Episode 1 – The Champs Are Back… Now What??
The reigning Western Hockey League champion Seattle Thunderbirds returns for the 2023 – 2024 season – and with it comes a brand-new T-Birds podcast: Let’s Fly!
This week we recap everything from the past four months – from winning the WHL Championship, making it to the Memorial Cup final, and having 6 T-Birds players drafted into the NHL! We also break down the start of the regular season for the Birds and hear from fans on opening night about how they’re feeling heading into the season.
PLUS, goalie Scott Ratzlaff joins the show to talk about his whirlwind offseason getting drafted and going to NHL camp, and how he’s preparing for a larger role this season with the T-Birds.
Episode 2 – Oh Captain! My Captain!
This week on Let’s Fly, we talk with new T-Birds captain Jordan Gustafson on following in a line of great T-Birds captains, what his expectations for the team are this year, and how well he knows his teammates.
PLUS, we break down a wild come-from-behind win over the Brandon Wheat Kings, take a look at the early season standings, and preview the rest of the Eastern Conference Road trip!
Episode 3 – The Icon, The Kid, and a Road Trip
The T-Birds wrapped up their longest road trip – we break down all the games from the past two weeks… PLUS, T-Birds rookie and top pick by Seattle in the 2022 WHL draft Braeden Cootes joins us and shares about the transition to his first full season playing for the Thunderbirds in the WHL.
And finally, a legend immortalized forever in the rafters at the accesso Showare Center… We’ll talk about the fantastic night it was on November 3rd, celebrating the jersey retirement of #12 Patrick Marleau.
That’s all head on another episode of Let’s Fly!
Episode 4 – Thankful For Thunderbirds
It’s Thanksgiving week! We’ve got fans and staff sharing why they are thankful to Thunderbirds Hockey.
Plus, we’ll recap all the games from the past two weeks, with postgame thoughts from some of the players. And then, we’ll look ahead to one of the biggest games of the year at the accesso ShoWare Center.
That’s all head on another episode of Let’s Fly!
Episode 5 – The Kids Are Alright
Are we seeing the best T-Birds rookie class in the last decade? We’ll break down how the first third of the season compares to other years for Seattle’s rookies – and we’ll hear from the top-scoring rookie leading the way for the T-Birds youngsters this season.
Plus we recap games from the past week, look ahead to the final games before the holiday break, read texts from you the fans, and more.
That’s all head on another episode of Let’s Fly!
Episode 6 – The (Almost) Halfway Point
With the holiday break officially underway, we’ve reached the unofficial halfway point of the 2023-2024 season. So, let’s break down where things stand heading into the new year.
Plus, we check in with T-Birds forward Luca Hauf on how his first year with Seattle is going and how another year representing team Germany at World Juniors.
That’s all head on another episode of Let’s Fly!
Episode 7 – The Top 10 T-Birds Moments in 2023
2023 was arguably the greatest year in Seattle Thunderbirds history – so let’s close the book on the year in style. We countdown the top 10 moments for Seattle Thunderbirds hockey in 2023. Plus, we look ahead to what’s in store to kickoff 2024 at the accesso Showare Center.
That’s all head on another episode of Let’s Fly!
Episode 8 – Thunderbirds Mid-season Awards
This past two-week span, the T-Birds finally crossed the 34-game halfway point of the season – which means a wild stretch of games is on the horizon these final 2 months.
But before that – let’s give out some first-half-of-the-season awards!
Then, we check in with one of the top performers for the Thunderbirds this season to get his take on how the team is progressing.
That’s all ahead on another episode of Let’s Fly!
Episode 9 – LIVE From the Blue Line
One of the strengths of this year’s team has been the performance of key members in the blue line – and that’s why today we’re talking with not one, but TWO T-Birds top 4 defensemen.
Plus, we break down the last 2 weeks for the Seattle Thunderbirds and preview what’s ahead in the final 2 months of the regular season.
That’s all head on another episode of Let’s Fly!
Episode 10 – Champs Still Has a Nice ‘Ring’ to It
They say never live in the past… ok, we won’t live there, but how about we just revisit it? Players from the 2023 WHL-title-winning team received their championship rings, and we talked with a few of the players about what that moment was like and reflected one last time on the amazing run it was.
All that and more just ahead on another episode… T-Birds fans – let’s fly!
Episode 11 – My Oh My… What a Game!
Despite a hot stretch here at the end of the season, this past Saturday night, the T-Birds were eliminated from the postseason. How did they respond? By putting in a game-of-the-year performance to take down one of the top dogs in the West.
We’ll talk about that plus hear from one of the veteran leaders of the Seattle team, Nico Myatovic, as he reflects on the season and the last three years in a Thunderbirds sweater.
It’s all ahead on another episode. T-Bird’s fans… let’s fly!
Episode 12 – Talkin’ with the T-Birds 20s
The T-Birds officially wrapped up the 2023-2024 season and said goodbye to three incredible players who ended their time in the WHL after completing their 20-year-old season.
We’ll talk with each of the T-Birds 20s about their time in Seattle, their favorite memories, and what’s next for each of them.
It’s all ahead on another episode. T-Bird’s fans… let’s fly!