Blazers Inch Past T-Birds 4-3 in Overtime
Published on October 29, 2012 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Seattle Thunderbirds News Release
KENT, October 28, 2012 - Colin Smith scored 25 seconds into overtime to give the Kamloops Blazers a hard fought 4-3 overtime victory over the Seattle Thunderbirds Sunday night at ShoWare Center.
The first period saw both teams head into the locker room tied at 0-0 with Kamloops (15-0-0-1) holding a 15-13 advantage in shots.
The second period saw a change of fortunes for both teams as a six-goal outpouring put the Thunderbirds and Blazers level at 3-3 heading into the third period.
Seattle 's Connor Honey opened the scoring at 1:12 of the second after his shot from the left corner hit off Kozun's left skate and caromed in. Riley Sheen and Luke Lockhart assisted.
Seattle (7-5-1-0) pushed the lead to 2-0 after some great puck movement in the Blazer's end. Shea Theodore dropped a pass to Forsberg who rushed in the zone and fed Brenden Rouse who was wide open on the left side of the net. He put it in at 2:22 for his third goal of the season.
Kamloops came roaring back after JC Lipon scored a power-play goal for the Blazers at 8:19 and Sam Grist got a deflected shot past Brandon Glover to tie the game 2-2 at 9:32.
Shea Theodore restored the lead for Seattle after he showcased his wide range of skills. He got to a Blazer clearing attempt in the T-Birds zone, skated around the Seattle net and surged up the right wing into the Blazers' zone. Theodore faked inside, went outside and put a hard wrist shot above Kozun's blocker and off his water bottle. It was Theodore's fourth goal of the year coming at 10:30 and was unassisted.
Kamloops tied the game at 3-3 when JC Lipon scored his second of the game at 13:32 of the period. Colin Smith and Marek Hrbas had the assists.
Shots in the second period were 12-8 in favor of Seattle.
The third period saw a bevy of chances for both teams stopped by good defensive play and solid goaltending on both sides. The Thunderbirds killed off a penalty after Evan Wardley closed his hand on the puck in the T-Birds zone, but with no goals scored the game headed into overtime.
Shots for the period were 16-4 in favor of Kamloops, and the total after three periods was 39-29 Kamloops.
Smith won the game for Kamloops :25 into the 4-on-4 overtime period. His 13th goal of the season was assisted by Tim Bozon and Tlyer Hansen.
Kamloops scored on the first shot in overtime, with the final shot tally 40-29 Blazers.
The Thunderbirds next play the Spokane Chiefs on Tuesday, October 30 in Spokane at 7:05pm.
T-Birds single game tickets for the 2012-13 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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