Chiefs Blank T-Birds
December 27, 2015 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Seattle Thunderbirds News Release
SPOKANE, December 27, 2015 - The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-0 Sunday night at the Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane.
Seattle is 19-12-3-0 and in first place in the US Division. They are one point ahead of the Chiefs and Everett Silvertips who are tied for second place. The T-Birds and Chiefs meet Tuesday at 7:05pm at ShoWare Center.
Spokane (18-3-3-1) took a 1-0 lead at 18:55 of the first period on a goal from Dominic Zwerger. Jason Fram and Jacob Cardiff had the assists.
Spokane outshot Seattle 9-5 in the first period.
Curtis Miske scored a power-play goal from the slot at 13:07 of the second period to give the Chiefs a 2-0 lead. Keanu Yamamoto and Zwerger had the assists.
Both teams had seven shots on goal in the second period.
Hudson Elynuik scored an empty-net goal at 18:48 of the to clinch the win for the Chiefs. Kailer Yamamoto and Zwerger had the assists.
The Chiefs outshot Seattle 12-7 in the third period and 28-19 in the game.
Seattle goalie Logan Flodell had 25 saves and his record is now 12-8-3-0.
Spokane goalie Tyson Verhelst made 19 saves to get the shutout. His record is now 15-8-0-1.
T-Birds single game tickets for the 2015-16 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 am to 5 pm Saturday game days at 10 am 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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