T-Birds Game Postponed

March 12, 2025 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Seattle Thunderbirds News Release

Kennewick, Wash. - The Seattle Thunderbirds-Tri-City Americans game Tuesday at the Toyota Center was postponed early in the second period due to a significant injury to an Americans player. The game will be rescheduled at a time to be determined with the Thunderbirds leading, 2-0. Meanwhile Seattle's next regularly scheduled game is at home Friday at 7:05 p.m., also against Tri-City.

Seattle (25-32-4-1) had built a two-goal lead in the first period on goals from Hayden Pakkala and Antonio Martorana. Pakkala's goal, at 3:21, was scored while the T-Birds were on the power play. Martorana and Simon Lovsin earned the assists. The Martorana goal came at 18:39, assisted by Brayden Schuurman.

At the time the game was stopped, the T-Birds were outshooting Tri-City, 16-7. There was 18:55 remaining in the second period at the time of the postponement. The injured Tri-City player, Terrell Goldsmith, was transported to a local hospital but did give the crowd a thumbs up as he was stretchered off the ice. There were no updates on his condition.

T-BIRDS EXTRAS

Seattle has scored 17 goals over their last seven periods on the road.

At the time the game was stopped the T-Birds were 1-for-3 on the power play.

With no result, Seattle holds it's three-point lead over the Wenatchee Wild, and six-point lead over the Kamloops Blazers, for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Wild are in Kamloops to play the Blazers Wednesday.

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