Matěj Pekař vs Everett | Mar 28 2025
for the first time since winning it all in 2023 faceoff is won by Julius Miietn at center who takes a shove from Braden Sherman on the right side jesse Heslop holding rink wide finds Mietinan up with space quickly closing in as Caleb Hartman miietnan trying to stick handle his way along the goal line it’s Raymon sliding around behind he takes a heavy hit from Cumbi battle for the puck cumby takes up a lot of space he wins the puck away slides it up the near side boards looking for Mate Picos ashton Cumby 6’5 216 on the back end for Seattle as the Thunderbirds send it down the length of the ice and Jackson Vaughn and Cole Temple a line that played exceedingly well in the final weeks of the regular season lifted up into the air gloved down by Mate Picos
at center it is Sherman carrying forward joined by Duning Netmouth and he just missed by a matter of inches hi davidson will field for the Thunderbirds and drop it back as a new unit is on for both sides mate Pakos to his right wrist shot save rebound score playing it off the rebound and burying it from the near side circle it’s Hayden Paka and the Thunderbirds have struck first 346 gone by in the first period looks to his right braden Sherman carries in he’s marked by Breckli rotates around the boards dunn bounces off of Pierce who is down to the ice away come the tips in transition dominic Raymon one hands it around behind the end line high Davidson able to steal away for Seattle held at the point by Breckli chopped up into the air off the windows round behind the net it goes heslop centering feed off a skate out of reach of Meatin and the Thunderbirds will clear it out to center hesop arm-in- arm with Hyde Davidson as Picos wins it back to Sherman at center it’s Hartman sends to the crease and sticks down by Lal and he will freeze a seasoned vet and former captain of the Medicine Hat Tigers faceoff is won by the Tips kaden Hamill a shot off the end wall rotating to the near side boards terren Smith off the glass around the shelf far wing coster Dunn takes a check battle for the puck near circle done trying to evade a flying in Dominic Raymon and it’s lifted up and out all the way down towards Lal who will freeze in front of the net as Picos was barely first career playoff goal and back to work go the Thunderbirds in their own zone throws a hit out to center Kaden Hamill crossing the center for Terren Smith up into the air rolling to the far corner Julius Meatin around behind the net trying to avoid Cumby scooped by Raymon back for Miatan and along the near wall pops free intended for Heslop avoiding him is Picos with nice stick work sherman takes a check trying to lead Dunn at the near wall smith lifts the stick smith and Dunn will jostle in the near corner away from the play there’s a heavy hit far corner as Hamill comes together with Picos up comes Raymon loses control of the puck near side wall jackson Vaughn lowers his shoulder against high Davidson davidson wins the punty joining the team as a second round pick whose dad Fernando Pasani was a key part in the Oilers run to the Stanley Cup final in ’06 here’s a shot by Dupont that’s blocked by Mate Picos pasani led the Oilers in goal scoring that postseason as a third fourthline guy 9:15 left in the first period and you can go through the annals of history and look at heroes in the Stanley Cup final mike Rup has a Stanley Cup winning goal ratzlav takes a bump from Roost round behind the net coster done sliding up the right wing rolling puck near as Breck Liskey hops out over the boards temple Jasco and Vaughn up with Lisky and Pierce 15 seconds in the man advantage temple lowers his shoulder low shot save rebound save loose puck near side vaughn reaching for it gets it back to Pierce slaps it over now to Temple on the right wing 5 seconds left in the man advantage it’s Chesco as the tips send a drive to the net save juggled by Ratzlaugh and loose to the far corner liski avoiding Picos around behind the net out of the box is PP back to even strength as Ratzlaugh with a flurry of stops aiden Paka into the gloves him back hands it towards Lal picked up by Roost he leaves it behind the net for Dupont jameson far corner up the wing out of reach of everybody icing negated roost against Davidson far corner and Roose throws his hips into a hit loose near circle mckenzie good takeaway heslop at the blue line took a stick up high play beckoned onward as Heslop was hunched over in pain for a moment and now he’s going to get a heavy hit from Dunn silver tips bench up in arms as Sherman backhands it in deep and will get a whistle things simple and get to the net it’s the simple things that will win you hockey games and get you goals it’s gotten Bush one already tonight in similar fashion as Mate Picos avoids his countrymen and Raymond loose puck in the neutral zone raymon whacks it to the near corner settled by Ratslaf jostling for the puck round behind it goes into the near side corner meatin avoiding Dun meeting him back door feed smith the tuck in kept out by Ratlaf is one of wisdom as he was part of the memorial cup Moosejaw Warrior squad last year had seven goals nine points in 20 playoff games in the WHL playoffs before appearing in four Memcup games here’s a centering pass by McKenzie off a skate out to the faroint Hamill as the tips go to work in the offensive end roose behind the net carries to the near corner plays it to the blue line too hot for Smith to handle he’s under duress here comes Picos the other way joined by Dunn picos slows up avoids a poke check from Hamill slides to Sherman he’s in blocker saved by Lal from the far midboard seattle chips it off the glass keep it deep sherman down behind the net out of reach of Dunn hamill unable to clear loose puck far circle picked up by Roost as he shovels it to center 345 into the second kind of losing their positioning thankfully Jameson no worse for wear making his way back to the bench iced by the tips back to playoff hockey for Seattle after missing last season they went for it all in 2023 they got their wish they made it to the Memorial Cup final and paid the price for it last season but now have taken some big strides forward and they’ve got some key building blocks as the Silver Tips from their own zone ice it once more 830 their own pick to the Regina Pats faceoff is won by Everett jostled free along the near wall by Dun sent off a skate turnover a blast by Meettin is kicked away by Ratslaugh nearly a fortuitous bounce benefiting the antin as Sherman takes a hip check from Jameson but pushes the puck into the offensive end dupont checked hard by Picos knocked free near circle sharp angle look is turned away by Lal still free for Seattle dunn dancing in coster Dunn is turned away by Lal oh what a stop by Lal round behind the net it goes picked up by the tips meaten ahead for Raymon entering in cutting to Lisky over to his right for Ryland Pierce a lead finds Austin Roose around the kick plate ratslaf moves it over towards High Davidson cut off by DuPont he meanders forward dupont right wing his hard shot is zipped off the stick of Ratslaf off the glass look very secure in their own zone faceoff is won by Everett a shot by Shant misses coster Dunn feels far corner and Dunn slides it up to Sherman and away come the T-Irds picos towards the net turned away by Lal far corner back towards the point picked up by Raiden Lal out towards center ty Riley pinballs it back into the Everett zone for DuPont who turn styles for Jackson Vaughn on the right wing at the Everett blue line cole Temple calling for it far wing was Vaughn dupont will send it to Vaughn softly ahead for Chance just out of his reach and Davidson will retreat far corner Temple Picos swarmed Temple takeaway carrying to the near side boards hamill up into the air gloved down by Vaughn zipped back towards Hamill intercepted by Picos and the Silver Tips will go for a change with 445 left in the second and this will be iced by the Thunderbirds they draw to the right of Rats left is one clean by Meatin handed to Hamill at the circles crossing for Raymon and pass broken up by Davidson poked up with Brock England picked up by Ryland Pierce and Lisky in his own end looking for options sends into the skates of Chance who in turn will flop it behind the Seattle net with 220 left in the second period coster Dunn out at center at the Ever Blue line sherman to his left braden Ashton Cumby a kick save made by Lal quickly up for Lucas Kaplan trying to squib on by Caleb Hartman it’s taken away by Seattle pakos up into the air glove down by Sherman avoiding DuPont good check by DuPont knocks him down loose puck twoon one dupont with Kaplan kaplan left wing back for Dupont shoulder save by Rat’s laugh up into the net everett Eric Jameson cutting up the left side around the kick played into the offensive end tapped out to Temple trying to square up a shot he couldn’t settle it on his forehand picked up by Loson up into the air it’s out of reach of of Sawyer Mazize left on the outside loon intended for Picos over his stick pierce for Vaughn right wing met by Hyde Davidson chance out to center touched by Temple into the offensive end it rolls temple for Mertka pursuing aggressively as Vaughn near corner vaughn in his skates trying to work it back towards the blue line cut off by Mazize chance digging with him picked up by Seattle and out to center it will go
deflected the gap raymon with Dupont backhanded to the crease turned away in the far corner it will roll coster done fields a hit from Raymon t-irds able to dish it away here’s Picos barreling towards Lisky liskkey holds on to the puck dupa rotates it for Lisky right wing out come the tips lisky with Raymon flips it to the near side corner as Raymon is joined by Miietnan and Hesl kicked out in front looking for Meietn loose far post it’s settled by Riley and skated behind the net over on the near wall pierce pinches in deft stick work there by Picos to get it out to center sherman one hands it away from me and back to his own defense caleb are within one as Lal moves it over to Temple on the outside coster Don leaning against Jameson 11 and a half minutes left in regulation up ice off the stick of Cole Temple deflected no icing on the play off the right side with speed it’s Vaughn trying to slip in against Riley and get the inside to the puck temple providing support as is Sherman for Seattle heavy scrum for the puck lands in the skates of Vaughn has it knocked away by Sherman chance racing over gets it to the point jameson his shot deflected off the glass it lands near side for Picos back into his own and Picos sends it off his own body and and Hartman tries it again bouncing out to center sherman got caught in the skates of Miettin and on his way up here’s Coster Dunn over for Lisky as Vaughn calls for it left wing he receives rattles it around the wall pierce aggressively pursuing
rotates it around the boards mertka gets there first for Seattle takes a hip check from Vaughn out to center coster Dunn slides it towards the crease lal keeps it alive far corner lisky battling with Sherman pops free pierce in his own end gets it up to Vaughn Pierce now to Lisky through center in come the tips Lisky Arista glove down by Ratzlap and he hangs his own look for Seattle they haven’t had many this period but a good sequence just before the faceoff and another rip by Picos is kicked away by Lal
you got to be careful on those faceoff plays Seattle works quickly into the far corner Posh cycles around behind the net pops Free in front sent wide by Sherman davidson with a shot that sends off a skate sherman sharp angle try blocked by Lisky muddles out to Vaughn and away he comes vaughn in with Temple and chance crunched against the boards by Davidson back to the point shot by Pierce to flex wide lisky sweeps into the far corner trading paint with Dunn picked up by Chance surveys his options long pass out to Temple who can’t hold the line gets it over to Jameson at the near point
and he sends it down low stop short in the tip zone dupont quickly up the left wing for Chance
who sends it in for Miietin to pursue ratslav feels pressure motions to the near corner good play by Davidson leads Picash ahead two and a half left in regulation rolling puck kept alive by Lal over for Smith in transition here comes Miettin rolling puck towards Ratzlav trying to force an offensive zone face off but it’s kept alive all the way down and the tips may get their wish by hooker
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