Seattle Thunderbirds edge Moose Jaw Warriors behind Polak’s late goal
MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan (Interstat) — Josh Polak had one goal and one assist, including an empty-net goal with 31 seconds remaining, as the Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors 6-4 on Saturday at Temple Gardens Centre. Matthew Gard opened the scoring at 3:42 of the first period, and Dominik Ripa made it 2-0 at 5:34. Luke Puchner scored later in the first. Rasmus Kamarainen scored twice in the second for Moose Jaw before Marcus Laraque restored Seattle’s lead. William Degagne and Luke Moroz pulled the Warriors even in the third, but Brennen Hocher scored at 10:30 and Polak sealed it at 19:29. Polak finished with one goal, one assist and six shots; Ripa had one goal, one assist and four shots; Gard scored once; Seamus Dillon had two assists; Kamarainen scored twice; Laraque and Degagne each scored; Moroz had a goal and an assist; Noah Kosick added two assists. Attendance was 2,326. Seattle moved to 4-7, and Moose Jaw is 4-7.