ICE Win 3-2; Sweep Home-And-Home Series with the Wheat Kings
December 28, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release
The ICE were back home after a quick trip to Brandon to host the Wheat Kings for the second half of a home-and-home series. The ICE won 4-0 against the Wheaties on Friday night, where Liam Hughes registered his first career WHL shutout.
It was a busy first period with both teams finding the back of the net, as Brandon led 2-1 after goals from Jonny Hooker and Chad Nychuk. Jackson Leppard had the lone goal for the ICE in the period. The period was a chippy one with 40 penalty minutes going both ways in the period. The Wheat Kings were the only team to capitalize on the man advantage as Hooker's 7th of the year came after James Form was called for hooking.
The bad blood continued in the second period as 16 more penalty minutes were dished out between the two teams. Neither team was able to capitalize on the power play during the second period, as the shots were 20-17 in favor of the ICE. Brandon took their 2-1 lead into the second intermission.
Just 36 seconds into the third period, the ICE tied the game while shorthanded as Carson Lambos finished a pass from Connor McClennon on an odd man rush. Just 3 minutes later the ICE would take the lead as Owen Pederson scored his 10th goal of the season for the 3-2 lead. The ICE would hold on to that lead to sweep the home-and-home series with the Wheat Kings.
The ICE head to Prince Albert to take on the division leading Raiders and then to Saskatoon for a match up against the Blades. They will return home on Jan 4th to take on Prince Albert at the ICE Cave.
ICE 3 WHEAT KINGS 2
Below is a breakdown of the scoring:
1st Period
Score Team Time Goal Assist(s)
1-0 Brandon 04:56 Hooker Nychuk, Iorio
1-1 Winnipeg 11:11 Leppard Lambos, Savoie
2-1 Brandon 12:19 Nychuk Ginnell
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2nd Period
Score Team Time Goal Assist(s)
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3rd Period
Score Team time Goal Assist(s)
2-2 Winnipeg 00:36 Lambos McClennon
3-2 Winnipeg 04:21 Pederson McClennon, Zloty
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Special Teams
Team PP PK
Winnipeg 1/9 5/6
Brandon 1/6 8/9
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Shots on Goal
Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Winnipeg 5 15 10 30
Brandon 10 7 10 27
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