The Seattle Thunderbirds have acquired goalie Rylan Toth from the Red Deer Rebels in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2017 Bantam Draft.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“We are excited to add Rylan to our team for this season,” said T-Birds general manager Russ Farwell. “Rylan gives us extensive playoff experience and solid goaltending which is critical. I know our returning guys are excited and looking forward to the season and this was a chance to improve our team in net.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Last season Toth appeared in 44 games for the Rebels and had a 26-15-0-1 record with a .912 save percentage, a 2.67 goals against average and five shutouts. In nine playoff games for the Rebels, Toth had a 3-5-1 record with a .905 save percentage and 3.15 goals against average.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Toth was the Rebels’ goaltender for all four of their games at the MasterCard Memorial Cup last year. He finished the tournament with a 2-2-0 record, a .901 save percentage and a 2.99 goals against average.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Toth has appeared in 101 games with Red Deer over two seasons and has a 54-33-4-6 career record with six shutouts. His career save percentage is .908 and his career goals against average is 2.75.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Toth joins centers Scott Eansor and Cavin Leth as the three 20-year-olds on the T-Birds roster.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
On ice<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The T-Birds will conclude their preseason schedule with a home-and-home series against the Everett Silvertips this weekend. The T-Birds host the Silvertips at 7:35 p.m. Friday at the ShoWare Center and travel to Everett for a 7:05 p.m. game Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The T-Birds open the 2016-17 regular season in Portland against the Winterhawks at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. The T-Birds’ home opener is Saturday, Oct. 1, against the Winterhawks at 7:05 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n