Shorthanded Silvertips on brink of elimination after Game 3 loss HeraldNetcom

EVERETT — The 2022-23 WHL season has been a wild roller-coaster ride for the Everett Silvertips. But that coaster car is on the verge of pulling back into the starting gate, coming to a stop and ordering the passengers off. Everett’s season is now one game away from ending following Monday night’s 6-1 loss to the Portland Winterhawks in Game 3 of their first-round WHL playoff series at Angel of the Winds Arena. The loss puts Everett, the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference, into a 3-0 hole against third-seeded Portland in their best-of-seven series. Hope isn’t completely lost,…