T-Birds Overthrow Royals in Overtime
August 30, 2014 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Seattle Thunderbirds News Release
EVERETT, August 30, 2014 - Lane Pederson had a goal and three assists and Keegan Kolesar had a goal and two assists to help lead the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 5-4 overtime victory over the Victoria Royals at Comcast Arena in Everett.
The game was the second for both teams at the Everett Silvertips Preseason Classic. The T-Birds play their third game at the Classic on Sunday at 3pm against the Spokane Chiefs. The T-Birds beat the Tri-City Americans 4-0 on Friday in Everett.
Ethan Bear scoring the overtime winning goal on assists from Kolesar and Pederson. Pederson gained the Victoria zone and then passed it behind him to Kolesar coming down the right wing. Kolesar put a shot on goal that rebounded right back to him. He carried the puck around the net and centered it to Bear who snapped the puck into the net at 2:20 of overtime.
Seattle opened the scoring with a power-play goal by Justin Hickman at 10:03 of the first period. Pederson curled off the boards into the left circle and took a shot. The puck rebounded off Victoria goalie Evan Smith to Michael Sauer outside the crease. Sauer banged the puck off the right post and it lay behind Smith. Hickman reached and poked the puck across the line for the goal.
Victoria tied the game 1-1 with a power-play goal by Jared Dmytriw at 17:06 of the first. Ryan Peckford and Jack Walker had the assists.
Seattle outshot Victoria 9-7 in the first period.
The Royals went in front 2-1 at 5:21 of the second period on a goal from Matthew Campese. Tyler Soy sent Campese had the only assist.
The T-Birds came right back and tied the game 2-2 at 8:32 of the second. Kolesar worked the puck out of the right corner and towards the Victoria net. Kolesar crossed the puck to Pederson to the left of the net. Pederson roofed the puck over Smith as he slid across the crease to try and make the save.
Pederson and Kolesar hooked up at 12:56 to give the T-Birds a 3-2 lead. Pederson was to the left of the Victoria net and backhanded the puck through the crease to Kolesar. Kolesar caught the pass and beat Smith high as he slid through the crease to try and make the save.
Matthew Wedman put the T-Birds in front 4-2 at 15:05 of the second. Adam Henry took a slap shot from the left point that rebounded to Luke Osterman who took a shot. The puck then came to Wedman to the left of the goal. Wedman beat Smith from a sharp angle for the goal.
The T-Birds outshot the Royals 16-7 in the second period and led 25-15 in shots after two periods.
The Royals cut the lead to one goal at 5:51 when Mitch Skapski scored a power-play goal on a scramble in front of Seattle goalie Danny Mumaugh. Kristian Ferletak and Jake Kohlhauser had the assists.
Victoria tied the game 4-4 at 7:41 on a goal from Brandon Fushimi. Matthew Phillips had the only assist.
Victoria outshot Seattle 15-12 in the third period but Seattle led in shots after regulation 37-30.
Mumaugh made 29 saves on 33 shots to get the win.
Smith stopped 35 of 40 shots in the loss.
Seattle outshot Victoria 40-33 in the game.
The T-Birds next preseason appearance after the Classic will be in Kennewick at the Red Lion Hotels' Preseason Tournament at the Toyota Center. The T-Birds will play the Spokane Chiefs on Thursday, September 4, at 3:00 p.m. and face the Everett Silvertips on Friday, September 5, at 11:00 a.m.
The T-Birds close out the preseason schedule with a home-and-home series against the Everett Silvertips. The T-Birds visit Everett on Friday, September 12, for a 7:35 puck drop against the Silvertips. The T-Birds then make their only pre-season appearance at ShoWare Center on Saturday, September 13 for a 7:05pm contest against the Silvertips. Single game tickets for the home preseason game will go on sale August 21.
The T-Birds home opener for the 2014-15 regular season is Saturday, September 20 against the Everett Silvertips at ShoWare Center at 7:05pm.
T-Birds single game tickets for the 2014-15 season are available online at the T-Birds website and at the ShoWare Center box office. The ShoWare Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday game days at 10 a.m. and Sunday game days at noon.
T-Birds season tickets are currently on sale. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.
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