Thunderbirds general manager keeping WHL title repeat hopes modest
Seattle Thunderbirds general manager Russ Farwell is definitely not boasting about his team’s chances of repeating as Western Hockey League champions.
“We are at the start of a new cycle with our team,” said Farwell, whose club won its first WHL title last spring. “I can’t say we’re putting everything into trying to repeat.”
Like many of his counterparts, Farwell is dealing with a coaching change, player movement and adversity heading into Friday’s start of the regular season.
Matt O’Dette takes over the T-Birds’ coaching duties from Steve Konowalchuk, who became an assistant with the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks. O’Dette was promoted to head coach after three seasons as an assistant in Seattle.