WHL Portland Winterhawks

Jockims' Hometown Heroics Help Hawks to 3-1 Win in Saskatoon

Published on January 12, 2023 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


Braeden Jockims netted his first WHL goal, Dante Giannuzzi made 28 saves and the Winterhawks won their second straight game with a 3-1 victory over the Blades.

Game #37: Portland (3) at Saskatoon (1)

SOG: POR (20) - SAS (29)

PP: POR (0/3) - SAS (1/5)

Saves: Giannuzzi (28/29) - Elliott (17/19)

SCORING:

POR - 3:46 - First Period - Robbie Fromm-Delorme (20) from Gabe Klassen and Ryan McCleary

SAS - 10:46 - First Period - Vaughn Watterodt (17) from Charlie Wright and Jake Chiasson

POR - 14:25 - Second Period - Braeden Jockims (1)

POR - 19:49 - Third Period - James Stefan (12) from Aidan Litke *EN

The Story:

Braeden Jockims tallied the game-winner for his first WHL goal in his hometown as the Winterhawks (27-6-2-1) topped the Saskatoon Blades (26-7-2-1) 3-1 at SaskTel Centre on Wednesday.

Jockims, playing in his second WHL game after debuting in Prince Albert on Tuesday, broke a 1-1 deadlock late in the second period. After a blocked shot at his own blue line sent the puck to the neutral zone, the Saskatoon native sped down the right wing on a 2-on-1 with Nick Johnson before loading a shot and wiring it past the glove of Austin Elliot from the right circle.

Portland had earlier opened the scoring for the second straight game as Robbie Fromm-Delorme tallied his second in Saskatchewan, receiving a Gabe Klassen drop pass at the top of the left circle and ripping a shot home just under four minutes into the game. Saskatoon soon capitalized on a power play, though, and evened things up at 10:46 of the first on Vaughn Watterodt's 17th of the year.

James Stefan netted an empty-netter to seal the 3-1 win, and Dante Giannuzzi stood tall with 28 saves on 29 shots between the pipes.

The Winterhawks' next contest comes Friday in Moose Jaw at 5:00 P.M. PT, before then wrapping up the road trip in Regina on Saturday.

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT presented by BBF TECHNOLOGIES:

"It's exciting, there's a lot of anxiety coming into a game like this here in your hometown, but it was a good team win. Really gritty game...For me, I really like playing in these high-pressure situations, and everyone's here backing me on the bench and I know I have supporters in the stands, so that makes it a lot easier."

Winterhawks forward Braeden Jockims

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