{"id":9301,"date":"2010-01-25T09:12:04","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T17:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/seattle-downed-by-winterhawks-sell-out-crowd-comes-to-showare\/"},"modified":"2016-10-23T15:40:38","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T22:40:38","slug":"seattle-downed-by-winterhawks-sell-out-crowd-comes-to-showare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/seattle-downed-by-winterhawks-sell-out-crowd-comes-to-showare\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle downed by Winterhawks; sell-out crowd comes to ShoWare"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Portland Winterhawks<\/a> defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds<\/a> by a score of 6-1 Jan. 23 at the ShoWare Center<\/a> in Kent.<\/a><\/p>\n

A ShoWare Center record crowd of 6,151 were in attendance for the T-Birds’ annual Teddy Bear Toss. The Thunderbirds collected 4,049 stuffed animals that will be distributed to children in times of emergency and crisis by the WARM 106.9 FM Teddy Bear Patrol.<\/p>\n

Fans in attendance flooded the ice with teddy bears and stuffed animals after Prab Rai scored the T-Birds’ first goal at 5:44 of the second period.<\/p>\n

Portland opened the scoring at 4:56 of the first period on Chris Francis’ 21st goal of the season. Seth Swenson and Taylor Aronson were credited with assists.<\/p>\n

The Winterhawks extended their lead to 2-0 at 9:46 of the first period on Ty Rattie’s 9th goal of the season. Aronson registered the only assist.<\/p>\n

Portland outshot Seattle 15-5 in the first period.<\/p>\n

Rai’s power-play goal cut the lead to 2-1 at 5:44 of the second period. Defenseman Jeremy Schappert took a shot from the point that was deflected by Portland goalie Ian Curtis. The rebound bounced to Rai who was waiting at the bottom of the left circle. Rai put a wrist shot past a sprawling Curtis for his 26th goal of the season. Lindsay Nielsen was also credited with an assist.<\/p>\n

Portland extended their lead to 3-1 at 12:14 of the second period on Luke Walker’s 19th goal of the season.<\/p>\n

The Winterhawks took a 4-1 lead at 17:38 of the second period on a powerplay goal by Brad Ross, his 23rd goal of the season. Ryan Johansen and Joe Morrow were credited with assists.<\/p>\n

Seattle outshot Portland 9-6 in the second period, but Portland still held the lead in total shots, 21-14.<\/p>\n

Portland went ahead 5-1 at 6:33 of the third period on Rattie’s second goal of the game, his 10th of the season. Francis and Johansen assisted on the goal.<\/p>\n

The Winterhawks added to their lead at 7:49 of the third on Seth Swenson’s first goal of the season. Francis was credited with the lone assist.<\/p>\n

Seattle outshot Portland 16-15 in the final period, leaving Portland with a 36-30 advantage for the game.<\/p>\n

Seattle goalie Calvin Pickard (12-22-4-4) made 30 saves on 36 shots.<\/p>\n

Portland goalie Ian Curtis (17-7-1-1) faced 30 shots and made 29 saves to earn the victory.<\/p>\n

The T-Birds travel to Kelowna on Wednesday to take on the Rockets at 7 p.m. On Friday, the T-Birds will be in Spokane to face the Chiefs at 7 p.m. and finish off their road trip in Portland where they will face the Winterhawks at 7:05 p.m. The T-Birds return to the ShoWare Center on Sunday, January 31 to face Kelowna at 5:05 p.m.<\/p>\n

T-Birds’ single-game tickets for the 2009-10 season are available online at the T-Birds’ Web site<\/a> and at the ShoWare Center box office.<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

T-Birds Group tickets are currently on sale. Group tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

SCORING SUMMARY<\/p>\n

First period – 1, Portland, Francis 21 (Swenson, Aronson), 4:56. 2, Portland, Rattie 9 (Aronson), 9:46. Penalties – Walker, Por (goaltender interference), 5:31. Aronson, Por (interference), 12:19.<\/p>\n

Second period – 3, Seattle, Rai 26 (Schappert, Nielsen), 5:44 (pp). 4, Portland, Walker 19, 12:14. 5, Portland, Ross 23 (Johansen, Morrow), 17:38 (pp). Penalties – Bench, Por (too many men – served by Niederreiter), 4:58. Elliot, Sea (goaltender interference), 16:24.<\/p>\n

Third period – 6, Rattie 10 (Francis, Johansen), 6:33. 7, Swenson 1 (Francis), 7:49. Penalties – Boychuk, Por (roughing), 13:19. Morrow, Por (cross checking), 13:19. Jacobs, Sea (major-fighting), 18:14. Ross, Por (major-fighting), 18:14. Ramsay, Sea (major-fighting), 18:16. Ponich, Por (major-fighting), 18:16. Dillon, Sea (major- fighting), 18:43. Boychuk, Por (major-fighting), 18:43. Fleming, Sea (major-fighting), 20:00. Bennett, Por (major-fighting), 20:00.<\/p>\n

Shots on goal – Seattle 5-9-16 30. Portland 15-6-15 36. Goalies – Seattle, Pickard 36 shots-30 saves (12-22-4-4); Portland, Curtis 30-29 (17-7-1-1). Power plays – Seattle 1-5; Portland 1-1. A – 6,151. Referee – Matt Kirk, Brett Montsion. Linesmen – Chris Carlson, Trent Knorr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Portland Winterhawks defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds by a score of 6-1 Jan. 23 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
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