WHL Brandon Wheat Kings

Wheat Kings Lose 4th Straight; Comeback Falls Short Again

March 18, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release


SASKATOON S.K - The Brandon Wheat Kings comeback fell short as the Saskatoon Blades escape with a 3-2 win Saturday night. The Blades sweep the season series 6-0.

The first period was all Blades scoring a pair of goals 2 minutes apart from eachother. First it was Jake Chiasson springing Conner Roulette loose on a 2 on 1 allowing Roulette to find Charlie Wright in the slot to make it 1-0 Blades. Then while on a Blades powerplay Chiasson would locate Josh Pillar in the high slot alling Pillar to score his 7th of the year extending the Blades lead. The Wheat Kings would get a break at the tail end of the period with Nolan Flamand scoring after placing a shot off a Blades defenders stick to cut the lead in half. Then, Andrei Malyavin would find Caleb Hadland open in the slot to tie it up at two.

It was a back and fourth period in the second until Blades forward Justin Lies took a Rowan Calvert pass from the corner beating Nick Jones to make it 3-2 Blades heading into the third.

In the third period it was all Wheat Kings out shooting the Blades 11-4 but goaltender Ethan Chadwick was a brick wall and had great support from his team blocking numerous Wheat Kings shots to keep it 3-2.

3 Stars

Justin Lies (1G)

Ethan Chadwick (23 Saves)

Zakhar Polshakov (1A)

The Wheat Kings return home next Friday when they take on the Winnipeg ICE with a home at home. It's the regular season home finale for the Wheat Kings featuring AWARDS NIGHT presented by Heritage Co-op. Puck drop at 7:00pm from Westoba Place in Brandon.

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