Mount Hat Trick Pushes T-Birds Past Americans
September 7, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Seattle Thunderbirds News Release
KENNEWICK - Payton Mount had a hat trick Friday night at the Toyota Center to lead the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 6-1 victory over the Tri-City Americans in a preseason game at the Red Lion Hotels' Preseason Tournament.
The T-Birds will play the Portland Winterhawks on Saturday at 3pm in their second and final game at the Tournament.
Conner Bruggen-Cate had two goals and Michael Horon and Conner Roulette each had three assists in the game.
The T-Birds had a 2-0 lead after one period on goals from Kai Uchacz and Mount.
Uchacz scored at 7:55 on assists from Cade McNelly and Tyler Carpendale.
Mount converted on the power play at 18:25 on assists from Horon and Roulette.
Bruggen-Cate scored at 8:55 of the second with Horon and Jared Davidson getting the assists.
Tri-City got on the board when David Homola scored at 11:34 of the second.
The Americans were called for a checking from behind major late in the second period giving the T-Birds a five-minute power play.
Mount scored his second of the game at 18:40 on assists from Horon and Roulette. Mount got the hat trick with one second left in the second period on assists from Andrej Kukuca and Roulette.
Bruggen-Cate scored on the power play at 6:27 of the third period. Davidson and Keltie Jeri-Leon had the assists.
Seattle goalie Thomas Milic had 21 saves on 22 shots.
The T-Birds wrap up preseason play with a home game against the Everett Silvertips on Tuesday, September 10, at 7:05pm at accesso ShoWare Center.
The T-Birds start the 2019-20 Western Hockey League regular season against the Kamloops Blazers on Saturday, September 21, at 6:05pm at accesso ShoWare Center.
T-Birds single game tickets for the 2019-20 regular season are on sale online on the T-Birds website and at the accesso ShoWare Center box office.
Season Tickets for 2019-20 season are currently on sale. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.
SCORING SUMMARY
First period - 1, Seattle, Uchacz 1 (McNelly, Carpendale), 7:55. 2, Seattle, Mount 1 (Horon, Roulette), 18:25 (pp). Penalties - Kushniryk, Tri (tripping), 5:15. Rempe, Sea (interference), 14:28. Homola, Tri (interference), 18:14.
Second period - 3, Seattle, Bruggen-Cate 1 (Horon), 8:55. 4, Tri-City, Homola 1 (Daniel, Roberts), 11:34. 5, Seattle, Mount 2 (Horon, Roulette), 18:40 (pp). 6, Seattle, Mount 3 (Kukuca, Roulette), 19:59 (pp). Penalties - Bruggen-Cate, Sea (high-sticking), 9:31. Kubicek, Sea (roughing), 9:39. Swan, Tri (roughing), 9:39. Kubicek, Sea (roughing), 11:49. Bateman, Sea (slashing), 13:20. Bowman, Tri (major-checking from behind, game misconduct), 17:42.
Third period - 7, Seattle, Bruggen-Cate 2 (Davidson, Jeri-Leon), 6:27 (pp). Penalties - Lajoie, Tri (hooking), 4:37. Kohle, Tri (interference), 8:32. Horon, Sea (cross checking), 10:14. McNelly, Sea (interference), 13:37. Swan, Tri (slashing), Bell, Tri (hooking), 15:47.
Shots on goal - Seattle 11-14-13 38, Tri-City 5-12-5 22. Goalies - Seattle, Milic 22 shots-21 saves (2-0-0-0); Tri-City, Dunsford 38-32 (1-1-0-0). Power plays - Seattle 4-7; Tri-City 0-6. Referees - Adam Griffiths, Bobby Jo Love. Linesmen - Rance Hughes, Daniel Spore.
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