Giants Back in the Win Column Sunday
February 5, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL) - Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants' Carson Haynes celebrates win
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Rob Wilton)
Langley, BC - The Giants scored four in their special Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles jerseys and took a 4-1 victory on home ice Sunday afternoon.
1st Period:
VAN: Ty Halaburda opened the scoring with 1:22 left in the first period on a one-timer.
2nd Period:
TC: The Americans tied the game 8:46 into the second with a goal from Reese Belton.
VAN: Ethan Semeniuk brought Vancouver back ahead with a shorthanded goal before the period was over.
3rd Period:
VAN: Tyler Thorpe netted a rebound goal 14:43 into the third to make it 3-1.
VAN: Ty Thorpe sniped home an empty net goal with 1:16 to go in the game.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 4 - Tri City 1
Final Shots:
Vancouver: 29
Tri City: 25
Jesper Vikman: 24/25 saves for Vancouver
Tomas Suchanek: 25/28 saves for Tri City
Vancouver Power Play: 0/4
Tri City Power Play: 0/4
3 Stars:
1) Vikman (VAN)
2) Lipinski (VAN)
3) Luypen (TC)
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 Vancouver Giants battle the Tri City Americans (Rob Wilton) |
 Vancouver Giants' Kyren Gronick in action (Rob Wilton) |
 Vancouver Giants' Carson Haynes celebrates win (Rob Wilton) |
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