Bellingham, WA. – The Wenatchee
Wolves completed a tremendous season Friday night, beating the Bellingham
Blazers 2-1, taking the Cascade Cup finals 3 games to none, in a game played at
the Sportsplex in Bellingham.
Wenatchee scored first on a shot from the high slot, 9 seconds
into a 5-on-3 power play, as Raymond
Fleming (Palo Alto, CA) scored from Hunter
Alden (Walla Walla, WA) at 11:15, giving the Wolves a 1-0 lead. Then, late
in the period, Brayden Durante (New
Westminster, BC) finished off a 2-on-1, scoring a 4-on-4 goal. Alden and Anders Johnson (Salt Lake City, UT)
assisted at 19:36, giving Wenatchee a 2-0 lead after one.
In the second period, both teams had chances on the man
advantage, allowing the Wolves to hold a 12-7 shots advantage in the middle
stanza, but neither team was able to score, with the contest remaining 2-0 in
favor of the Wolves through 40 minutes.
Bellingham would get on the board in the third, as Kevin Duncan
would score unassisted at 13:22, cutting the Wenatchee lead to 2-1. The Blazers
would amp up the pressure through the waning minutes of regulation, but weren’t
able to net the equalizer, as the Wolves hung on for the 2-1 win, taking the
series and the Cascade Cup in three straight games.
Wenatchee outshot Bellingham 39-26 on the night. Bronson Moore
(Kennewick, WA) made 25 saves for the Wolves, while Broderick Parker had 37
saves for the Blazers. Wenatchee went 1-for-7 on the power play and 5-of-5 on
the penalty kill.
“Really proud of our guys.” said Wenatchee Wolves Head Coach
Ryan McKelvie. “They obviously had a remarkable season and finished it off by
finding a way to win three very tough games against a very tough opponent. I
think our guys showed a ton of character and a ton of heart during the series
and just really proud of the year they had”
The Wolves win the best-of-five series 3 games to none, winning
the team’s first-ever Cascade Cup title. Wenatchee finished the postseason with
a 6-0 mark, outscoring their opponents 35-7, on the heels of a 39-1-0-0 regular
season mark.
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