Played on Nov 11, 2025
Game Played in accesso ShoWare Center
General Game Notes: Seattle controlled the first and third periods, Wenatchee had some energy and pressure in the second but most of the shots were routine and from the outside. Lots of low battles and wall play in the second in Seattle’s end. Overall Seattle was the better team, they had more dangerous chances. Wenatchee had too many turnovers in their defensive zone in the third and Seattle pounced on the opportunities. The third got pretty chippy following the fourth Seattle goal, however Wenatchee couldn’t get anything going.
Marek Sklenicka (G, L, 6’2″, 156, Seattle Thunderbirds, 08/27/2008)
Game Rating
B
1 Viewing
Comments: Sklenicka is an athletic, calm presence and has good puck tracking. He made a big save on his stomach after stopping a point shot through traffic early. Showed his play-reading and athleticism on the pk with a hard push cross crease for a backdoor stop. His depth cost him on the first goal, he was too deep and left the top of the net open. He showed good IQ with a stretch pass on the power play during a line change and consistently scanned for backdoor threats when the puck was low in the zone.
Coster Dunn (C, R, 6’1″, 191, Seattle Thunderbirds, 09/13/2005)
Game Rating
B-
1 Viewing
Comments: Dunn has good top-end speed, strong reads, and competitive effort. He showed his iq and play reading multiple times, one he broke up a wide-lane rush with a good stick in the neutral zone, the second he jumped on a loose puck while shorthanded, banked it to himself around a defender and burned both defencemen for a breakaway. He also executed a clean draw win and center pop play to set up a high-slot one-timer that he assisted on Seattle’s fourth goal.
Brock England (C, L, 5’11”, 174, Seattle Thunderbirds, 08/22/2009)
Game Rating
A
1 Viewing
Comments: England is a skilled playmaker, he has good vision, deception, and strong playmaking ability. He made back-to-back slip passes off the offensive-zone blue line, drawing pressure in. He picked off a pass in the neutral zone to create a 2-on-1, toe-dragged around a sliding defender, and fed Martorana for a redirect finish. He displayed good hand-eye multiple times, first he knocked a saucer pass down in the neutral zone for a quick transition. Late in the game, he won a net-front battle on a set faceoff play, and tipped an initial one timer, then used his puck skills to bury the rebound on his backhand. He had a solid night on the scoresheet and was. Making plays all over the ice.
Simon Lovsin (RW, R, 6’0″, 189, Seattle Thunderbirds, 01/22/2006)
Game Rating
B
1 Viewing
Comments: Lovsin skates well, protects pucks, and competes hard with good details. He showcased his speed to drive wide and create a partial breakaway early, and attacked the paint. At the net front, he battled through contact to convert a backdoor pass for Seattle’s first goal. He showed his compete and blocked multiple shots 5 on 5 and on the penalty kill. He exposed his detailed side with a good block and cleared the puck 200 feet. Consistently finished checks in both the forecheck and defensive zone. He is a hard working forward and not afraid of the gritty areas.
Tai Riley (D, L, 5’9″, 182, Seattle Thunderbirds, 09/23/2007)
Game Rating
B
1 Viewing
Comments: Riley is a smooth-skating defenceman with strong edges and good passing vision. He showed his skating ability and held the offensive blue line with a tight gap and surfed down the wall to maintain possession. Defensively, he angled in the neutral zone to force dumps, moved pucks quickly under pressure on retrievals, and pre-scanned effectively before making outlets. In 4-on-4 play, he recognized a lane and jumped into the slot for a quality chance from Cootes, showcasing his offensive IQ as well. He is fairly undersized but makes up for it with his angling, skating, and puck movement.
Kaleb Hartmann (D, L, 5’11”, 201, Seattle Thunderbirds, 06/06/2007)
Game Rating
B-
1 Viewing
Comments: Hartmann showed clean passing, smooth footwork, and good gap control. He handled pressure well behind his net and used a bump-reverse to escape pressure. He showed his gap control a few times, one on the penalty kill to deliver a solid hit at the blue line, and another good neutral-zone gap with a finished check that forced a turnover.
Braeden Cootes (C, R, 6’0″, 188, Seattle Thunderbirds, 02/09/2007)
Game Rating
A
1 Viewing
Comments: Cootes is an offensive driver with IQ, speed, and good puck movement. He showed his IQ and puck movement early and often. In the first, he scanned before retrieval on the end boards and executed a quick backhand spin pass for a good chance at the net. Later in the game he showed his puck skills with a saucer pass through a defender for a tic-tac-toe play that resulted in Lovsin’s goal. He forechecked aggressively to force turnovers and got pucks into dangerous areas. With possession, he used his hands and speed to beat defenders wide and make plays to the net. His passing was on display on the power play, when he ripped a sharp seam pass for a one-timer at the top of the circle. Cootes is a creative player with good puck skills and speed, making him an offensive driver for the Thunderbirds.
Matej Pekar (C, L, 5’10”, 167, Seattle Thunderbirds, 09/08/2007)
Game Rating
B
1 Viewing
Comments: Pekar has good IQ, clean edgework, and strong passing ability. He created an assist by opening his hips at the blue line, getting to the middle, finding Cootes on the wall, then stepped around a defender to pick up a bouncing puck and feed Lovsin backdoor. This showed his IQ and puck skills corralling a bouncing saucer pass from Cootes. He consistently used his edges to beat defenders in corners and generate offence off the boards.
Antonio Martorana (RW, R, 5’8″, 182, Seattle Thunderbirds, 06/18/2007)
Game Rating
A
1 Viewing
Comments: Martorana is a skilled offensive presence with speed, puck skill, and strong offensive instincts. He used his pace in transition to create a 2-on-1, finishing the play with a redirect off England’s feed. He showed good defensive recognition by tracking back to break up a mini breakaway and turning it into a rush the other way. In the offensive zone, he intercepted a breakout pass and kept pressure alive, reading the play perfectly. Later in the game, his puck handling was on display. He picked a shot pass up on the corner of the net front, pushed past the goalie and buried into the empty net for his second of the game. On a set faceoff play in the third, he worked the half wall and made a quick pass into the slot to set up a one timer for an eventual goal by England.
Tobias Tvrznik (G, R, 6’3″, 181, Wenatchee Wild, 07/29/2007)
Game Rating
B+
1 Viewing
Comments: Tvrznik played a quick and reactive game, showing sharp movement and strong east-west tracking. He read a cross-ice pass early, pushed hard, and got set for the stop. He also made a quick reaction save on a net-front tip. After allowing two goals close together, he settled in and responded well, showing good body language, staying composed and giving his team stability. Early rebounds were a bit loose with pucks bouncing off him into the slot, but he tightened up as the game went on.
Josh Fluker (D, R, 6’1″, 187, Wenatchee Wild, 01/03/2006)
Game Rating
B
1 Viewing
Comments: Fluker showed smooth skating, confident puck handling, and clean lateral movement at the blue line as the power-play quarterback. He executed a poised bump play on the breakout, accepting pressure and moving the puck off the wall to his winger. He also showed his puck-handling ability when he picked up a puck off his skates in stride, maintaining speed through transition and puck control through the neutral zone.
Mason Kraft (LW, L, 5’9″, 174, Wenatchee Wild, 02/06/2007, Minnesota State)
Game Rating
B
1 Viewing
Comments: Kraft played with IQ, deception, and good playmaking ability, consistently finding seams and weak-side options. He made a smart cross-ice pass from the corner for a chance early. He showed his passing vision with a slick slip pass through a defender to create another look. On the power play, he delivered a no-look backdoor pass from the slot, showing his deception and vision, making the defence think he was a shooting threat to open up the lane.
Brandon Osborne (D, L, 6’2″, 189, Wenatchee Wild, 04/13/2006)
Game Rating
B
1 Viewing
Comments: Osborne competed hard, blocked shots, and showed flashes of high IQ in his details. He displayed poise on the breakout, using the net to evade pressure. After multiple icings, he showed his IQ by chipping the puck past the forechecker to himself and getting it deep on the strong side to allow his team to wholesale change with no stretch options. He showcased his fearlessness when he sold out for a key block on a one-timer late in the game.
Blake Vanek (RW, R, 6’2″, 204, Wenatchee Wild, 08/16/2007)
Game Rating
B-
1 Viewing
Comments: Vanek played with speed, poise, and good puck skills. He drove wide early and showed his puck skills with a strong backhand for a rebound chance. His best sequence came on a 2-on-1 where he slowed the defender with patience, held the puck, and waited until the high third-man option opened for a grade-A look.
Alexandre Andre (C, L, 5’9″, 174, Wenatchee Wild, 05/18/2008)
Game Rating
B
1 Viewing
Comments: Andre is a power forward with high compete, a physical presence. He applied heavy forecheck pressure, took possession down the wall, and drove the net from below the goal line. He showed strong second efforts and puck protection along the boards, battling through checks and keeping plays alive. Late in the game, he dropped the gloves with 13 minutes remaining, trying to spark his team while down 4-1.
Grady Wedman (C, L, 5’9″, 161, Wenatchee Wild, 09/18/2008)
Game Rating
B
1 Viewing
Comments: Wedman displayed good hands, puck protection skills and a hard, quick release. He intercepted a puck on the half wall, walked to the middle with two defenders on his back protecting the puck well, and used tight puck handling to slip through a defending forward before ripping a high-blocker shot through traffic for Wenatchee’s first goal.
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