Chilliwack, BC. –
The Wenatchee Wild scored twice in the third period Sunday, breaking a 1-1 tie
after two, on their way to a 3-1 win over the Trail Smoke Eaters in their
second game in the Bauer BCHL Showcase at the Prospera Centre in Chilliwack,
British Columbia.
Wenatchee scored first on a Kyle Stephan (Barrie, ON) goal, assisted by Mike Coyne (Buffalo, NY) at 9:06 of the opening period, for a 1-0
Wild lead after one.
Trail would tie the game in the second on a goal by Nick
Halloran. Cole Arcuri assisted at 8:39 and the game was tied 1-1 through 40
minutes.
In the third, Brendan
Harris (Las Vegas, NV) scored on a wrap-around at 12:04. The unassisted
goal put Wenatchee up 2-1. Then Troy
Conzo (Nesconset, NY) would finish off the scoring with an empty net goal
assisted by Dakota Raabe (Dana
Point, CA) at 19:31, giving the Wild the 3-1 win.
Chase Perry
(Andover, MN) made 30 saves for Wenatchee, including several key stops in the
third period. Bailey Mac Burnie had 22 stops for the Smoke Eaters. The Wild was
0-for-4 on the power play and 3-of-3 on the penalty kill. “Overall, it was a
good weekend for us.” said Wenatchee Wild Head Coach/General Manager Bliss
Littler. “I thought we played very good yesterday and we had some adversity
today. They’re (Trail) the first team that stacked three up, kept us from
getting many odd-man rushes. It was really the first time we saw someone do
that to us this year. Ewe didn’t necessarily respond to it as well as we would
have liked. They made it difficult. I thought Trail played very well, more of a
tight checking game than we’ve been used to. Overall, we’re happy we found a
way to win. When we struggled, Chase Perry was there to shut the door.”
With the win, Wenatchee improves to 5-0-0-0 on the season,
while Trail falls to 2-3-0-0. The Wild travels to Salmon Arm on Friday, October
2nd, West Kelowna on Saturday, October 3rd, then Langley
on Friday, October 9th, before playing their home opener against the
Coquitlam Express on Saturday, October 10th, with faceoff at the
Town Toyota Center set for 7:05pm PDT. Tickets are available at the Wild
office, or by calling 509-888-7825.
Battle For The Border
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