{"id":30469,"date":"2017-09-17T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/silvertips-drop-thunderbirds-in-preseason-finale-whl\/"},"modified":"2017-09-17T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-17T17:30:00","slug":"silvertips-drop-thunderbirds-in-preseason-finale-whl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/silvertips-drop-thunderbirds-in-preseason-finale-whl\/","title":{"rendered":"Silvertips drop Thunderbirds in preseason finale | WHL"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Everett Silvertips defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-1 Saturday night at the accesso ShoWare Center in the final preseason game for both teams.<\/p>\n

The T-Birds lost six of their seven preseason games, including three to the I-5 rival Silvertips.<\/p>\n

The WHL champion T-Birds open the Western Hockey League regular season against the Tri-City Americans at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 at ShoWare. The opener will feature the raising of two championship banners.<\/p>\n

Everett took a 1-0 lead at 18:24 of the first period on a goal from Montana Onyebuchi. The Silvertips went in front 2-0 on a shorthanded goal from Orrin Centazzo at 12:25 of the second period and made it 3-0 at 15:50 of the third on a power-play goal from Brandson Hein.<\/p>\n

Danton Belluk replaced Dorrin Luding in net with five minutes left in the second period. Luding had nine saves.<\/p>\n

Dawson Butt scored on the power play at 5:02 of the third and Riley Bruce scored at 13:25 of the third to give the Silvertips a 5-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Seattle got on the board at 16:56 of the third with a four-on-four goal by Reece Harsch.<\/p>\n

Matthew Wedman passed the puck from the left board to Harsch at the left point. Harsch took a slap shot that beat Belluk over the left shoulder. Noah Philp had the second assist.<\/p>\n

Everett outshot Seattle 8-4 in the third period and 29-23 in the game.<\/p>\n

Seattle goalie Cole Schwebius had 24 saves on 29 shots.<\/p>\n

Belluk had 13 saves on 14 shots.<\/p>\n

Tickets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Single-game tickets are on sale online on the T-Birds website<\/a> and at the ShoWare Center box office.<\/p>\n

Season tickets may be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.<\/p>\n

SCORING SUMMARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

First period<\/strong> – 1, Everett, Onyebuchi 1 (Kindopp), 18:24. Penalties – Dewar, Evt (tripping), 6:13. Neuls, Sea (embellishment), 6:13. Hamaliuk, Sea (tripping), 15:45.<\/p>\n

Second period<\/strong> – 2, Everett, Centazzo 5 (Christiansen, Sutter), 12:25 (sh). 3, Everett, Hein 1 (Dewar), 15:50. Penalties – Adams, Sea (unsportsmanlike conduct), 0:00. Dewar, Evt (unsportsmanlike conduct), 0:00. Fonteyne, Evt (major-slew footing, game misconduct), 7:55. Harsch, Sea (slashing), 15:42. Dewar, Evt (elbowing), 19:12. Ormsby, Sea (roughing), 19:37. Christiansen, Evt (roughing), 19:37.<\/p>\n

Third period<\/strong> – 4, Everett, Butt 3 (Vitelli), 5:02 (pp). 5, Everett, Bruce 2 (Dewar), 13:25. 6, Seattle, Harsch 1 (Wedman, Philp), 16:56. Penalties – Strand, Sea (closing hand on puck), 3:28. McNelly, Sea (boarding), 8:16. Liwiski, Evt (clipping), 10:58. McNelly, Sea (cross checking), 15:23. Onyebuchi, Evt (unsportsmanlike conduct), 15:23. Christiansen, Evt (roughing), 17:36. Bargar, Sea (roughing), 17:36.<\/p>\n

Shots on goal<\/strong> – Seattle 9-10-4 23, Everett 6-15-8 29. Goalies<\/strong> – Seattle, Schwebius 29 shots-24 saves (0-4-0-0); Everett, Luding 9-9 (3-1-0-0), Belluk 14-13. Power plays<\/strong> – Seattle 0-2; Everett 2-4. Referees<\/strong> – Adam Griffiths, Ryan Benbow. Linesmen<\/strong> – Nick Bilko, Devon Sephton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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