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The Seattle Thunderbirds lost at home to the Prince George Cougars Friday night, falling 3-1.
The loss puts Seattle’s record at 4-5-0-1 this season, while Prince George improves to 7-4-0-0 with its fourth straight victory.
Logan Flodell made his season debut in the net for the T-Birds. The 17-year-old stopped 37 of 40 shots.
Ty Edmonds started for Prince George and got his seventh win of the season after making 26 saves on 27 shots.
Flodell left the net with two minutes left in the game, giving Seattle six attackers as it attempted to make up a three-goal deficit.
Keegan Kolesar scored with just .3 seconds remaining in the game to give Seattle its only goal of the game. Justin Hickman shot from a sharp angle near the goal line. Edmonds stopped the shot but the rebound got away from him and made it to Kolesar, who pushed it home before time expired. Hickman and Ryan Gropp had the assists.
The T-Birds are back in action Saturday night when they take on the Kamloops Blazers at ShoWare Center at 7:05. After that, Seattle hosts the Spokane Chiefs on Friday at 7:35 p.m.
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Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.
SCORING SUMMARY
First period – 1, Prince George, Harkins 3 (Carvalho), 11:43. Penalties – Ruopp, Prince George (high-sticking), 4:48. Soltes, Prince George (hooking), 7:26. Ottenbreit, Seattle (roughing), 11:07. McDonald, Prince George (roughing), 11:07. Neuls, Seattle (tripping), 16:20.
Second period – 2, Prince George, Braid 2 (Bethune), 16:01 (pp). Penalties – McNulty, Prince George (charging), 1:04. Holowko, Seattle (interference), 14:05. Allan, Seattle (hooking), 17:58.
Third period – 3, Prince George, Erricson 8 (Harkins), 3:49. 4, Seattle, Kolesar 3 (Hickman, Gropp), 19:59. Penalties – Khaira, Seattle (major-fighting, interference), 9:16. Spencer, Seattle (major-fighting, game misconduct), 9:16. McNulty, Prince George (major-fighting, instigating, game misconduct), 9:16. Tomchuk, Prince George (major-fighting, game misconduct), 9:16. Hickman, Seattle (unsportsmanlike conduct), 9:35. Ruopp, Prince George (unsportsmanlike conduct), 9:35. Anderson, Prince George (holding), 11:24. Holowko, Seattle (elbowing), 13:30. Hickman, Seattle (roughing), 15:08.
Shots on goal – Seattle 8-9-10 27, Prince George 11-11-18 40. Goalies – Seattle, Flodell 40 shots-37 saves (0-1-0-0); Prince George, Edmonds 27-26 (7-3-0-0). Power plays – Seattle 0-4; Prince George 1-5. A – 4,061. Referee – Jeff Ingram. Linesmen – Aaron Mills, Ron Dietterle.
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