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Tri City Americans

Year of foundation: 1966
Colours: Navy blue, red, silver, white
Club status: active
Address: Toyota Center
c/o Tri-City Americans
7000 W. Grandridge Blvd.
Kennewick, WA 99336
Phone: +1 (509) 736-0606
Fax: +1 (509) 783-4591
Email: info@amshockey.com
WWW: Tri City Americans

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All time leagues: WCHL (1967-78) | WHL | AMHL

Season 1997-1998

This club in 1997-1998: WHL

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
D	Regan Darby	17.06.1980	185 cm	91 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Darrell Hay	02.04.1980	182 cm	81 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Ryan Jorde	23.03.1981	191 cm	98 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Josef Melichar	20.01.1979	190 cm	97 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Nathan Barrett	03.08.1981	178 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Joey Bastien	12.02.1980	178 cm	77 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Dean Beuker	05.01.1981	183 cm	84 kg	right	Show profile»
C	Blake Evans	02.07.1980	185 cm	92 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Scott Gomez	23.12.1979	180 cm	91 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Tom Green	22.09.1981	183 cm	91 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Dylan Gyori	20.02.1979	178 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Eric Johansson	07.01.1982	183 cm	86 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Roman Sykora	31.05.1978	183 cm	96 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	KC Timmons	06.04.1980	188 cm	93 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Ondrej Vesely	06.12.1977	181 cm	89 kg	left	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

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Toyota Center Kennewick

Adress: 7016 West Grandridge Boulevard
Kennewick, WA 99336
Phone: +1 509-737-3700
Email: jstrode@3riverscampus.com
Web: http://www.yourtoyotacenter.com/
Capacity: 6000
Opened in: 1988

The Tri-City Americans franchise is an original franchise of the WHL. They began in 1966 as the Calgary Buffaloes before being renamed the Centennials after one season. The franchise was also known as the Billings Bighorns from 1977-82 before relocating to Nanaimo, British Columbia as the Nanaimo Islanders. After only one season, they moved to New Westminster, British Columbia to become the second incarnation of the New Westminster Bruins. They moved to the Tri-Cities in 1988.

from 1966 to 1967: Calgary Buffaloes
from 1967 to 1977: Calgary Centennials
from 1977 to 1982: Billings Bighorns
from 1982 to 1983: Nanaimo Islanders
from 1983 to 1988: New Westminster Bruins
from 1988 to present: Tri City Americans

from 1988 to present:

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EHC Olten announces Italo-Canadian Scott Beattie will be the new head coach for the next season. Beattie, 44, played in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. He started coaching career in native Kimberley, Ontario. In last two seasons he worked at Tri City Americans in WHL previously as assistant coach and last season as associate coach

(10 May 2012)

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Fast factsseason 1997-1998

Youngest player: Eric Johansson (16 years)
Oldest player: Ondrej Vesely (20 years)
Shortest player: Nathan Barrett (178 cm)
Tallest player: Ryan Jorde (191 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (11), Czechia (2), Slovakia (1), USA (1)

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Tri City Americans participates in season 1997-1998: WHL

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