December 2, 2025 – Tightwad Tuesday

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THE SCENE-SETTER:

After dropping a 3-0 decision to B.C. Division-leading Prince George on Friday, Wenatchee had its sights set on a quick rebound Saturday. They got it with a 6-1 win against Regina behind a mind-boggling six-goal second period that stretched the limits of the team’s record book. Keets Fawcett tunneled a shot through with 4:17 left in the first period to send the Pats to the dressing room, but Josh Fluker started the outburst with a wrist shot from the right half at the 2:13 mark. Luka Shcherbyna drove the puck to the net and scored at 7:38 of the period, and with four seconds left on a power play at 12:17, Michal Capos ripped a shot down the slot for his first WHL goal. Maddix McCagherty bounced a shot off of Matthew Hutchison and in for a 4-1 lead with 5:06 remaining in the period, and Shcherbyna hammered home a pair of opportunities from the back post on the power play at 16:48 and 18:59. In all, the Wild closed out the night at 6-for-9 on special teams, including a 3-for-6 finish on the power play. Shcherbyna’s hat trick led the way, but 11 players picked up at least one point for Wenatchee, including goaltender Tobias Tvrznik, who added an assist to his 25-save performance.

 

KNOW YOUR FOE:

Swift Current catches the Wild in the midst of a six-game stretch through the U.S. Division, and an overall eight-game road trip – the Broncos are trying to arrest an extended slide, after starting the year 6-3, with standings points in seven of their first 10. Portland snagged a 7-2 win over the Broncos, starting with three goals in the first 10-and-a-half minutes. Noah Kosick notched a goal with 4:45 to go in the first period, but by the end of the second period the Winterhawks had built the lead to as many as five goals, with two goals apiece from Ryan Miller and Nathan Brown. Anthony Wilson’s power play goal with 3:27 left in the second period made it 6-2, before Nathan Free buried a Winterhawks goal at 3:42 on the man-advantage. Portland wrapped up the night at 2-for-4 on the power play, with an astounding 51 shots in the game. Though the Broncos have taken losses in 14 of 16, to their credit, they’ve been a tough team to solve in the close games, with a 5-2-1 record in one-goal finishes.

 

BOOK IT!:

The binding on the team’s record book got a good workout during the second period of Saturday’s game against Regina, coming up a single goal short of the 30-year WHL franchise’s record for most goals in a period and most power play goals in one period. However, Luka Shcherbyna made history as the first player in franchise history to post a hat trick in a single period more than once – his first single-stanza hat trick also came against a Saskatchewan foe, in the third period of a February 4 visit to the Moose Jaw Warriors last season.

 

HITTING HARD AT HOME:

Being home for the holidays may be just what the doctor ordered as Wenatchee looks to gain a foothold in its climb up the standings – the Wild have won six of eight at home, with three of those wins against teams that were leading their divisions at the time. Their successful defense of home ice also allowed the Wild to finish November with a 6-6 record, their first .500 win in a single month since going 5-4-1-1 last November.

 

IN THE MIX WITH SIX:

Maddix McCagherty now has  the team’s top point streak this season after his goal and an assist Saturday night, posting a point in his sixth straight appearance. He had shared that honor with Luka Shcherbyna prior to Friday’s loss to Prince George, a game in which McCagherty did not play.

 

TIP-TOP TOBY:

Tobias Tvrznik has been nothing if not consistent for Wenatchee in net, regardless of the outcome – his .920 save percentage is tied for third in the WHL, and his 2.88 goals-against average is 12^th in the WHL despite facing more shots than all goaltenders above him other than Prince George’s Joshua Ravensbergen. His save percentage has been at or above .900 in 13 of his 16 appearances this season, and his last eight in a row.