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T-Birds Fall to Cougars in Season Opener
Prince George, BC, September 22, 2006 - The Prince George Cougars defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-2 Friday night at the CN Centre in the season opening game for both teams.
This was the first game of a back-to-back series between the two teams. They meet Saturday night at 7 p.m. Prince George took a 1-0 lead at 6:44 of the first period on a goal by Brett Robertson. Jared Walker had the only assist.
Walker scored a power-play goal at 11 of the first to give the Cougars a 2-0 lead. Robertson and Dan Gendur had the assists.
Aaron Gagnon put the T-Birds on the board at 13:49 of the first. Bud Holloway had the puck in the Seattle zone and hit Gagnon with a pass at center ice just in front of the red line. Gagnon passed to Radek Meidl along the left boards and Meidl brought the puck into the Cougars zone. After the pass Gagnon charged towards the front of the net. Meidl passed back to Gagnon and the T-Birds captain beat Prince George goalie Real Cyr five-hole for his first goal of the season.
Prince George outshot Seattle 11-3 in the first period.
The T-Birds outshot the Cougars 11-6 in a scoreless second period. The Cougars led 17-14 in shots going into the second intermission.
The Cougars took a 3-1 lead 32 seconds into the third period on a power-play goal by Dana Tyrell. Robertson and Ty Wishart had the assists.
Eric Hunter scored a power-play goal at 5:32 to give the Cougars a 4-1 lead. Dan Gendur and Robertson had the assists.
David Richard scored a power-play goal with 57 seconds left in the game. Richard was planted in front of Cyr where he converted a pass from Thomas Hickey. Meidl had the second assist.
Seattle outshot Prince George 28-25 in the game.
Seattle goalie Derek Yeomans made 21 saves on 25 shots in his T-Bird debut and his record is now 0-1-0.
Cyr made 26 saves on 28 shots and his record is now 1-0-0.
The T-Birds and Cougars play the second game of the back-to-back series on Saturday night at 7 p.m. The game can be heard on 1150 AM KKNW.
Thunderbird tickets are currently on sale for all regular 2006-07 regular season home games. Tickets are priced at $20, $16 & $12 Tickets may be purchased by calling 206 628-0888 or 206 448 PUCK (7825) or online at www.seattlethunderbirds.com. Tickets may also be purchased at all TicketMaster Outlets, the KeyArena's West Box Office Monday - Saturday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM and The Hockey Store located at 14326 124th Ave NE in Kirkland. For additional ticket information on Season Tickets and Group Rates please call 206 448 PUCK.
SCORING SUMMARY
First period - 1, Prince George, Robertson 1 (Walker), 6:44. 2, Prince George, Walker 1 (Robertson, Gendur), 11:58 (pp). 3, Seattle, Gagnon 1 (Holloway, Meidl), 13:49. Penalties - Hickey, Sea (interference), :25. Gagnon, Sea (hooking), 1:08. Meaver, PG (tripping), 4:05. Gagnon, Sea (slashing), 7:23. Vanduynhoven, PG (roughing), 7:23. Richard, Sea (interference), 7:57. Acolatse, Sea (delay of game), 11:18. Gagnon, Sea (roughing), 14:01. Walker, PG (roughing), 14:01. Durand, Sea (holding), 18:47.
Second period - No scoring. Penalties - Olson, Sea (major-fighting), :59. Fuller, PG (major-fighting), :59. Meidl, Sea (hooking), 3:12. Gendur, PG (hooking), 4:52. Hickey, Sea (tripping), 7:38. Meaver, PG (hooking), 8:47. Redden, PG (major- kneeing, major-fighting, game misconduct), 9:25. Klinkhammer, Sea (instigator-served by Jo. Schappert, major-fighting, 10-minute misconduct), 9:25. Gendur, PG (cross checking, unsportsmanlike conduct) 9:25. Hunter, PG (cross checking, unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:23. Acolatse, Sea (unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:23. Nielsen, Sea (cross checking), 16:00. Holloway, Sea (interference), 16:48. Olson, Sea (unsportsmanlike conduct-diving, roughing), 18:34. Hunter, PG (double minor-roughing), 18:34. Gendur, PG (10-minute misconduct), 18:34.
Third period - 4, Prince George, Tyrell 1 (Robertson, Wishart), :32 (pp). 5, Prince George, Hunter 1 (Gendur, Robertson), 5:27 (pp). 6, Seattle, Richard 1 (Hickey, Meidl) 19:03 (pp). Penalties - Gagnon, Sea (goaltender interference), 4:49. Meaver, PG (holding), 5:49. Olson, Sea (tripping), 9:00. Hunter, PG (hooking), 10:31. Klinkhammer, Sea (slashing), 13:29. Scott, Sea (elbowing), 14:36. Durand, Sea (holding), 15:15. Vrana, PG (hooking), 15:24. Patterson, PG (slashing), 16:52. Sagert, PG (roughing), 18:03. Meaver, PG (tripping), 19:33.
Shots on goal - Seattle 3-11-14 28. Prince George 11-6-8 25. Goalies - Seattle, Yeomans 25 shots-21 saves (0-1-0); Prince George, Cyr 28-26 (1-0-0). Power plays - Seattle 1- 11; Prince George 3-16. A - 3,949. Referee - Chris Savage, Ryan Agar. Linesmen - Brandon Dombroski, Dean Laschowski.
Prince George, BC, September 22, 2006 - The Prince George Cougars defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-2 Friday night at the CN Centre in the season opening game for both teams.
This was the first game of a back-to-back series between the two teams. They meet Saturday night at 7 p.m. Prince George took a 1-0 lead at 6:44 of the first period on a goal by Brett Robertson. Jared Walker had the only assist.
Walker scored a power-play goal at 11 of the first to give the Cougars a 2-0 lead. Robertson and Dan Gendur had the assists.
Aaron Gagnon put the T-Birds on the board at 13:49 of the first. Bud Holloway had the puck in the Seattle zone and hit Gagnon with a pass at center ice just in front of the red line. Gagnon passed to Radek Meidl along the left boards and Meidl brought the puck into the Cougars zone. After the pass Gagnon charged towards the front of the net. Meidl passed back to Gagnon and the T-Birds captain beat Prince George goalie Real Cyr five-hole for his first goal of the season.
Prince George outshot Seattle 11-3 in the first period.
The T-Birds outshot the Cougars 11-6 in a scoreless second period. The Cougars led 17-14 in shots going into the second intermission.
The Cougars took a 3-1 lead 32 seconds into the third period on a power-play goal by Dana Tyrell. Robertson and Ty Wishart had the assists.
Eric Hunter scored a power-play goal at 5:32 to give the Cougars a 4-1 lead. Dan Gendur and Robertson had the assists.
David Richard scored a power-play goal with 57 seconds left in the game. Richard was planted in front of Cyr where he converted a pass from Thomas Hickey. Meidl had the second assist.
Seattle outshot Prince George 28-25 in the game.
Seattle goalie Derek Yeomans made 21 saves on 25 shots in his T-Bird debut and his record is now 0-1-0.
Cyr made 26 saves on 28 shots and his record is now 1-0-0.
The T-Birds and Cougars play the second game of the back-to-back series on Saturday night at 7 p.m. The game can be heard on 1150 AM KKNW.
Thunderbird tickets are currently on sale for all regular 2006-07 regular season home games. Tickets are priced at $20, $16 & $12 Tickets may be purchased by calling 206 628-0888 or 206 448 PUCK (7825) or online at www.seattlethunderbirds.com. Tickets may also be purchased at all TicketMaster Outlets, the KeyArena's West Box Office Monday - Saturday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM and The Hockey Store located at 14326 124th Ave NE in Kirkland. For additional ticket information on Season Tickets and Group Rates please call 206 448 PUCK.
SCORING SUMMARY
First period - 1, Prince George, Robertson 1 (Walker), 6:44. 2, Prince George, Walker 1 (Robertson, Gendur), 11:58 (pp). 3, Seattle, Gagnon 1 (Holloway, Meidl), 13:49. Penalties - Hickey, Sea (interference), :25. Gagnon, Sea (hooking), 1:08. Meaver, PG (tripping), 4:05. Gagnon, Sea (slashing), 7:23. Vanduynhoven, PG (roughing), 7:23. Richard, Sea (interference), 7:57. Acolatse, Sea (delay of game), 11:18. Gagnon, Sea (roughing), 14:01. Walker, PG (roughing), 14:01. Durand, Sea (holding), 18:47.
Second period - No scoring. Penalties - Olson, Sea (major-fighting), :59. Fuller, PG (major-fighting), :59. Meidl, Sea (hooking), 3:12. Gendur, PG (hooking), 4:52. Hickey, Sea (tripping), 7:38. Meaver, PG (hooking), 8:47. Redden, PG (major- kneeing, major-fighting, game misconduct), 9:25. Klinkhammer, Sea (instigator-served by Jo. Schappert, major-fighting, 10-minute misconduct), 9:25. Gendur, PG (cross checking, unsportsmanlike conduct) 9:25. Hunter, PG (cross checking, unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:23. Acolatse, Sea (unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:23. Nielsen, Sea (cross checking), 16:00. Holloway, Sea (interference), 16:48. Olson, Sea (unsportsmanlike conduct-diving, roughing), 18:34. Hunter, PG (double minor-roughing), 18:34. Gendur, PG (10-minute misconduct), 18:34.
Third period - 4, Prince George, Tyrell 1 (Robertson, Wishart), :32 (pp). 5, Prince George, Hunter 1 (Gendur, Robertson), 5:27 (pp). 6, Seattle, Richard 1 (Hickey, Meidl) 19:03 (pp). Penalties - Gagnon, Sea (goaltender interference), 4:49. Meaver, PG (holding), 5:49. Olson, Sea (tripping), 9:00. Hunter, PG (hooking), 10:31. Klinkhammer, Sea (slashing), 13:29. Scott, Sea (elbowing), 14:36. Durand, Sea (holding), 15:15. Vrana, PG (hooking), 15:24. Patterson, PG (slashing), 16:52. Sagert, PG (roughing), 18:03. Meaver, PG (tripping), 19:33.
Shots on goal - Seattle 3-11-14 28. Prince George 11-6-8 25. Goalies - Seattle, Yeomans 25 shots-21 saves (0-1-0); Prince George, Cyr 28-26 (1-0-0). Power plays - Seattle 1- 11; Prince George 3-16. A - 3,949. Referee - Chris Savage, Ryan Agar. Linesmen - Brandon Dombroski, Dean Laschowski.