CALGARY, Alta. – The UBC Thunderbirds (2-0-0-0) netted two goals in each period en route to a 6-2 victory, earning a second straight win over the Calgary Dinos (0-1-0-1) to begin the 2024-25 Canada West season.
The Thunderbirds spread out their offence with six different players finding the back of the net as they begin their season with back-to-back road victories.
Their first goal of the game came just nine seconds after the puck dropped, as
Mackenzie Kordic started the scoring
Less than two minutes later, Calgary's Brooklyn Anderson took a clean shot right off the draw from
Sydney Mercier, finding the tying goal on the power play.
The Dinos took the lead seven minutes later after a scramble in front of Thunderbirds netminder
Elise Hugens where Anderson found the back of the net yet again.
The lead didn't last long though, as the Thunderbirds took advantage of a power play, with
Jaylyn Morris capping off an eventful first period.
Morris' goal was also the start of five consecutive goals by UBC.
Chanreet Bassi and
Mia Bierd picked up markers in the second period, leaving the Dinos with work to do in the third.
The T-Birds pushed their lead to four in the final frame with goals by Grace Elliot and
Sophia Gaskell. With just over four minutes to go, Calgary continued to press and got a goal via some fancy footwork by defender
Caitlyn Perlinger before beating Hugens.
Both teams return to the ice on Friday, Oct. 11. The Dinos will take a road trip to Saskatoon to face the Saskatchewan Huskies, while the 'Birds will be back at Thunderbird Arena against the Mount Royal Cougars for the team's home opener and Canada West banner raising.
