Hanzel Scores Game Winner As T-Birds Battle Past Tips
Milic has 32 saves in 2-1 win over Everett
KENT, March 31, 2021 — Jeremy Hanzel scored the game-winning goal midway through the third period and Thomas Milic made 32 saves as the Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Everett Silvertips 2-1 Wednesday night at accceso ShoWare Center.
The T-Birds are now 4-2-0-0 and handed Everett (5-1-0-0) their first loss of the season. The T-Birds next game is Friday at Everett at 7:05pm. They travel to play the Spokane Chiefs on Sunday at 5:10pm.
Hanzel collected the puck inside the blue line in the defensive zone and made a spin move to get away from a Silvertips forward. Hanzel then passed the puck up to Lucas Ciona in the neutral zone and skated hard up ice. Hanzel took a pass back from Ciona, muscled past a Tip defender and came in alone against Everett goalie Dustin Wolf. Hanzel stickhandled towards Wolf and beat the goalie through the legs with a slick move at 10:18.
Great play by Jeremy Hanzel to collect the puck, get it to Lucas Ciona, take, pass back and muscle past Tip to get in alone on Wolf. Slick move puts us up 2-1. #LetsGoBirds pic.twitter.com/DBzob3yNej
— Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) April 1, 2021
Goalie Thomas Milic had nine saves in the first period, 10 saves in the second period and 13 saves in the third period. His record this season is now 3-2-0-0.
Seattle started the third period down one but tied it up 1-1 at 3:27 of the period on a power-play goal by Conner Roulette. Both Jared Davidson and Henrik Rybinski got a shot on net before Roulette banged in a rebound from the left of Wolf for his fourth goal of the season.
Conner Roulette tied the game 1-1 early in the third period on the power play. #LetsGoBirds pic.twitter.com/4gq6jwKIFr
— Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) April 1, 2021
Everett went in front 1-0 with 1:50 left in the second period on a goal by Ethan Regnier.
Wolf was pulled for an extra attacker with 39 seconds left in the game. Milic gloved a desperation Everett shot from the left corner as the horn sounded and he was mobbed by his teammates.
SCORING SUMMARY
First period – No scoring. Penalties – Rempe, Sea (major-fighting), 3:29. Fairbrother, Evt (major-fighting), 3:29.
Second period – 1, Everett, Regnier 3 (Seeley), 18:10. Penalties – Campbell, Evt (unsportsmanlike conduct, major-fighting), 1:19. Rempe, Sea (major-fighting), 1:19.
Third period – 2, Seattle, Roulette 4 (Mount, Rybinski), 3:27 (pp). 3, Seattle, Hanzel 2 (Ciona), 10:18. Penalties – Roest, Evt (high-sticking), 3:18. Goncalves, Evt (holding opponents stick), 4:27.
Shots on goal – Seattle 12-13-11 36, Everett 9-11-13 33. Goalies – Seattle, Milic 33 shots-32 saves (3-2-0-0); Everett, Wolf 36-32 (4-1-0-0). Power plays – Seattle 1-3; Everett 0-1. Referees – Sean MacFarlane, Ian Jendro. Linesmen – Justin Nicol, Mark Heier.
