WHL roundup: Sward scores two as Wild beat Thunderbirds 7-4
By The Canadian Press on February 15, 2024.
SEATTLE – Graham Sward scored twice as Wenatchee Wild defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 7-4 in Western Hockey League action on Wednesday night. Evan Friesen, Briley Wood, Jonas Woo, Karter Prosofsky and Rodzers Bukarts also scored once for Wenatchee (28-21-4-0). Wild netminder Brendan Gee saved 27 of 31 shots. Antonio Martorana, Sam Popowich, Nathan Pilling and Eric Alarie had Seattle’s (18-31-2-0) goals. Thunderbirds goaltender Scott Ratzlaff stopped 30 of 37 shots. Elsewhere in the WHL on Wednesday: — BRONCOS 4 HURRICANES 1 SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Mathew Ward had a goal and two assists as the Swift Current Broncos downed the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Connor Hvidston, Owen Pickering and Clarke Caswell also scored for Swift Current (27-19-4-2). Broncos netminder Reid Dyck stopped 21 of 22 shots. Brayden Edwards scored once for Lethbridge (24-24-3-0). Hurricanes goaltender Harrison Meneghin saved 30 shots. — GIANTS 5 ROYALS 1 VICTORIA, B.C. — Kyren Gronick scored twice as the Vancouver Giants topped the Victoria Royals. Cameron Schmidt, Aaron Obobaifo and Tomis Marinkovic also scored for the Giants (25-24-3-0). Giants goaltender Brett Mirwald saved 31 of 32 shots. Casper Evensen Haugenhad the lone goal for Victoria (25-21-4-4). Royals goaltender Jayden Kraus stopped 26 in the loss. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 14, 2024. 23-22
