T-Birds trade Spencer for draft pick | WHL

The Seattle Thunderbirds have traded right wing Calvin Spencer to the Swift Current Broncos for a conditional sixth-round selection in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft.

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  • Tuesday, August 18, 2015 4:27pm
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The Seattle Thunderbirds have traded right wing Calvin Spencer to the Swift Current Broncos for a conditional sixth-round selection in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft.

“We want to wish Calvin all the best with Swift Current,” said general manager Russ Farwell. “He has become a real solid two-way forward and penalty killer. But we simply had to make room or some younger players heading into the season.”

Spencer played 67 games and had five goals and eight assists for 13 points last season. In his rookie season in 2013-14, Spencer had three goals and three assists for six points in 32 games.

Camp beckons

T-Birds open training camp on Tuesday, Aug. 25, with four scrimmages at the ShoWare Center between players born in 1999 and 2000. There are scrimmages all week, and the annual Blue White game is 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at the ShoWare Center.

All scrimmages and game are open to the public free of charge. Fans should enter from the east side of the building. A full list of scrimmage teams and game times can be found on the T-Birds website.

The Thunderbirds play six exhibition games. The only home preseason game is against the Victoria Royals on Friday, Sept. 18, at 7:35 p.m.

The T-Birds open the regular season in Vancouver against the Giants on Friday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. The T-Birds’ home is Saturday, Oct. 3, against the Prince George Cougars at 7:05 p.m. at ShoWare Center.

Tickets

Single-game tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26. Fans may be able to purchase tickets online or at the ShoWare Center box office.

Season tickets may be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.


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