Cranbrook, BC – Medicine Hat Tigers Wacey Hamilton scored the overtime winner in a 3-2 win over the Kootenay ICE in WHL action on Saturday night.
Tigers opened the scoring on a goal mouth scramble as Reid Petryk was credit with the goal.
The ICE tied the game late in the 2nd period on a powerplay goal as Brayden McNabb’s point shot beat the screened the goalie low on the stick side.
After hitting the goal post 3 times on touque and mitten toss night the fans finally had the chance to throw truckloads of winter clothing onto the ice.
Tigers took a 2-1 lead on 2-man advantage power-play as the WHL leading point getter Linden Vey scored with a slap shot from the middle slot that went in high on the stickside.
After serving a penalty Brayden McNabb joined the attack on an odd man rush and pushed in a loose puck that was behind the goalie.
Tigers got the game winner early in overtime as they dumped the puck high into the corner glass and it took a weird bounce and found Wacey Hamilton alone and he deked the goalie on the backhand.
ICE will start a 4 game road trip Wednesday in Prince Albert.
ICE Scratches – Hayden Rintoul (5th game knee 1-2 weeks), Eric Benoit (10th game knee 1 week).
Game Summary
Medicine Hat 18-8-2-0 Kootenay 19-7-1-2
1st Period
1. Medicine Hat, Petryk 3 (Grbavac, Shinkaruk) 8:56
Penalties – Bredo MH Reinhart Ktn (misconduct) 1:37, Harrison MH (unsportmanlike) McKay MH (roughing) Ismond Ktn (roughing) 17:51.
2nd Period
2. Kootenay, McNabb 3 (Dirk, Fraser) 17:04 pp
Penalties – Leach Ktn (delay of game) 11:06, Owuya MH (high sticking) 16:42, Harrison MH (tripping) 18:32.
3rd Period
3. Medicine Hat, Vey 19 (Etem, Pitlick) 10:20 5-on-3 pp
4. Kootenay, McNabb (2) 4 (Fraser, Reinhart) 12:09
Penalties – Hamilton MH (roughing, misconduct) Kessy MH (roughing) King Ktn (roughing) 3:28, Coyle MH (tripping) 4:40, King Ktn (interference) 9:23, McNabb Ktn (delay of game) 10:02, Reinhart Ktn (hooking) 13:59.
Overtime
5. Medicine Hat, Hamilton 9 (Konan, Parkkonen) 1:37
Penalties – None.
Shots on goal by
Medicine Hat – 14 - 8 – 11 – 3 = 36
Kootenay - 7 - 13 - 9 – 1 = 30
Goal (shots-saves) – Medicine Hat: Tyler Bunz (W 12-5-2-0) (30-28) Kootenay: Nathan Lieuwen (L 14-5-1-1) (36-33)
Power plays (goals-chances) – Medicine Hat: 1/4 Kootenay: 1/5
Referee – Matt Kirk
Linesmen – Aidan Henderson, Scott Sharun
Attendance – 2,417