T-Birds lose close one to Chiefs
Published on December 14, 2007 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Seattle Thunderbirds News Release
Spokane, December 14, 2007 - The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 1-0 Friday night at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
The T-Birds are now 14-11-5-1 in the US Division and are home on Saturday night to face the Swift Current Broncos at 7:05 p.m. at KeyArena. Chris Bruton scored a power-play goal at 7:46 of the first period to give Spokane a 1-0 lead. Ondrej Roman and Mitch Wahl had the assists.
Spokane (26-5-1-2) outshot Seattle 6-4 in the first period.
Both teams had nine shots on goal in a scoreless second period. Spokane led 15-13 in total shots after two periods.
Seattle pulled goalie Jacob DeSerres for an extra attacker with just over a minute left in the game. The T- Birds had several good chances to tie the game but Spokane goalie Dustin Tokarski made the saves to keep his team in front.
DeSerres ended up making 24 saves on 25 shots and his record falls to 6-4-0-1.
Tokarski stopped all 21 shots he faced and his record is now 14-2-0-1.
Season tickets are currently on sale for 2007-08 at KeyArena. Fans purchasing 2007-08 season tickets will have the highest seating priority for the 2008-09 season as the Thunderbirds open the new Kent Events Center. Priority can be established right now by calling 206-448-PUCK (7825) or for more information go to www.seattlethunderbirds.com.
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