ICE Fall 3-1 to T-Birds
Published on September 7, 2018 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kootenay Ice News Release
Kennewick, WA - The Kootenay ICE dropped a 3-1 decision to the Seattle Thunderbirds on Friday afternoon.
T-Birds' import draft pick Andrej Kukuca netted two goals in the game while goaltender Cole Schwebius stopped 24-shots.
Gunnar Wegleitner scored the lone goal for the ICE while Jaeger White and Jonathan Smart picked up the helpers. Goaltender Jesse Makaj played the entire game and blocked 25-of-28 shots.
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Here is a rundown of the score sheet:
First Period
Score Time Team Goal Assist(s)
1-0 1:15 Seattle Andrej Kukuca N. Philp, T. Carpendale
2-0 16:51 Seattle Noah Philp Z. Andrusiak
Second Period
Score Time Team Goal Assist(s)
2-1 15:27 Kootenay Gunnar Wegleitner J. White, J. Smart
Third Period
Score Time Team Goal Assist(s)
3-1 16:02 Seattle Andrej Kukuca S. Kubicek, M. MacLean
Shots on Goal
Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Kootenay 6 8 11 25
Seattle 12 8 8 28
Special Teams
Team PP PK
Kootenay 1/6 4/5
Seattle 1/5 5/6
The ICE conclude it's trip to Kennewick with a date against the Portland Winterhawks at Toyota Center on Saturday.
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