BLAZERS SNEAK PAST T-BIRDS
Published on November 15, 2017 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Seattle Thunderbirds News Release
KENT, - The Kamloops Blazers defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-2 Saturday night in front of 5,052 at accesso ShoWare Center.
The T-Birds host the Prince Albert Raiders on Tuesday at 7:05pm at accesso ShoWare Center for the second Directors Mortgage 2-for-Tuesday game of the season.
The game was the T-Birds Military Appreciation Night and they wore special Military themed jerseys. The jerseys were auctioned off during the game to support military charities.
Kamloops (7-12-0-0) took a 1-0 lead at 1:30 of the first period on a power-play goal by Nick Chyzowski. Garret Pilon and Joe Gatenby had the assists.
The Blazers made it a 2-0 lead at 4:58 of the first on a goal from Ondrej Vala. Pilon had the only assist.
The T-Birds outshot the Blazers 13-11 in the first period.
Seattle (9-7-1-1) cut the Kamloops lead to one at 3:42 of the second period. Matthew Wedman took a pass on the left wing from Austin Strand to go on a two-on-one break with Blake Bargar. Wedman centered the puck from the left circle to Bargar and he redirected the puck through Kamloops goalie Max Palaga's legs.
The T-Bird tied the game 2-2 on the power play 1:37 after Bargar's goal. Donovan Neuls passed the puck from the right point to Nolan Volcan to the right of the goal. Volcan centered the puck to Ian Briscoe in the slot who took a wrist shot. Volcan knocked the rebound of Briscoe's shot past Palaga.
The Blazers took a 3-2 lead at 15:31 of the second on a goal from Quinn Benjafield. Pilon and Vala had the assists.
Kamloops outshot Seattle 11-10 in the second period. The T-Birds had a 23-22 advantage in shots after two periods.
The T-Birds pulled goalie Liam Hughes with two minutes left in the game for an extra attacker. Jermain Loewen scored an unassisted empty-net goal with 29 seconds left in the game to secure the win for the Blazers.
The Blazers outshot the T-Birds 10-3 in the third period and 32-26 in the game.
Hughes is now 4-3-1-0 after stopping 28 of 31 shots.
Palaga improves to 2-2-0-0 stopping 24 of 26 shots.
T-Birds single game tickets for the 2017-18 season are currently on sale online on the T-Birds website and at the accesso ShoWare Center box office.
Season Tickets for the WHL Champion T-Birds 2017-18 season are currently on sale. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.
Western Hockey League Stories from November 15, 2017
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- BRONCOS' HEPONIEMI NAMED CHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - WHL
- Chiefs Unveil Ten-Game 2017-18 TV Broadcast Schedule - Spokane Chiefs
- Rockets Geared for Oil Kings - Kelowna Rockets
- WHL Announces Weekly Award Winners - WHL
- Pats acquire Montreal Canadiens prospect Cale Fleury - Regina Pats
- GIANTS HOLD OFF OIL KINGS WITH AN 8-7 VICTORY SUNDAY AT HOME - Vancouver Giants
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