By Earl Seitz

Blazers snap skid, wrangle Broncos

Oct 19, 2018 | 10:37 PM

KAMLOOPS — 16-year old rookie Josh Pillar scored his first Western Hockey League goal at 16:48 of the 3rd period to snap a 3-3 tie and send the Blazers on their way to a 5-3 win over the Swift Current Broncos.

15-year old Logan Stankoven, on a one-game call-up, set up the winning goal for his first career point and with speed and vision was a threat every time he was on the ice.

Despite outshooting Swift Current 16-3 in the first period, Kamloops trailed 1-0 after Alec Zawatsky scored on the Broncos first shot.

Connor Zary on the power play drew the Blazers even early in the second.

Later in the period, Swift Current took its second lead on a goal by Finnish import Joona Kiviniemi.

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Before the second was over Luc Smith on the power play tied it.

Fifteen seconds into the third Zane Franklin scored his team-leading 7th to give the Blazers their first lead.

Kamloops native Max Patterson scored for Swift Current on the power play to tie it.

Then with 3:12 left it was Stankoven and Pillar combining for the game-winner.

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Luc Smith would add an empty net goal and the Blazers snap a seven-game losing streak with a 5-3 win.

BLAZERS HEAD COACH SERGE LAJOIE’S POST-GAME COMMENTS FOLLOWING A 5-3 WIN OVER SWIFT CURRENT:

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Blazers snap skid, wrangle Broncos

HEAR FROM LOGAN STANKOVEN AFTER HIS WHL DEBUT:

WATCH: BLAZERS ROOKIE JOSH PILLAR’S POST-GAME INTERVIEW

BLAZERS HEAD COACH SERGE LAJOIE’S POST-GAME COMMENTS FOLLOWING A 5-3 WIN OVER SWIFT CURRENT:

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