Chilliwack, BC. –
The Wenatchee Wild rebounded from Friday’s loss with an impressive 3-2 win over
the Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday night, in front of 2,932 at Prospera Centre in
Chilliwack.
The Wild’s Brendan
Harris (Las Vegas, NV) opened the scoring by tucking home a backhander in
tight. Alex Bates (Highlands Ranch,
CO) assisted at 9:53, giving Wenatchee a 1-0 lead. The Chiefs would respond not
quite three minutes later with a Darien Craighead goal, assisted by Austin Adam
and Kohen Olischefski. The goal, at 12:38, tied the game 1-1 after one.
In the second, Matt
Baker (Midhurst, ON) scored from August
Von Ungern (Boise, ID) at 4:33, putting the Wild back on top 2-1. However,
Chilliwack would get the equalizer off the stick of Jake Smith at 10:24. Jeremy
Germain assisted, squaring things at 2-2 through two.
In the third, Harris would force a turnover and then got the
puck to Kyle Stephan (Barrie, ON),
who ripped home the go-ahead goal. The marker, coming at 15:41, would make the
difference, as Wenatchee would go on to the 3-2 win.
The Wild outshot the Chiefs 24-23 on the night. Garrett Nieto (Yorba Linda, CA) made 21
saves for Wenatchee, Aidan Pelino 21 for Chilliwack. The Wild went 0-1 on the power
play and 2 of 2 on the penalty kill. “That may have been the most up-and-down,
fast paced, hard hitting game that we’ve played all year.” said Wenatchee Wild
Head Coach/General Manager Bliss Littler. “Resembled a track meet at times but
I thought both teams played exceptionally well. Both goalies played very well,
there wasn’t a lot not to like.”
With the win, Wenatchee improves to 15-6-2-2 on the season,
the Chiefs slip to 16-6-1-2 on the season. The Wild concludes their road swing
in Surrey on Sunday, November 22nd. The Wild return home to face West Kelowna
on Thursday, November 26th and Trail on Friday, November 27th.
Battle For The Border
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