Everett Silvertips

Located in the Pacific Northwest and Snohomish County, just 30 miles north of Seattle, Wash., and the newest National Hockey League franchise in the Seattle Kraken, the Everett Silvertips have sent 19 players onto play in the NHL, elevated five players in the last two seasons onto selections at the NHL Entry Draft, and this past season helped connect four players to three-year, entry level contracts with NHL clubs. The Silvertips were named the 2018-19 WHL Business of the Year and this past season entertained the third highest attendance in the WHL at the 8,149 seat Angel of the Winds Arena while earning a league high 46 victories. The Tips are led behind the bench by head coach Dennis Williams, the 2019-20 WHL Western Conference Coach of the Year, recognized by Hockey Canada for service at the international level for the third straight year, a member of the coaching staff for the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Silvertips players who sign a WHL standard player agreement are guaranteed a WHL Scholarship for every year he plays in the WHL and in April, the WHL announced 402 scholarships were awarded to graduate players for the 2019-20 season.