KENT – It had been 50 games without a goal for Seattle Thunderbirds rookie forward Brendan Williamson. He had endured a number of close calls, goalies making great saves, and shots ringing off the posts. It may have felt like it never was going to happen. With 3:39 left in Saturday’s game with the Portland […]
The Thunderbirds made things closer than perhaps they should have been Tuesday night but were able to beat an injury-riddled Tri-City team to improve their playoff standings.
The Thunderbirds earned a valuable point Saturday night after storming back from a 5-2 deficit against the Portland Winterhawks. They would eventually fall to Portland in the shootout.
Seattle got 23 saves from rookie goalie Thomas Milic, who was called up as an injury replacement, to win its fourth straight game, 4-2 over the Regina Pats.