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WHL Portland Winterhawks

Hawks' Comeback Bid Falls Short in Kennewick

October 23, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


The Winterhawks couldn't buy a bounce at Toyota Center as the Americans took a 6-1 victory.

Game #8: Portland (3) at Tri-City (7)

SOG: POR (38) - TC (20)

PP: POR (1/4) - TC (2/7)

Saves: Giannuzzi (4/10), Špunar (9/10) - Suchanek (35/38)

SCORING:

TC - 0:40 - First Period - Tyson Greenway (2) from Jordan Gavin

TC - 5:34 - First Period - Adam Mechura (5) from Deagan McMillan and Ian Ferguson

TC - 7:27 - First Period - Deagan McMillan (3) from Tyson Greenway and Jake Sloan

TC - 8:45 - First Period - Tyson Greenway (3) from Lukas Dragicevic and Parker Bell

POR - 14:25 - First Period - Marek Alscher (1) from Kyle Chyzowski and Ryder Thompson

TC - 19:07 - First Period - Jake Sloan (5) from Tyson Greenway and Deagan McMillan

TC - 8:58 - Second Period - Tyson Greenway (4) from Chase Friedt-Mohr and Jake Sloan

POR - 4:42 - Third Period - Alex Thompson (1) from Marcus Nguyen and Aidan Litke

POR - 9:27 - Third Period - Gabe Klassen (8) from Robbie Fromm-Delorme and Jack O'Brien

TC - 18:25 - Third Period - Parker Bell (30) from Reese Belton *ENG

The Story:

The Winterhawks struck twice in the third but early struggles cost them in an eventual 7-3 loss to the Tri-City Americans on Saturday.

The bounces were all friendly for the hosts in the first period as the Americans quickly raced out to a 5-1 lead through 20 minutes. Marek Alscher's first of the season put Portland on the board, but Tri-City's Tyson Greenway (2), Adam Mechura, Deagan McMillan and Jake Sloan each found twine for the hosts. Greenway capped off his hat trick in the second period to make it 6-1.

The third period featured the Winterhawks we've seen for much of the year, though, as the team controlled play and Alex Thompson and newly-anointed captain Gabe Klassen each lit the lamp to halve the score, but the comeback bid was too little, too late. Thompson's tally was a deflection of a Marcus Nguyen shot as the young defenseman showed good hockey IQ to drive the center lane and create the chance.

Dante Giannuzzi and Jan Špunar combined for 13 saves in the loss, while Tri-City's Tomas Suchanek stopped 35 of 38 for the win.

Portland returns home for a pair of back-to-back games against the Kelowna Rockets on Oct. 28 and 29.

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT presented by BBF TECHNOLOGIES:

"Last week I thought I started upping my compete, trying to be the best I can and I'm starting to see improvement and getting better and this is just the start."

Winterhawks defenseman Alex Thompson

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