WENATCHEE, Wash. –
The Wenatchee Wolves, proud members of the Northern Pacific Hockey League, were
successful in their season-opening weekend set against the Bellingham Blazers,
winning 5-2 on Saturday, September 12th and 6-1 on Sunday, September
13th.
In Saturday’s 5-2 win, Denton
Hymer (East Wenatchee, WA) opened the scoring late in the first period of a
game in which the Wolves never trailed.
Richie Stickle
(Healy, AK) and Thomas Hendry (Salt
Lake City, UT) scored second period goals, staking Wenatchee to a 3-1 lead
after two.
In the third, Hendry scored his second of the contest, then,
after a Bellingham goal made it a 4-2 game, Johnny Schacher (Bakersfield, CA) wrapped up the scoring, helping
lead the Wolves to the 5-2 win. Max Flynn made 34 saves for Wenatchee. The
Wolves were 1-for-2 on the power play and 2-of-3 on the penalty kill.
In Sunday’s 6-1 win, Stickle scored twice, while Raymond Fleming (Palo Alto, CA), Hayden Givens (Portland, OR) and Tom Ignatovich (Seattle, WA) had a goal
and an assist each. Brayden Durante
(New Westminster, BC) also chipped in with a goal. Bronson Moore (Kennewick, WA) made 17 saves for Wenatchee. The
Wolves were 2-for-11 on the power play and 5-of-6 on the penalty kill. “It was
nice to obviously get two wins to start the season out.” said Wenatchee Wolves
Head Coach Ryan McKelvie. “I thought our guys played hard all weekend and there
was a lot of strong things to build off of. Obviously to start the year, we
want to get better every time we get on the ice. To start the year on a good
note was nice and we’ll just keep working to try to get better.”
Next NPHL action for Wenatchee is a home-and-home series
with Tri-Cities in Kennewick on October 2nd and in Wenatchee on
October 3rd at 7:35pm at The Community Rink. Admission is free.
WENATCHEE WOLVES NPHL HOCKEY
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