334"},{"term_id":204,"name":"whl playoffs","slug":"whl-playoffs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":209,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":176,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1754"}],"class_list":["post-188878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-matias-vanhanen","tag-rhys-jamieson","tag-whl-playoffs","category-1685","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/03\/31123427\/260328_EvanMorud_EverettSilvertipsVsPortlandWinterhawks_196-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/447"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":188464,"date":"2026-03-28T09:30:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T16:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/?p=188464"},"modified":"2026-03-28T09:30:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T16:30:43","slug":"game-recap-silvertips-trounce-winterhawks-8-1-in-game-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/article\/game-recap-silvertips-trounce-winterhawks-8-1-in-game-one","title":{"rendered":"GAME RECAP: Silvertips trounce Winterhawks 8-1 in Game One"},"content":{"rendered":"

EVERETT, Wash. —<\/strong> The Everett Silvertips landed a haymaker in the first installment of their Western Conference Quarterfinal matchup with the Portland Winterhawks, landing an 8-1 win at Angel of the Winds Arena.<\/p>\n

Brek Liske opened the scoring just 48 seconds into play with his first career playoff goal, followed up at 1:37 by a shot from the blueline from Mattias Uyeda. Zackary Shantz gave the Silvertips a 3-0 lead after one capitalizing on an odd-man rush, as the Tips outshot the Hawks 22-5 through 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

Julius Miettinen buried his first of two on the night on the powerplay 10:34 into the second period. Though Nathan Free would strike for Portland on the man advantage at 14:16, the Tips would answer back with a Lukas Kaplan goal at 17:37.<\/p>\n

Portland switched netminders in the second intermission, with Ondrej Stebetak finishing 34 for 39 in goal. Cruz Chase would surrender three more in the final frame, as Miettinen, Matias Vanhanen and Hunter Rudolph would each find twine. The Tips polished off an 8-1 home win, outshooting the Winterhawks 60-25 in the process.<\/p>\n

Luke Vlooswyk was named third star, collecting three assists and a +4 defensive rating. Anders Miller turned aside 24 of 25 in the win, his eighth career playoff victory. Miettinen earned first star honors with two goals and an assist.<\/p>\n

Everett and Portland will square off for Game Two Saturday night at 6:05 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EVERETT, Wash. — The Everett Silvertips landed a haymaker in the first installment of their Western Conference Quarterfinal matchup with the Portland Winterhawks, landing an 8-1 win at Angel of the Winds Arena. Brek Liske opened the scoring just 48 seconds into play with his first career playoff goal, followed up at 1:37 by a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":447,"featured_media":188465,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1685],"tags":[{"term_id":1829,"name":"Luke Vlooswyk","slug":"luke-vlooswyk","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1829,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"9"},{"term_id":1828,"name":"Mattias Uyeda","slug":"mattias-uyeda","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1828,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"10"},{"term_id":1827,"name":"Anders Miller","slug":"anders-miller","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1827,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":8,"filter":"raw","term_order":"11"},{"term_id":1718,"name":"Julius Miettinen","slug":"julius-miettinen","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1718,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":21,"filter":"raw","term_order":"905"}],"class_list":["post-188464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-luke-vlooswyk","tag-mattias-uyeda","tag-anders-miller","tag-julius-miettinen","category-1685","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/03\/28093028\/260327_EverettSilvertipsVsPortlandWinterhawks_153-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/447"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":188133,"date":"2026-03-27T13:26:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/?p=188133"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:27:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:27:40","slug":"silvertips-draw-portland-winterhawks-in-first-round-of-whl-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/article\/silvertips-draw-portland-winterhawks-in-first-round-of-whl-playoffs","title":{"rendered":"Silvertips draw Portland Winterhawks in first round of WHL Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

EVERETT, Wash. —<\/strong> The first-seed Everett Silvertips have drawn the Portland Winterhawks in the first round of the WHL Playoffs! Here’s what to know:<\/p>\n

Click HERE to purchase tickets<\/a><\/h2>\n

2026 WHL PLAYOFFS SERIES SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Game<\/strong><\/td>\nVisitor<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nHome<\/strong><\/td>\nDay<\/strong><\/td>\nDate<\/strong><\/td>\nTime<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nPortland<\/td>\n@<\/td>\nEverett<\/td>\nFriday<\/td>\nMarch 27<\/td>\n7:05 p.m PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nPortland<\/td>\n@<\/td>\nEverett<\/td>\nSaturday<\/td>\nMarch 28<\/td>\n6:05 p.m. PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nEverett<\/td>\n@<\/td>\nPortland<\/td>\nTuesday<\/td>\nMarch 31<\/td>\n7 p.m. PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nEverett<\/td>\n@<\/td>\nPortland<\/td>\nWednesday<\/td>\nApril 1<\/td>\n7 p.m. PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5*<\/td>\nPortland<\/td>\n@<\/td>\nEverett<\/td>\nFriday<\/td>\nApril 3<\/td>\n7:05 p.m. PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6*<\/td>\nEverett<\/td>\n@<\/td>\nPortland<\/td>\nSaturday<\/td>\nApril 4<\/td>\n6 p.m. PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7*<\/td>\nPortland<\/td>\n@<\/td>\nEverett<\/td>\nTuesday<\/td>\nApril 7<\/td>\n7:05 p.m. PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* = if necessary<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

STAT PACK (Per WHL)<\/strong><\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n(8) Portland Winterhawks<\/strong><\/td>\n(1) Everett Silvertips<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Record<\/strong><\/td>\n30-30-7-1<\/td>\n57-8-2-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leading Scorers<\/strong><\/td>\nAlex Weiermair (37G-56A, 93 pts)Ryan Miller (30G-46A, 76 pts)
\nJordan Duguay (22G-43A, 65 pts)<\/td>\n		Matias Vanhanen (21G-66A, 87 pts)Carter Bear (36G-41A, 77 pts)
\nJulius Miettinen (35G-41A, 76 pts)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leading Goaltender<\/strong><\/td>\nOndrej Stebetak (23-19-5-1, 3.40 GAA, .897 save percentage, one shutout)<\/td>\nAnders Miller (31-5-0-0, 2.30 GAA, .914 save percentage, four shutouts)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Powerplay<\/strong><\/td>\n20.4% (16th)<\/td>\n\u00a0302% (4th)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Penalty Kill<\/strong><\/td>\n73% (17th)<\/td>\n80.2% (4th)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

2025-26 Regular Season Series:\u00a0<\/strong>Everett leads 3-1-1-1<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 28, 2025- Portland 3,\u00a0Everett 2<\/strong>\u00a0(OT)
\nNovember 15, 2025-\u00a0Portland 7<\/strong>, Everett 6 (SO)
\nDecember 31, 2025- Everett 2,\u00a0Portland 5<\/strong>
\nMarch 6, 2026- Portland 2,\u00a0Everett 5<\/strong>
\nMarch 7, 2026-\u00a0Everett 4<\/strong>, Portland 2
\nMarch 15, 2026-\u00a0Everett 8<\/strong>, Portland 5<\/p>\n

Streaming\/Broadcast:<\/strong> All games will be featured FREE on Victory+ and on KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EVERETT, Wash. — The first-seed Everett Silvertips have drawn the Portland Winterhawks in the first round of the WHL Playoffs! Here’s what to know: Click HERE to purchase tickets 2026 WHL PLAYOFFS SERIES SCHEDULE Game Visitor \u00a0 Home Day Date Time 1 Portland @ Everett Friday March 27 7:05 p.m PT 2 Portland @ Everett…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":447,"featured_media":188134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1685],"tags":[{"term_id":44,"name":"portland winterhawks","slug":"portland-winterhawks","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":45,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":218,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1239"},{"term_id":204,"name":"whl playoffs","slug":"whl-playoffs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":209,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":176,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1754"}],"class_list":["post-188133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-portland-winterhawks","tag-whl-playoffs","category-1685","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/03\/27132547\/250928_EvanMorud_EverettSilvertipsVsPortlandWinterhawks_73-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/447"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":187687,"date":"2026-03-20T21:12:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T04:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/?p=187687"},"modified":"2026-03-20T22:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T05:50:43","slug":"the-ultimate-team-player-nolan-chastko-everetts-everyman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/article\/the-ultimate-team-player-nolan-chastko-everetts-everyman","title":{"rendered":"“The Ultimate Team Player:” Nolan Chastko, Everett’s Everyman"},"content":{"rendered":"

EVERETT. Wash. — Nolan Chastko has always been a bit of a Swiss Army Knife.<\/p>\n

A goal-scorer, a penalty killer, he’s done it all over his hockey life. So when the Silvertips approached him to play defense- a position he had not played since he was 8 years old- in the middle of his overager season out of necessity, he didn’t bat an eye.<\/p>\n

“I had nothing to lose at all and was pretty intrigued with it,\u201d Chastko explained. \u201cI thought it was only going to be for a couple games and then it ended up being quite a bit, but it was a really cool experience. I can\u2019t thank our defensive coach Mike Field enough for the work that he put in with me. Our entire d-corps helping me and giving me feedback after each shift was really cool. It\u2019s something that I take great pride in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chastko ultimately appeared in 25 games as a defenseman over the course of the 2025-26 season, accumulating 13 points and a +12 defensive rating. It’s an astonishing feat to not only plug into a new position- but to also thrive in that spot.<\/p>\n

The Brandon native’s humility and willingness to jump in wherever he can best help the team is a true testament to his character and commitment to his team. It does not go unnoticed within the Silvertips organization and fanbase.<\/p>\n

Fellow overager Rylan Gould remembers playing spring hockey both with and against Chastko growing up in Manitoba. \u201cEven from that age it was clear that [Chastko] would do anything for his team,” Gould noted. “Being with him in Everett is just something that I\u2019m so grateful for. He\u2019s the ultimate team player. He will do anything for the team and we all love him. He\u2019s one of the guys that you need on a winning team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chastko signed his WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the Prince George Cougars as an undrafted player in 2022. The Silvertips acquired Chastko\u2019s rights from the Cougars at the trade deadline in 2023. In the meantime, Chastko spent time playing for the Virden Oil Capitals in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, where he scored 30 goals with 25 assists in 53 games in 2023-24. He finally cracked the Silvertips’ roster as a 19-year-old in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously it took me a little bit to get here,” Chastko smiled, “but as soon as I got here, I knew it was a pretty special place to be. Looking back at the last two years here, it\u2019s been pretty surreal and I just couldn\u2019t be happier for the opportunity that I got here. It\u2019s been a great two years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though Chastko had a later start in the Western Hockey League than most, he has accumulated valuable experience in a truncated amount of time. He appeared in 63 regular season games and all 13 Playoff games on a U.S. Division, Western Conference and Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy-winning \u201924-25 Silvertip team, posting 14 regular season points. He has followed that up by appearing in all 67 games played this campaign with nine goals and 24 assists for 33 points.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have so much respect for him in our locker room,” commented overager Zackary Shantz. “He\u2019s just been an awesome guy for us. It was just so impressive to see him not complain about his role and just do it with a smile.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chastko expressed gratitude for the opportunity to not only finish out his career as a Silvertip, but to do so surrounded by two other overagers with whom he’s grown so close.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll three of us together, I wouldn\u2019t want to live out my 20-year in junior hockey with any two other guys. It\u2019s just been awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a dream come true,\u201d he continued, \u201cjust from the coaching staff, everyone in the front office, and the players that we have, it\u2019s just been an amazing time. I couldn\u2019t thank our coaches enough for the development and just the trust that they had in me, my two years being here. They definitely helped a lot for my hockey career on the ice and then even off the ice just making me a better person, they been great with it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chastko echoed a familiar sentiment when asked about the companionship found within the Tips’ room.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is by far the tightest group I\u2019ve ever been a part of. It really feels like we\u2019re just a bunch of brothers in the locker room which is just an amazing feeling. These are guys that I\u2019m going to be talking to for the rest of my life. Whether it’s bus trips, even just practices with the guys, coming to the rink was a treat every single day, nothing\u2019s better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reflecting on a historic campaign for the 2025-26 Silvertips, he emphasized his favorite part was celebrating them all as a team. No matter if it is a team achievement or an individual one, a win for one is a win for all- a prototypical Chastko response.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m super proud of the individual guys who have set records and then the team ones are obviously super special. Something that I never really thought I would be a part of but really cool to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the Silvertips head into playoffs, Chastko admits that the finality of his last run is kept in the back of his mind. \u201cAs much as you don\u2019t think that it would, I think it definitely plays a part. Just a lot more, ‘this is it’ type of mindset. I know all three of us [overagers] will be going all out and everyone in the dressing room will be playing really hard, so that\u2019s all you can ask for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Article by Lindsey McClellan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EVERETT. Wash. — Nolan Chastko has always been a bit of a Swiss Army Knife. A goal-scorer, a penalty killer, he’s done it all over his hockey life. So when the Silvertips approached him to play defense- a position he had not played since he was 8 years old- in the middle of his overager…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":447,"featured_media":187690,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1685],"tags":[{"term_id":1535,"name":"Nolan Chastko","slug":"nolan-chastko","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1563,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1143"}],"class_list":["post-187687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-nolan-chastko","category-1685","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/03\/20210901\/251003_EvanMorud_EverettSilvertipsVsWenatcheeWild_371-2-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/447"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":187679,"date":"2026-03-20T14:58:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/?p=187679"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:59:31","slug":"just-like-brothers-zackary-shantz-run-everett-silvertips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/article\/just-like-brothers-zackary-shantz-run-everett-silvertips","title":{"rendered":"“Just Like Brothers:” Zackary Shantz on his run with the Silvertips"},"content":{"rendered":"

EVERETT, Wash. —<\/strong> Zackary Shantz found brotherhood in his third stop in the Western Hockey League.<\/p>\n

Acquired via trade at the 2024 trade deadline from the Regina Pats, Shantz fit right in with a tight-knit group with their eyes on a championship.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re just all like brothers,” he said. “We chirp each other sometimes, love each other most of the time, and just have fun with everything we do. I think how close we are as a team really helps what we do on the ice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shantz\u2019s overage season in the WHL has been a breakout one, as he has more than doubled his total regular season points from last season. Racking up 27 goals and 38 assists for 65 points in 64 games played, he has been a near-constant on the statsheet while playing key defensive minutes as a center. He truly burst onto the scene with a natural hat trick on opening night, propelling the Silvertips to a 4-3 comeback shootout victory against the Wenatchee Wild.<\/p>\n

The Prince George Cougars originally selected Shantz in the 2020 WHL Draft. He suited up for nine games with the Cougars in both the \u201921-22 and \u201922-23 seasons before being traded to the Regina Pats where he posted 17 goals and 34 assists in 117 games played. He was a key piece for the Silvertips down the stretch in 2024-25, logging 11 points in 21 games and six points in 13 Playoff outings.<\/p>\n

The importance of keeping things fun is not lost on the Silvertips and their overager crew. Reflecting on his time in the WHL, Shantz conceded maintaining a loose and positive attitude is his top piece of advice for young newcomers to the league.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust have fun with it,” he noted. “A 20-year-old told me when I was 16 just to enjoy every moment. For me, just being present everywhere I am, I think that helps a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shantz shares his overager status with Rylan Gould, who he skated against numerous times as East Division rivals playing for Regina and Swift Current, respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember battling with him and him being such a good player,” Gould reminisced. “I\u2019m lucky enough to get to play with him this year. He\u2019s my best friend and we\u2019re so close. We share everything with each other. He\u2019s such a great guy and great player.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s an under-appreciated guy,” noted fellow overager Nolan Chastko. “He doesn\u2019t get enough credit for what he does. He works unbelievably hard. He\u2019s the true definition of what a Silvertip is, and off the ice, he\u2019s a super great guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amidst a record-breaking season, Shantz is doing his best to stay level-headed and focused on a bigger prize.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt hasn\u2019t really settled in yet,” Shantz said of the impending end of his WHL career. “We’re not done with this season yet. I’m just taking it day by day still. I don\u2019t really want it to end, so just trying to go as far as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shantz announced his commitment to play Division-I hockey next season at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota in February, a new venture he’s eagerly anticipating. \u201cThey just have an awesome program and everything that I was looking for. I think another league will be exciting and I’m excited just to make new friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the meantime, he’s relishing every opportunity to play in Everett.<\/p>\n

“Just getting this opportunity to play here has meant so much to me. To be here, I think it’s the best city to play in.”<\/p>\n

Article by Lindsey McClellan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EVERETT, Wash. — Zackary Shantz found brotherhood in his third stop in the Western Hockey League. Acquired via trade at the 2024 trade deadline from the Regina Pats, Shantz fit right in with a tight-knit group with their eyes on a championship. “We\u2019re just all like brothers,” he said. “We chirp each other sometimes, love…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":447,"featured_media":187680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1685],"tags":[{"term_id":1797,"name":"Zackary Shantz","slug":"zackary-shantz","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1797,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":7,"filter":"raw","term_order":"41"},{"term_id":64,"name":"prince george cougars","slug":"prince-george-cougars","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":66,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":74,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1273"},{"term_id":264,"name":"regina pats","slug":"regina-pats","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":271,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":31,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1324"}],"class_list":["post-187679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-zackary-shantz","tag-prince-george-cougars","tag-regina-pats","category-1685","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/03\/20145809\/250920_EvanMorud_EverettSilvertipsVsWenatcheeWild_175-2-scaled.jpg",2560,1706,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/447"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":187677,"date":"2026-03-20T13:22:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T20:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/?p=187677"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T20:25:29","slug":"nothing-like-it-rylan-gould-on-his-final-act-in-everett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/article\/nothing-like-it-rylan-gould-on-his-final-act-in-everett","title":{"rendered":"“Nothing Like it:” Rylan Gould on his final act in Everett"},"content":{"rendered":"

EVERETT, Wash. —<\/strong> Rylan Gould knows his path to Everett was unconventional.<\/p>\n

Yet he knows without a doubt he was meant to finish out his Western Hockey League career as a Silvertip.<\/p>\n

“Being a Silvertip is something truly I wish everyone got to experience,” commented Gould. “There’s nothing like it. I’ve never been prouder than being a Silvertip.”<\/p>\n

Gould was selected in the second round of the 2020 WHL Draft by the Swift Current Broncos, with whom he would go on to spend four seasons. \u00a0In May of 2025, the Silvertips acquired Gould in a trade with the Broncos- however, the acquisition was nullified by his decision to commit to Michigan Tech for the 2025-26 season. Gould played six games in the NCAA before returning to the Western Hockey League, allowing Everett and Swift Current to complete a modified version of their original trade in late October.<\/p>\n

Gould saw the opportunity waiting for him in Everett to play on a close-knit team with the potential to go far and decided he couldn\u2019t pass it up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was kind of a no brainer, in a sense,” he explained. “With the opportunity to win in your last year, you can\u2019t ask for much more than that. Seeing how close they were [in Everett] and the type of group, it was contagious and definitely something that I wanted to be a part of.”<\/p>\n

On Feb. 22, Gould played in his 300th<\/sup> WHL game, reaching a milestone that not even Gould himself imagined he would achieve. With varying paths both to the WHL and out of the WHL that may limit overall time in the league, 300 game players are an increasingly rare breed.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou take it on a game-by-game basis and it goes by super quick,\u201d Gould recalled. \u201cI was surrounded by great groups of people and guys with good character, and I think that translated to over here where this is the tightest group I\u2019ve ever been a part of. It made it a lot easier to want to battle for everyone every night.\u201d<\/p>\n

In celebration of the milestone, Silvertips players and staff alike wore matching 300th-game shirts to the arena with some writing \u201c300\u201d on their stick tape- a gesture Gould called “unexpected.”<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a testimony to how close we are. It\u2019s still a whirlwind, I didn\u2019t really feel like I deserved all that but they\u2019re such a great group and I\u2019m super lucky to have them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Playing the majority of his WHL career in a small town like Swift Current, Saskatchewan taught Gould the importance of community and putting the team and fans before anything else. Gould’s trademark brand of positivity, wisdom, and humility was quickly recognized by the team and the fanbase.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s more about the team and the community than it ever will be about yourself and that\u2019s something that I wanted to bring here,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe have the best fans in the league and such a great coaching staff and group where I felt that it was easy to be myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s aways been a super hard worker,\u201d said fellow overager and Manitoban Nolan Chastko. \u201cHe really embodies the Silvertip identity and just works his bag off. I can\u2019t say enough good things about him. Off the ice, he\u2019s an unbelievable guy, one of the best guys that I know. He was really easy to bond with and fit in super well as soon as he got here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zack Shantz, a former East Division rival-turned-teammate and fellow overager, emphasized the close bond that they have come to share on and off the ice this season. \u201cHe\u2019s just so sound, he does everything right. We are so close off the ice and that also helps [production] on the ice. He sees the ice so well and he talks a lot if he wants something to change on the ice. We always on the same page and it helps a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Silvertips have had a historic season thus far, smashing the franchise wins record, tying the WHL’s road wins record, and approaching the WHL\u2019s record for most wins in a 68-game season.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t really expect to break all these records,\u201d Gould said. \u201cYou just go one game at a time and then they kind of sneak up on you. We just want to keep getting better and keep having fun and I think that will take us a long way.\u201d<\/p>\n

It hasn\u2019t set in for Gould yet that it is his last season, and he doesn\u2019t think that it will set in any time soon. \u201cAt some point there will be a time where we can\u2019t do it anymore, so our mindset is to play the last game and win it. If there is a regret, it would be to not enjoy this because it\u2019s not every day that we get this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard for Gould to pick just one favorite memory from his time in Everett. \u201cWhether it\u2019s the bus trips or laughing on the bench or in the room, every single day being with this group, there\u2019s nothing like it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Article by Lindsey McClellan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EVERETT, Wash. — Rylan Gould knows his path to Everett was unconventional. Yet he knows without a doubt he was meant to finish out his Western Hockey League career as a Silvertip. “Being a Silvertip is something truly I wish everyone got to experience,” commented Gould. “There’s nothing like it. I’ve never been prouder than…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":447,"featured_media":187678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1685],"tags":[{"term_id":1809,"name":"Rylan Gould","slug":"rylan-gould","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1809,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":6,"filter":"raw","term_order":"29"},{"term_id":259,"name":"swift current broncos","slug":"swift-current-broncos","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":266,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":42,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1535"},{"term_id":22,"name":"WHL","slug":"whl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":296,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":63,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1737"}],"class_list":["post-187677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-rylan-gould","tag-swift-current-broncos","tag-whl","category-1685","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/03\/20132043\/251128_EvanMorud_EverettSilvertipsVsSwiftCurrentBroncos_453-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/447"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":187648,"date":"2026-03-15T20:22:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T03:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/?p=187648"},"modified":"2026-03-15T20:22:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T03:22:46","slug":"silvertips-set-franchise-record-with-55th-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/article\/silvertips-set-franchise-record-with-55th-win","title":{"rendered":"Silvertips set franchise record with 55th win"},"content":{"rendered":"

PORTLAND, Oreg. — The Everett Silvertips have set a franchise record for most wins in a single season with an 8-5 victory over the Portland Winterhawks, improving to 55-7-3 on the yeear.<\/p>\n

The previous record was set back in 2006-07, with the Tips earning 54 wins over 72 games. Everett earned the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy that season, as they have in 2025-26 for the second consecutive season. Additionally, the Tips picked up their 28th road win of the season, setting a WHL record for most road victories in a 68-game schedule.<\/p>\n

Captain Tarin Smith registered a pair of goals in the win, while Landon DuPont recorded three assists. Everett trailed 4-3 heading into the third period, and with the win improve to 10-5-1 on the season when trailing at the end of two periods. The Silvertips have now won 10 straight games and 23 of their last 24.<\/p>\n

Games 1 and 2 of the Western Conference Quarterfinal will be played at Angel of the Winds Arena on Mar. 27 and 28, respectively. Tickets are available by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PORTLAND, Oreg. — The Everett Silvertips have set a franchise record for most wins in a single season with an 8-5 victory over the Portland Winterhawks, improving to 55-7-3 on the yeear. The previous record was set back in 2006-07, with the Tips earning 54 wins over 72 games. Everett earned the Scotty Munro Memorial…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":447,"featured_media":187649,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1685],"tags":[{"term_id":1457,"name":"Tarin Smith","slug":"tarin-smith","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1485,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":23,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1545"}],"class_list":["post-187648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-tarin-smith","category-1685","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/03\/15202218\/MAR-15-v.-EVT-51-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/447"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-silvertips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]