Everett Falls to Kamloops
On Tuesday night at Sport Mart Place in Kamloops, BC the Kamloops Blazers defeated the Everett Silvertips by a score of 4-2. This is the third of five meetings between the two teams with Everett out on top 2-1 in the series. The Silvertips’ season record fell to 19-12-6-2 with 46 points. Everett stays in second in the US Division, still five points behind the leader, the Seattle Thunderbirds. Kamloops improves their record to 15-21-2-2, still fifth in the BC Division.
Rookie Karel Hromas started the scoring for both the Silvertips and the game at 2:59 in the first period with a one timer that slid past Devan Dubnyk. This is Hromas’ 11th goal on the year. Torrie Wheat added an assist on the tally. Kamloops tied it up eight minutes later with a shot from Raymond Macias and an assist from Roman Tesliuk. Everett out shot Kamloops 10-8 through the first period.
It was a fast and furious start to the second. Early in the period Ryan Bender put one in the back of the net unassisted. This was Bender’s first goal on the year. A little over a minute later Derek Lewis fired a shot from the left wing side and found the net for his first goal in the WHL to tie the game at two a piece. The Blazers would strike back as Richard Jasovsky put another goal on the board from Raymond Macias and Ryan Bender, to bring Kamloops to a 3-2 lead over Everett. Shots in the second period were Everett 5 and Kamloops 10.
On a power play at 5:56 in the third, Roman Tesliuk blasted a shot from the center point and extended the Blazers’ lead to 4-2. Richard Jasovsky and Moises Gutierrez recorded assists on the goal. The Silvertips did not register a third period shot on goal until 19:02. Shots at the end of the 3rd period were Everett 1 and Kamloops 4.
Final shots on goal for the hockey game were Everett 16 and Kamloops 22. On the power play the Silvertips went 0 for 4 while Kamloops went 1 for 4. Michael Wall falls to 14-11-5 while Devan Dubnyk rises to 12-21-2.
The Silvertips are back in action on Friday, January 7th against the Spokane Chiefs at the Everett Events Center. The puck drops at 7:05pm.
Silvertips Box Scores
Karel Hromas 1 G
Derek Lewis 1 G
Torrie Wheat 1 A
Randy King 1 A
Mike Wall: 18 saves on 22 shots
Shots on Goal: Everett 10/5/1 for a total of 16, Kamloops 8/10/4 for a total of 22
Power Play: Everett 0 for 4, Kamloops 1 for 4
Attendance: 4,729
3 Stars of the Game
1. Richard Jasovsky (KAM)
2. Raymond Macias (KAM)
3. Derek Lewis (EVT)
