Team White Beats Team Blue 3-1 Behind Three Points From Jared Davidson Seattle Thunderbirds – seattlethunderbirds.com

Davidson has goal and two assists for White

KENT, March 11, 2020 Team White beat Team Blue 3-1 Thursday night at accesso ShoWare Center in the annual Blue White Game.

The T-Birds started practices for the 2020-21 season on Saturday, March 6, in a modified Training Camp. The annual Blue White Game concludes Training Camp.

White took a 1-0 lead at 14:39 of the first period on a shorthanded breakaway goal from Jared Davidson. Cade McNelly sprung Davidson in the neutral zone with a crisp pass. Davidson skated in on Thomas Milic and beat the Blue goalie through the legs.

Davidson set up Whites second goal at 8:27 of the second period. Davidson took a shot that Milic stopped but Conner Roulette was on the scene to roof a backhand over the goalies glove. Tyrel Bauer had the second assist.

White went in front 3-0 on a tic-tac-toe passing play from Henrik Rybinski and Davidson that was finished off by Cade McNelly. Rybinksi sent the puck from the left corner to Davidson in the right circle. Davidson quickly found McNelly coming down the slot and he beat Milic over the blocker.

Blue got on the board at 14:09 of the second when Reid Schaeffer beat White goalie Jackson Berry from the right of the net with a high shot. The goal came playing three-on-three as the teams played the last five minutes of the game to simulate overtime.

The teams had a shootout after overtime. Rybinski beat Milic low on the left side on his attempt. Berry was beaten by Blues Keltie Jeri-Leon on the glove side.

In the second round Payton Mount beat Milic through the legs while Berry stopped a backhand attempt by Matthew Rempe.

In the third round Roulette was stopped by a Milic poke check. Kai Uchacz had a chance to tie the shootout but hit the post on his attempt.

Rosters For The Blue White Game

The T-Birds roster for the 2020-21 season is 15 forwards, seven defenseman and two goalies which were divided into two teams. The Blue White game consisted of two 20-minute periods with a shootout at the end. The teams wore white and blue T-Birds game jerseys.

The first game of the season is Friday, March 19, at 6:05pm against the Spokane Chiefs at 6:05pm at accesso ShoWare Center.

There will be four games in March broadcast on JOEtv.

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