Wheaties hang on to beat Raiders
Brandon Wheat Kings goaltender Logan Thompson had a sterling performance on Saturday night, turning aside 39 of 42 shots faced as the Wheaties dropped the Prince Albert Raiders 4-3.
Thompson’s teammates provided him with some early goal support as the Wheat Kings were very efficient with their first period opportunities, striking three times on five shots to stake out a 3-0 lead while the Raiders put 15 shots on goal, all turned aside by the 20-year-old goaltender.
As fans were still filing into their seats, Brandon’s leading scorer Ty Lewis found the back of the net in the opening minute to put the Wheat Kings on the board. Just over two minutes later, Marcus Sekundiak chipped a puck home to make it 2-0 on the first two shots on goal for the home side. Ty Ettinger would make it 3-0 later in the period.
“We didn’t start on time tonight. From the opening puck drop they came out quick like they usually do in their building, and we just weren’t ready to go off the hop. I thought we turned it around pretty quickly from there,” said Raiders Associate Coach Dave Manson.