T-Birds see OT loss to Kootenay Ice Nov. 1
Published 9:24 am Monday, November 2, 2009
The Kootenay Ice defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 1- 0 in overtime Nov. 1 at the Cranbrook Rec Complex in Cranbrook, British Columbia.
Jesse Ismond scored the game-winning goal for the Ice at 3:54 of overtime. Dominik Pacovsky and Joey Leach had the assists.
This was the T-Birds’ last game of a six-game road trip through the Central Division. They finished with a 1-3- 1-1 record on the trip.
Sena Acolatse and Chance Lund returned to the lineup for the T-Birds after missing the previous two games with the flu.
Kootenay outshot Seattle 34-24 in the game.
Seattle goalie Calvin Pickard stopped 33 of 34 shots and his record is now 3-7-1-2.
Kootenay goalie Todd Mathews made 24 saves to get the shutout and improve his record to 3-4-0-0.
The T-Birds next play on Friday, Nov. 6, against the Spokane Chiefs at ShoWare Center at 7:35 p.m.
T-Birds’ single game tickets for the 2009-10 season are available online at the T-Birds website and at the ShoWare Center box office. The ShoWare Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday game days at 10 a.m. and Sunday game days at noon.
T-Birds’ season tickets are currently on sale. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.
SCORING SUMMARY
First period – No scoring. Penalties – Montgomery, Ktn (hooking), 7:59. Dillon, Sea (interference), 11:01. Jacobs, Sea (roughing), 14:34. Leach, Ktn (roughing), 14:34. Parker, Sea (roughing), 15:59. King, Ktn (roughing), 15:59. Ismond, Ktn (unsportsmanlike conduct), 16:53.
Second period – No scoring. Penalties – Lockhart, Sea (holding), 14:09. Molle, Ktn (interference), 17:46. Leach, Ktn (delay of game), 18:42. Mathews, Ktn (slashing-served by Senkerik), 19:28.
Third period – No scoring. Penalties – King, Ktn (tripping), 1:26. Jacobs, Sea (hooking), 2:36. Haber, Sea (holding), 4:36. Haber, Sea (hooking), 15:46.
Overtime – 1, Kootenay, Ismond 2 (Pacovsky, Leach), 3:54. Penalties – No penalties.
Shots on goal – Seattle 8-5-10-1 24. Kootenay 17-6-8-3 34. Goalies – Seattle, Pickard 34 shots-33 saves (3-7-1-1); Kootenay, Mathews 24-24 (3-4-0-0). Power plays – Seattle 0-6; Kootenay 0-5. A – 2,695. Referee – Brett Iverson, Steve Papp. Linesmen – Steve Cochrane, Jim Maniago.
