It was a homecoming victory for a handful of Seattle Thunderbirds at Prospera Place Wednesday night.
Three of the visiting WHL team鈥檚 skaters have 麻豆精选 ties including forward Zack Andrusiak, goalie Liam Hughes and backup goalie Cole Schwebius.
The Thunderbirds beat the host 麻豆精选 Rockets 9-6.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a good win,鈥� said Andrusiak. 鈥淎nytime you can win on the road, it feels nice. It鈥檚 good to get those big two points.鈥�
The 20-year-old forward logged one goal and two assists in front of an army of supporters.
In the crowd were his parents, his girlfriend and her family, his trainer from Vernon and her family.
鈥淢y mom is actually from the Westside, so a lot of her family is here and they come to Rockets games,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 love it (playing in 麻豆精选). I get to see family and friends and it鈥檚 always fun playing here.鈥�
Andrusiak and his family moved to Armstrong from Saskatchewan when he was 13 and he soon started skating with the Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy.
He made the jump to WHL full-time in the 2016-17 season with the Seattle Thunderbirds, when they became the WHL Champions for the first time in 40 years.
Playing in 麻豆精选 remains special for Andrusiak. He attended games as a young hockey player at the Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy.
鈥淲hen you鈥檙e a young kid, you want to play in the WHL and getting to play in this rink a few times when I was a kid, it makes you want to play even more,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty fun to be able to come back here and play.鈥�
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