
Blazers will face Giants in first round playoff series after 6-3 loss to the Thunderbirds
KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Blazers are locked into second place in the Western Hockey League (WHL) Western Conference after a 6-3 loss on the road to the top seed Seattle Thunderbirds Tuesday (March 21).
After surrendering the first goal 34 seconds in, the Blazers responded and took the lead 2-1 after the first period. Ashton Ferster fanned on his first attempt at a bouncing puck in front of Thunderbirds goaltender Thomas Milic but buried the second, then Olen Zellweger scored on the power play with a wrist shot from the near side circle.
However, the Thunderbirds retook the lead and never gave it back thanks to four unanswered goals, with three of them in the second period. Milic also held his end of the bargain with a breakaway stop on Logan Stankoven.