Wild Sweep Brown Bears 3-0 in Series
February 2, 2015 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Wenatchee Wild News Release
The Wenatchee Wild and their fans can officially bring out the brooms as the team has swept Kenai River 3-0 in this series with a final 9-3 victory. As the team continues to make a major impact in the remainder of the regular season, the entire bench is certainly looking very strong for a playoff appearance. Wenatchee is quickly closing Corpus Christi's point lead in an attempt to gain the South Division's fourth place spot, and currently, only six points separate the Wild from tying the Ice Rays and seven points will push their Texas rivals out of the spot entirely. To cap off a successful weekend, Andre Pison was rewarded the 1st Star of the Game.
Dakota Raabe started things off for the Wild seven minutes and thirty seconds into the first period with help from Mitch Demario and Mike Coyne. Colin Burston ended the opening frame by putting Wenatchee up 2-0 eight minutes and fifty six minutes into the period. Brendan Harris and Jake Ahlgren had the final assists of the frame.
Matt Rudin put the Brown Bears on the score board at the 3:12 minute mark of the second period. The first Kenai assists were recorded by Adam Kresl and Zack Zulkanycz. Nearing five minutes into the period, Maurin Bouvet tied the game in favor of Kenai River with the assistance of Alex Jackstadt and Tyler Andrews. 17 seconds later Stevie Bryant gave the Wild their third goal of the night after he was set up by Demario and Ahlgren. At the 17:28 mark, Brendan Harris put the Wild up 4-2 with assistance from Ahlgren and Dan Bailey. After Kyle Stephan and Tyler Rockwell successfully set up Andre Psion twenty seconds later, Wenatchee would gain a three point lead. The last goal of the second period was a power play point scored by Stephan at 18:45. Pison and David Powlowski were able assist Kyle on the goal.
Starting off the final period, August Von Ungern-Sternberg put Wenatchee's 7th point on the board four minutes after the frame's initial face off. Assists on this goal were recorded by Dan Bailey and Stevie Bryant. Adding to the Wild's final outcome, Ryan Chiasson gave Wenatchee their six point lead 21 seconds later. Pison and Ben Baker picked up the assists on this goal. Bouvet scored Kenai River's last goal of the game roughly thirteen minutes into the period. Maurin had assistance from Alex Jackstadt and Gustav Berglund. The last point of the game was netted by Andre Pison approximately seventeen minutes into the closing period. Stephan had the final assist.
The Wild out shot the Brown Bears 34-26 and had a total of 5 penalties. Infractions went to Chris Jones (High Sticking), Colin Burston (Elbowing), Ryan Chiasson (Roughing), and Mike Coyne (Fighting (Major)) (Fighting (Misconduct)).
Zach Quinn was in the Wild's cage for the entire 60 minutes and was able to stop 23 total shots on goal.
As soon as the Wild return home to Washington, they will prepare to take on the Topeka RoadRunners in a three game series spanning February 12th-14th. All three games will begin at 7:05 pm PST in the Town Toyota Center.
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