With an overtime loss to Portland Wednesday night, the one point the Tri-City Americans picked up allowed them to eliminate Prince George from playoff contention.
While many former Western Hockey League players and goaltenders have won Olympic medals for their countries, no other WHL team say they have now have gold medal winners in mens and women's hockey! And, the two gold winning goalies actually played in the SAME GAME for the Tri-City Americans.
The Tri-City Americans have made some big trades in the last 36 hours. On the heels of Wil Tomchuk going to Prince George, Now Conner Rankin is headed to Calgary, and Marcus Messier to Spokane.
He watched a number of them from section CC in the Toyota Center growing up in Kennewick, now he gets to take to the ice on New Year's Eve vs. Spokane!