Western Hockey League roundup for Sunday, November 17th, 2019

Saskatoon Blades 4, Moose Jaw Warriors 0

Two goals in each of the last two periods and 20 saves from Koen MacInnes propelled Saskatoon to the win, before 2,763 at SaskTel Centre. Blades goals were scored by Zach Huber, who scored twice, Tristen Robins and Riley McKay. Adam Evanoff made 45 saves for Moose Jaw.

Brandon Wheat Kings 5, Edmonton Oil Kings 4 (SO)

Brandon let a 4-0 lead slip away, then rebounded to win on shootout goals by Ridly Greig and Luka Burzan. Cole Reinhardt scored twice in regulation for Brandon, Lynden McCallum and Ben McCartney also scored, Ethan Kruger made 30 saves. For Edmonton, David Kope, Vladimir Alistrov, Dylan Guenther and Loeden Schaufler scored in regulation, Guenther added a shootout goal and Todd Scott made 30 saves. Attendance was 6,375 at Rogers Place.

Prince Albert Raiders 5, Calgary Hitmen 4 (OT)

Ozzy Wiesblatt scored late in regulation to tie the game, then scored the winner at 1:12 of overtime for the Raiders, with 2,372 looking on at Art Hauser Centre. Brayden Watts also scored twice for Prince Albert and Kaiden Guhle once. Boston Bilous made 15 saves. For Calgary, Blake Allen, Riley Stotts, Adam Kydd and Josh Prokop scored, Brayden Peters made 22 saves.

Lethbridge Hurricanes 6, Vancouver Giants 0

Lethbridge won handily, before 3,744 at Langley Events Centre. Goal scorers for the Canes were Zack Stringer, Jett Jones, Dino Kambeitz, Oliver Okuliar, Logan Barlage and Noah Boyko. Carl Tetachuk picked up the shutout with 17 saves. For the Giants, Trent Miner made 34 saves.

Everett Silvertips 2, Spokane Chiefs 0

Wyatte Wylie scored a short handed goal in the 2nd period and Gianni Fairbrother added a 3rd period short handed empty netter with 37 seconds to pace the Everett offense and Dustin Wolf made 22 saves for his third shutout of the season, before 4,123 at Angel of The Winds Arena. Campbell Arnold was solid in goal for Spokane, stopping 25 of 26 shots faced.

Portland Winterhawks 4, Winnipeg ICE 1

3,102 were on hand at Veterans Memorial Coliseum to watch Portland beat the ICE Sunday. Jake Gricius scored twice for the Winterhawks, Kishaun Gervais and Reece Newkirk once each for the Hawks, Joel Hofer made 33 saves. For Winnipeg, Michal Teply scored, Jesse Makaj made 24 saves.

Western Hockey League schedule for Sunday, November 17th, 2019

Here's the Sunday schedule around the Western Hockey League for November 17th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Moose Jaw Warriors (9-8-1-0) at Saskatoon Blades (11-8-1-1) 12:30pm
Brandon Wheat Kings (9-13-0-0) at Edmonton Oil Kings (13-4-3-1) 3:00pm
Calgary Hitmen (10-6-1-1) at Prince Albert Raiders (13-4-3-1) 4:00pm
Lethbridge Hurricanes (13-6-0-3) at Vancouver Giants (11-8-1-1) 4:00pm
Spokane Chiefs (10-7-2-0) at Everett Silvertips (13-4-1-0) 4:05pm
Winnipeg ICE (11-8-1-0) at Portland Winterhawks (11-5-1-2) 5:00pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Saturday, November 16th, 2019

Regina Pats 4, Prince Albert Raiders 3 (SO)

The Pats let a 3-1 lead slip away, then recovered to win their third game of the season in a shootout, in front of 4,780 at Brandt Centre. After Kaiden Guhle staked the Raiders to a lead halfway through the first, the Pats responded with goals by Ty Kolle, Carter Chorney and Logan Nijhoff to take a 3-1 lead early in the 2nd. Prince Albert came back with a late 2nd period goal by Reece Vitelli and a goal at 6:39 of the 3rd from Aliaksel Protas, to tie the game and force overtime. After a scoreless extra session, the game progressed to the deciding shootout. The only goal was scored in round 1 by Ty Kolle, giving the Pats the win. Max Paddock had a big night in goal for Regina, making 33 saves. For the Raiders, Boston Bilous had 24 saves.

Calgary Hitmen 4, Saskatoon Blades 1

Calgary scored twice in each of the first two periods to win before 3,218 at SaskTel Centre. Mark Kastelic scored twice for Calgary, Luke Prokop and Hunter Campbell once, Jack McNaughton made 18 saves. Riley McKay scored for the Blades, Nolam Maier made 24 saves.

Seattle Thunderbirds 5, Portland Winterhawks 4 (SO)

Portland came from 3-1 down to force overtime, but Seattle would go on to the shootout win, with 5,554 looking on at Accesso Showare Center. Alex Morozoff, Connor Bruggen-Cate, Payton Mount and Keltie Jeri-Leon scored in regulation for Seattle, Mount and Simon Kubicek scored in the shootout for the Thunderbirds, who also got 47 saves from Roddy Ross. For Portland, goal scorers were Johnny Ludvig, James Stefan, Jaydon Dureau and Gabe Klassen, Isaiah DiLaura made 23 saves, including stopping a penalty shot by Henrik Rybinski with 24 seconds left in overtime.

Swift Current Broncos 7, Moose Jaw Warriors 3

A 4-goal 2nd period propelled Swift Current to the win,before 1,983 at Innovation Credit Union I-Plex. Jaxan Kaluski lead the Broncos with 2 goals and 2 assists, Sergei Alkhimov, Matthew Culling, Brecon Wood and Ethan Regnier had a goal and assist each, Aiden Bulych scored a goal, Isaac Poulter had 21 saves. For Moose Jaw, Ryder Korczak tallied a goal and 2 assists, Brayden Tracey had a goal and an assist, Owen Hardy a goal, with Jackson Berry and Adam Evanoff combining for 38 saves.

Red Deer Rebels 4, Brandon Wheat Kings 3

Red Deer's 3 goal 1st period was the difference, with 3,794 watching at Westerner Park Centrium. Arshdeep Bains, Dawson Barteaux, Ethan Rowland and Josh Trazwell scored for the Rebels, Byron Fancy had 37 stops. For Brandon, Cole Reonhardt scored twice, Ben McCartney once, Jiri Patera made 21 saves.

Medicine Hat Tigers 5, Edmonton Oil Kings 1

A 3-goal 2nd period fueled the Tigers win, before 2,940 at Canalta Centre. For Medicine Hat, James Hamblin had 2 goals and 1 assist, Corson Hopwo scored twice, Cole Sillinger once and Mads Sogaard made31 saves. For Edmonton, Carter Souch scored, Todd Scott made 22 saves.

Winnipeg ICE 5, Everett Silvertips 4 (OT)

Winnipeg's Chase Hartje scored at 39 seconds of overtime to boost the ICE to the win, in front of 7,017 at Angel of The Winds Arena. Other Winnipeg goals were scored by Cole Muir, Logan Danis, Jackson Leppard and Nino Kinderm who forced the OT by scoring with 41 seconds left in regulation. Jesse Makaj made 23 saves. For Everett, Jackson Berezowski, Max Patterson, Brendan Lee and Michal Gut scored, Keegan Karki made 30 saves.

Vancouver Giants 4, Prince George Cougars 0

David Tendeck made 38 saves and Milos Roman scored twice to lead the Giants, in front of 3,687 at Langley Events Centre.Cole Shepard and Tristen Nielsen scored the other Vancouver goals. For Prince George, blanked for the second time in as many nights, Tyler Brennan made 19 saves.

Kelowna Rockets 4, Kamloops Blazers 3

Alex Swetlikoff scored at 13:46 of the 3rd to propel Kelowna to the win, before 5,613 at Prospera Place. Other goal scorers for the Rockets were Jake Poole, Dillon Hamaliuk and Kyle Crosbie. Roman Basran had 27 saves. For Kamloops, Logan Stankoven, Ryan Hughes and Orrin Centazzo scored, Dylan Garand made 35 saves.

Spokane Chiefs 4, Tri-City Americans 3

Spokane won for the second straight night on the road, thanks to a pair of goals by Adam Beckman, with singles added by Bear Hughes and Cordel Larson, with Lukas Parik making 29 saves. For Tri-City, Krystof Hrabik, Nick Bowman and Blake Stevenson scored, Beck Warm had 35 saves. Attendance at Toyota Center was 4,938.

Western Hockey League schedule for Saturday, November 16th, 2019

Here's the Saturday schedule around the Western Hockey League for November 16th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Prince Albert Raiders (13-4-3-0) at Regina Pats (2-12-2-0) 5:00pm
Calgary Hitmen (9-6-1-1) at Saskatoon Blades (11-7-1-1) 5:00pm
Moose Jaw Warriors (9-7-1-0) at Swift Current Broncos (3-11-1-2) 5:00pm
Brandon Wheat Kings (9-12-0-0) at Red Deer Rebels (6-11-0-30 6:00pm
Portland Winterhawks (11-5-1-1) at Seattle Thunderbirds (5-9-2-1) 6:05pm
Edmonton Oil Kings (13-3-3-1) at Medicine Hat Tigers (13-6-1-0)  6:30pm
Prince George Cougars (4-14-0-2) at Vancouver Giants (10-8-1-1) 7:00pm
Kamloops Blazers (14-6-0-0) at Kelowna Rockets (9-8-1-1) 7:05pm
Spokane Chiefs (9-7-2-0) at Tri-City Americans (11-6-0-1) 7:05pm
Winnipeg ICE (10-8-1-0) at Everett Silvertips (13-4-0-0) 7:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Friday, November 15th, 2019

Medicine Hat Tigers 4, Red Deer Rebels 3 (SO)

4,010 at the Westerner Park Centrium were treated to extra hockey Friday night, with the Tigers grabbing the extra standings point by winning a four round shootout. Brett Kemp opened the scoring for Medicine Hat early in the 2nd period, but then the Rebels offense fired up and grabbed the lead with goals by Ben King, Jaxsen Wiebe and Josh Tarzwell. Corson Hopwell scored for Medicine Hat late in the 2nd, then Nick McCarry's goal for the Tigers with 6:32 left in regulation tied the contest.After a scoreless overtime, King scored for Red Deer in the first round of the shootout to put the Rebels on top. Medicine Hat responded with goals in round 3 by Cole Sillinger and in round 4 by Jonathan Brinkman to take the win. Goaltending was solid on both sides, with Garin Bjorklund making 29 saves for Medicine Hat and Ethan Anders making 27 saves for Red Deer.

Kamloops Blazers 1, Prince George Cougars 0

Matthew Seminoff's goal 38 seconds into the 3rd period and Rayce Ramsay's 23 saves led Kamloops to the win, before 5,416 at the Sandman Centre. Taylor Gauthier made 43 saves for the Cougars. A hooking penalty to Prince George's Ryan Schoettler at 2:03 of the 1st was the only penalty called in the entire game.

Spokane Chiefs 4, Portland Winterhawks 3 (OT)

Jack Finley's goal at 18:43 of the 3rd forced overtime, then his second goal at 4:05 of overtime won it for the Chiefs won it, in front of 6,213 at Moda Center. Erik Atchison and Eli Zummack also scored for Spokane, Lukas Parik made 36 saves. For Portland, Jonas Brondberg, Kishaun Gervais and Lane Gilliss scored goals and Joel Hofer made 22 saves.

Victoria Royals 3, Lethbridge Hurricanes 2

1st period goals by Ty Yoder and power play markers by Kaid Oliver and Gary Haden put Victoria on top Friday night, with 5,598 looking on at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena. Lethbridge rallied in the 3rd, with goals by Dylan Cozens on the power play at 57 seconds and Cozens again at 19:15, but were unable to come up with the equalizer. Shane Farkas made 38 saves for the Royals, Bryan Thompson made 23 saves for the Hurricanes.

Western Hockey League schedule for Friday, November 15th, 2019

Here's the Friday schedule around the Western Hockey League for November 15th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Medicine Hat Tigers (12-6-1-0) at Red Deer Rebels (5-11-0-2) 6:00pm
Prince George Cougars (4-13-0-2) at Kamloops Blazers (13-6-0-0) 7:00pm
Spokane Chiefs (8-7-2-0) at Portland Winterhawks (11-5-0-1) 7:00pm
Lethbridge Hurricanes (13-5-0-3)  at Victoria Royals (9-7-1-0) 7:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Monday, November 11th, 2019

Brandon Wheat Kings 7, Winnipeg ICE 2

Brandon exploded for a five-goal 2nd period, on their way to a Remembrance Day win, before 4,412 at Westoba Place. Four of the five second period Wheat King goals, preceeded by a Cole Reinhardt marker, came in a span of 6:23, scored by Ty Thorpe. Braden Schneider, Ridly Greig and Jonny Hooker. Connor Gutenberg and Chad Nychuk added 3rd period goals for Brandon, who won for the 9th time in 21 starts. Jiri Patera had a solid night in goal, making 23 saves. For Winnipeg, Isaac Johnson and Michael Milne scored goals, Jesse Makal and Dean McNabb combined for 21 saves.

Tri-City Americans 3, Edmonton Oil Kings 0

Beck Warm was outstanding Monday afternoon, stopping all 48 shots thrown his way, as the Ams improved to 3-0 on their swing through the Central Division, in front of a Rogers Place crowd of 7,009. Connor Bouchard had a goal and 2 assists for Tri-City, Paycen Bjorklund had a goal as did Krystof Hrabik, Kyle Olson had 2 assists and the Americans went 2-for-4 on the power play. For Edmonton, Sebastian Cossa made 23 saves.

Kamloops Blazers 5, Kelowna Rockets 2

A 3-goal 2nd period propelled Kamloops to the home win, in front of 4,625 at Sandman Centre. For the Blazers, Orrin Centazzo scored a pair of goals, Matthew Seminoff, Connor Zary and Ryley Appelt scored the other goals, while Dylan Garand made 25 saves. For the Rockets, goal scorers were Nolan Foote and Mark Liwiski, Cole Schwebius and Roman Basran combined for 28 saves.

Western Hockey League schedule for Monday, November 10th, 2019

Here's the Monday schedule around the Western Hockey League for November 11th, 2019 (All time Pacific):

Winnipeg ICE (10-7-1-0) at Brandon Wheat Kings (8-12-0-0) 12:30pm
Tri-City Americans (10-6-0-1) at Edmonton Oil Kings (13-2-3-1) 1:00pm
Kelowna Rockets (9-7-1-1) at Kamloops Blazers (12-6-0-0) 1:00pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Saturday, November 9th, 2019

Moose Jaw Warriors 3, Swift Current Broncos 1

Brayden Tracey, Libor Zubransky and Owen Hardy supplied the Moose Jaw offense and Adam Evanoff backstopped the team with 26 saves, before 3,149 at Mosaic Place. For the Broncos, Chase Lacombe scored, Isaac Poulter made 31 saves.

Red Deer Rebels 3, Prince Albert Raiders 2

Dallon Melin scored at 13:27 of the 3rd and that held up as the winner for Red Deer, in front of 2,785 at Art Hauser Centre. Chris Douglas and Dawson Barteaux also scored for the Rebels, while Ethan Anders made 31 saves. For the Raiders, Brayden Watts and Aliaksel Protas scored, Carter Serhyenko made 24 saves.

Saskatoon Blades 4, Brandon Wheat Kings 2

Brandon held a 2-0 lead after two periods, but Saskatoon exploded for four goals in the 3rd period to win it before 3,184 at SaskTel Centre. Majid Kaddoura, Cyle McNabb, Nolan Kneen and Kyle Crnkovic with an empty netter scored for the Blades, Nolan Maier made 22 saves. For Brandon, Jonny Hooker scored on a penalty shot, Ty Thorpe added a goal and Jiri Patera made 33 saves.

Winnipeg ICE 5, Regina Pats 4

3rd period goals by Nino Kinder and Michael Milne powered Winnipeg to the win, with 1,529 in attendance at Wayne Fleming Arena. Isaac Johnson scored twice for the ICE, Milne had a 2nd period goal as well for Winnipeg, Dean McNabb made 30 saves. For Regina, Carter Massler scored twice, Drew Englot and Ty Kolle once each, Max Paddock had 33 saves.

Edmonton Oil Kings 4, Calgary Hitmen 2

Josh Williams scored twice for Edmonton, Ethan Cap and Jake Neighbours once each and Todd Scott made 13 saves to lead the Oil Kings to victory, in front of 7,004 at Rogers Place. Mark Kastelic and Jonas Peterek scored for Calgary, Brayden Peters made 35 stops.

Tri-City Americans 3, Lethbridge Hurricanes 2

The Americans grabbed their second win in as many outing on their swing through the Central Division Saturday night, before 3,891 at Enmax Centre. Kyle Olson, Edge Lambert and Sasha Mutala were the Tri-City goal scorers, Talyn Boyko made 47 saves. For Lethbridge, D-Jay Jerome and Alex Cotton scored goals, Bryan Thomson and Carl Tetachuk combined to make 13 saves.

Portland Winterhawks 2, Vancouver Giants 1 (SO)

Jack O'Brien scored in the 2nd period for Portland, then Jayden Dureau, Cross Hanas and Mason Mannek notched tallies in a 9-round shootout to lead the Winterhawks in the second half of a home-and-home, before 8,026 at the Moda Center. The Giants had a regulation goal by Justin Sourdif, shootout goals from Bowen Byram and Tristen Nielsen and 27 saves from Trent Miner. Portland goaltender Joel Hofer made 30 saves. 

Everett Silvertips 4, Seattle Thunderbirds 2

A 2 goal 2nd period was the difference in Everett's win, before 5,054 at Accesso ShoWare Center. Dawson Butt, Conrad Mitchell, Martin Fasko-Rudas and Wyatte Wylie scored for the Silvertips, Keegan Karki made 36 saves. For Seattle, Tyrel Bauer and Matthew Rempe scored, Roddy Ross had 34 saves. The teams combined for 120 penalty minutes.

Kamloops Blazers 7, Medicine Hat Tigers 3

Kamloops came out firing, scoring 4 times in the 1st period, with 4,833 at Sandman Centre. For the Blazers, Zane Franklin and Ryan Hughes had 2 goals and 1 assist each, Connor Zary scored twice, Kyrell Sopotyk once, Max Martin had 3 assists, with Sean Strange and Orrin Centazzo adding a pair of assists each. Dylan Garand made 37 saves. Jonathan Brinkman, James Hamblin and Tyler Prezluso scored the Medicine Hat goals, Mads Sogaard and Garin Bjorklund combined to make 33 saves.

Victoria Royals 2, Prince George Cougars 1

Kaid Oliver scored in the 2nd period and Sean Gulka in the 3rd, to push Victoria past the Cougars, with 3,051 looking on at CN Centre. Shane Farkas made 15 stops. For Prince George, Josh Maser scored and Taylor Gauthier made 16 saves. Prince George drew 3 minor penalties in the contest, Victoria none.

Spokane Chiefs 6, Kelowna Rockets 1

After Mark Liwiski scored to give Kelowna an early lead, Spokane rattled of 6 straight to win going away, in front of 6,276 at Spokane Veteran's Memorial Arena. Chiefs goal scorers included Luke Toporowki, Filip Kral, Jack Finley, Bobby Russell, Noah King and Bear Hughes. In goal, Lukas Parik had 22 saves for Spokane, Cole Schwebius made 49 saves for Kelowna. The two teams combined for 150 penalty minutes.

Western Hockey League schedule for Saturday, November 9th, 2019

Here's the Saturday schedule around the Western Hockey League for November 9th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Swift Current Broncos (3-10-1-2) at Moose Jaw Warriors (8-7-1-0) 5:00pm
Red Deer Rebels  (5-11-0-2) at Prince Albert Raiders (13-3-3-0) 5:00pm
Brandon Wheat Kings (8-11-0-0) at Saskatoon Blades (10-7-1-1) 5:00pm
Regina Pats  (2-11-2-0) at Winnipeg ICE (9-7-1-0) 5:30pm
Tri-City Americans (9-6-0-1) at Lethbridge Hurricanes (13-4-0-3) 6:00pm
Vancouver Giants (10-8-1-0) at Portland Winterhawks (10-5-0-1) 6:00pm
Calgary Hitmen (9-5-1-1) at Edmonton Oil Kings (12-2-3-1) 6:00pm
Everett Silvertips (12-4-0-0) at Seattle Thunderbirds (5-8-2-1) 6:05pm
Medicine Hat Tigers (12-5-1-0) at Kamloops Blazers (11-6-0-0) 7:00pm
Victoria Royals (8-7-1-0) at Prince George Cougars (4-12-0-2) 7:00pm
Kelowna Rockets (9-6-1-1-) at Spokane Chiefs (7-7-2-0) 7:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Friday, November 8th, 2019

Moose Jaw Warriors 3, Winnipeg ICE 2

Goals by Carson Denomie, Alek Sukunda and Cory King were enough for Moose Jaw to best the ICE before 3,037 at Mosaic Place. Michal Teply and Connor McClennon scored for Winnipeg. In net, Adam Evanoff made 36 saves for Moose Jaw, Jessee Makaj had 24 saves for the ICE.

Tri-City Americans 4, Calgary Hitmen 3 (SO)

Connor Bouchard's goal with 22 seconds remaining in regulation forced overtime, then the Americans took the extra standings point by besting Calgary in the shootout 1-0. Kyle Olson and Nick Bowman also scored for Tri-City and Bouchard scored the lone shootout goal, Beck Warm had 46 saves. For the Hitmen, Egor Zamula, Mark Kastelic and former American Carson Focht scored goals, Jack McNaughton made 35 saves. Ateendance at Scotiabank Saddledome was 6,970.

Prince Albert Raiders 6, Brandon Wheat Kings 3

Two big periods for the Raiders Friday night, scoring 4 in the 1st and 2 more in the 3rd to win with 2,715 looking on at Art Hauser Centre. Zack Hayes had a goal and an assist for Prince Albert as did Jakob Brook and Eric Pearce, with Ozzy Wiesblatt, Evan Herman and Brayden Watts. Boston Bilous grabbed the win, making 19 saves. For the Wheat Kings, Luka Burzan scored twice, Nolan Ritchie once and Ethan Kruger and Jiri Patera teaming up for 15 saves.

Saskatoon Blades 3, Red Deer Rebels 1

A 2 goal 2nd period pushed the Blades to the win, before 3,330 at SaskTel Centre. Radek Kucerik, Kyle Crnkovic and Eric Florchuk scored for the Blades, Nolan Maier made 28 saves. For the Raiders, Dallon Melin scored, Byron Fancy had 20 saves.

Lethbridge Hurricanes 4, Edmonton Oil Kings 3 (SO)

A 3 goal 3rd period forced extra hockey, then Lethbridge prevailed 1-0 in the shootout for the extra standings point. 3,696 watched at Enmax Centre, as the Canes came from 3-0 down, on goals by Oliver Okuliar, Dylan Cozens and Alex Cotton scored in the 3rd period, the D-Jay Jerome scored in the 4th round of the shootout. Carl Tetachuk made 32 saves for Lethbridge. Scott Atkinson, Liam Keeler and Riley Sawchuk scored for Edmonton, Sebastian Cossa made 36 saves.

Victoria Royals 3, Prince George Cougars 2 (SO)

Both teams scored twice in the 3rd period, then Kaid Oliver and Tarun Fizer scored shootout goals to hand Victoria the extra standings point, in front of 2,048 at CN Centre. Oliver and Phillip Schultz scored regulation goals for the Royals, Brock Gould made 20 stops. For the Cougars, Josh Maser and Connor Bowie scored regulation goals, Ethan Browne tallied a shootout marker and Taylor Gautheir made 22 saves.

Medicine Hat Tigers 8, Kelowna Rockets 5

In one of those last guy who scores, turn out the lights affairs, Medicine Hat scored 3 goals in each of the final two periods to grab the win, before 5,223 at Prospera Place. Jonathan Brinkman, Tyler Preziuso and Jonathan Brinkman led the Tigers attack with a goal and 2 assists each. Daniel Baker and Bryan Lockner had a goal and assist each, Eric Van Impe, Brett Kemp and Trevor Lomgo scored goals, Mads Sogaard racked up 28 saves. For Kelowna, Leif Mattson scored twice, Michael Farren, Alex Swetlikoff and Kobe Mohr once each, Roman Basran made 33 saves.

Everett Silvertips 4, Spokane Chiefs 3

Everett built a 4-1 lead, then hung on for the win, in front of 4,818 at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Gage Goncalves tallied a pair for the Tips, Conrad Mitchell and Jackson Berezowski added singles and Dustin Wolf made 34 saves. Spokane's Filip Kral, Adam Beckman and Eli Zummack scored goals, Campbell Arnold made 22 saves.

Vancouver Giants 3, Portland Winterhawks 1

The Giants topped Portland, thanks to goals by Lukas Svejkovsky, Tanner Brown and Evan Patrician. The Winterhawks' Reece Newkirk scored the lone marker for the visitors. Trent Miner made 26 saves for Vancouver, Joel Hofer had 35 saves. Attendance was 3,867 at Langley Events Centre.

Kamloops Blazers 7, Seattle Thunderbirds 4

Kamloops skated to the win on the strength of 3 goals in each of the 1st and 3rd periods, with 3,596 watching at Accesso ShoWare Centre. Connor Zary had a pair of goals for the Blazers, Brodi Stuart a goal and 3 assists, Martin Lang, Orrin Centazzo and Ryley Appelt a goal and assist each, Luka Zazula a goal, Ryan Hughes 3 assists and Dylan Garand 36 saves. For Seattle, offense was supplied by Michael Horon, Conner Bruggen-Cate and Matthew Wedman a goal and assist each, Keltie Jeri-Leon a goal and Roddy Ross 30 saves.

Western Hockey League schedule for Friday, November 8th, 2019

Here's the Friday schedule around the Western Hockey League for November 7th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Winnipeg ICE (9-6-1-0) at Moose Jaw Warriors (7-7-1-0) 5:00pm
Brandon Wheat Kings (8-10-0-0) at Prince Albert Raiders (12-3-3-0) 5:00pm
Swift Current Broncos (3-10-1-2) at Regina Pats (2-11-2-0) 5:00pm
Red Deer Rebels (5-10-0-2) at Saskatoon Blades (9-7-1-1) 5:00pm
Tri-City Americans (8-6-0-1) at Calgary Stampeders (9-5-1-0) 6:00pm
Edmonton Oil Kings (12-2-3-0) at Lethbridge Hurricanes (12-4-0-3) 6:00pm
Victoria Royals (7-7-1-0) at Prince George Cougars (4-12-0-1) 6:00pm
Medicine Hat Tigers (11-5-1-0) at Kelowna Rockets (9-5-1-1-) 7:05pm
Everett Silvertips (11-4-0-0) at Spokane Chiefs (7-6-2-0) 7:05pm
Portland Winterhawks (10-4-0-1) at Vancouver Giants (9-8-1-0) 7:30pm
Kamloops Blazers (10-6-0-0) at Seattle Thunderbirds (5-7-2-1) 7:35pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Wednesday, November 6th, 2019

Winnipeg ICE 5, Red Deer Rebels 3

2 goals in the 1st period were the difference in the ICE win before 1,278 at Wayne Fleming Arena. Brad Ginnell scored twice for Winnipeg, Nino Kinder, Mike Ladyman and Michal Teply also scored for the ICE, Dean McNabb made 24 saves. Ethan Sakowich, Brett Davis and Jexsen Wiebe scored for Red Deer, Ethan Anders made 41 saves.

Calgary Hitmen 4, Prince Albert Raiders 2

Calgary rang up a 3 goal 3rd period to come from 2-1 down after 40 minutes, before 4,307 at Scotiabank Saddledome. Orca Wiesblatt score two of the 3rd period goals for Calgary, Egor Zamula added an empty net goal for the Hitmen, Jonas Peterek opened the scoring in the 1st. For the Raiders, Spencer Moe and Evan Herman scored the goals. In net, Brayden Peters made 26 saves for Calgary, Boston Bilous made 28 saves for Prince Albert.

Lethbridge Hurricanes 4, Swift Current Broncos 1

D-Jay Jerome scored twice, Logan Barlage and Dylan Cozens once each and Carl Tetachuk made 20 saves, to lead Lethbridge to the win, in front of 3,033 at Enmax Centre. For Swift Current, Matthew Culling scored the lone goal, Reece Klassen made 38 saves.

Medicine Hat Tigers 5, Prince George Cougars 4

Trailing 2-0, the Tigers rippled the twine 5 times in the 2nd period to win, before 1,826 at CN Centre. James Hamblin scored twice for Medicine Hat, Tyler Prezluso, Brett Kemp and Baxter Anderson also scored. Garin Bjorklund made 24 saves. For Prince George, Cole Moberg scored twice, Mitchell Kohner and Jack Sander once, Taylor Gauthier made 24 saves.

Victoria Royals 6, Kelowna Rockets 3

6 different Royals scored in Victoria's win, before 4,885 at Prospera Place. Royals goal scorers were Keanu Derungs, Ty Yoder, River Fahey, Mitch Prowse, Sean Gulkaa nd Tarun Fizer, with Brock Gould making 27 saves. For Kelowna, Pavel Novak, Jake Poole and Alex Swetlikoff scored, Roman Basran and Cole Schwebius combined to make 14 saves.

Western Hockey League schedule for Wednesday, November 6th, 2019

Here's the Wednesday schedule around the Western Hockey League for November 6th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Red Deer Rebels (5-9-0-2) at Winnipeg ICE (8-6-1-0) 5:30pm
Prince Albert Raiders (12-2-3-0) at Calgary Hitmen (8-5-1-0) 6:00pm
Swift Current Broncos (3-9-1-2) at Lethbridge Hurricanes (11-4-0-3) 6:00pm
Medicine Hat Tigers (10-5-1-0) at Prince George Cougars (4-11-0-1) 7:00pm
Victoria Royals  (6-7-1-0) at Kelowna Rockets (9-4-1-1) 7:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Tuesday, November 5th, 2019

Brandon Wheat Kings 5, Red Deer Rebels 2

Brandon lit the lame three times in the 2nd period to power to the win, before 3,074 at Westoba Place. Ben McCartney scored twice for the Wheat KIngs, Luka Burzan, Nolan Ritchie and Duncan Pierce one each, with the goal by Pierce coming on a penalty shot. Goaltender Ethan Kruger made 23 saves. Red Deer goals were scored by Arshdeep Bains and Mason Ward, Byron Fancy had 33 saves.

Prince Albert Raiders 6, Edmonton Oil Kings 3

The Raiders broke open a 1-goal game with a 3 goal 2nd period to win, in front of 4,032 at Rogers Place. Ozzy Wiesblatt led the Prince Albert attack with 2 goals and 1 assist, Moe Spencer also had 2 goals and an assist, Brayden Watts had a goal and 3 assists, Ilya Usau a goal, Aliaksel Protas 2 assists and Boston Bilous 17 saves. For Edmonton, the loss snapped a 7 game win streak. Oil Kings goals were scored by Matthew Robertson, Keagan Slaney and Liam Keeler. Todd Scott and Sebastian Cossa teamed up for 24 saves.

Western Hockey League schedule for Tuesday, November 5th, 2019

Here the Tuesday schedule around the Western Hockey League for November 5th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Red Deer Rebels (5-8-0-2) at Brandon Wheat Kings (7-1-0-0) 5:00pm
Prince Albert Raiders (11-2-3-0) at Edmonton Oil Kings (12-1-3-0) 6:00pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Sunday, November 3rd, 2019

Edmonton Oil Kings 3, Calgary Hitmen 2

David Kope scored at 19:05 of the 3rd period to nudge Edmonton past Calgary, before 9,482 at Scotiabank Saddledome. Jacson Alexander and Ethan Cap also scored for the Oil Kings, with Todd Scott making 38 saves.Edmonton, with 2 games in hand on Lethbridge, lead the Hurricanes by 2 points in the Central Division. For Calgary, Carson Focht and James Malm scored, Brayden Peters made 25 saves.

Red Deer Rebels 3, Regina Pats 2 (OT)

Arshdeep Bains second goal of the season 48 seconds was the difference in Red Deer's win before 5,688 at the Brandt Centre. Chase Leslie and Josh Tarzwell scored in regulation for the Rebels, Byron Fancy made 25 saves. For the Pats, Zack Smith and Austin Pratt scored, Max Paddock had 24 saves.

Vancouver Giants 5, Medicine Hat Tigers 2

3,467 at the Langley Events Centre watched as five different players scored to lead the Giants past Medicine Hat. Tristen Nielsen, Zack Ostapchuk, Dylan Plouffe, Lukas Svejkovsky and Milos Roman scored for Vancouver, goaltender Trent Miner made 33 saves. For the visiting Tigers, Nick McCarry and Trevor Longo scored goals, Mads Sogaard had 21 stops.

Kamloops Blazers 6, Portland Winterhawks 5

4 goals in the 1st and 2 more in the 3rd sent Kamloops past U.S. Division leading Portland, in front of 2,918 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. For the Blazers, Connor Zary scored twice, Josh Pillar, Orrin Centazo, Ryan Hughes and Inaki Baragano once each. Rayce Ramsay and Dylan Garand combined for 38 saves. For the Winterhawks, Seth Jarvis scored twice, Simon Knak, Cross Hanas and Mason Mannek once each. Isaiah DiLaura and Joel Hofer teamed up to make 23 saves.

Everett Silvertips 4, Spokane Chiefs 3 (OT)

Bryce Kindopp's second goal of the night 1:23 into free hockey, propelled Everett to the road win, in front of 3,926 at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Kindopp's overtime winner came on a penalty shot. Jalen Price and Michal Gut also scored for the Tips, who received a 37 save performance from Dustin Wolf. On the Chiefs side of the ledgar, Adam Beckman, Michael King and Eli Zummack scored goals, Likas Parik made 21 saves.

Western Hockey League schedule for Sunday, November 3rd, 2019

Here's the Sunday schedule around the Western Hockey League for November 3rd, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Edmonton Oil Kings (11-1-3-0) at Calgary Hitmen (8-4-1-0) 1:00pm
Red Deer Rebels (4-8-0-2) at Regina Pats (2-11-1-0) 2:00pm
Medicine Hat Tigers (10-4-1-0) at Vancouver Giants (8-8-1-0) 4:00pm
Kamloops Blazers (9--6-0-0) at Portland Winterhawks (10-3-0-1) 5:00pm
Everett Silvertips (10-4-0-0) at Spokane Chiefs (7-6-1-0) 5:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Saturday, November 2nd, 2019

Winnipeg ICE 4, Swift Current Broncos 0

Dean McNabb turned in a 21 save shutout and Nolan Orzeck, Nino Kinder, Jackson Leppard and Michael Milne scored goals, as the ICE won before 1,498 at Wayne Fleming Arena. Swift Current goaltender Isaac Poulter made 36 saves.

Lethbridge Hurricanes 5, Brandon Wheat Kings 2

3,312 looked on at Westoba Place, as Lethbridge came in and scored twice in the 2nd and 3rd periods, to win the game. Oliver Okullar rang up a hat trick, with Alex Thacker and D-Jay Jerome added goals, with Carl Tetachuk posting 29 saves. The Wheat Kings got goals from Neithan Salame and Ridly Greig, with Ethan Kruger making 29 saves.

Saskatoon Blades 3, Calgary Hitmen 2

Eric Florchuk scored twice, Tristen Robins once and Nolan Maier made 37 saves to lead the Blades to the win before 6,429 at Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary goals were scored by Blake Allen and Mark Kastelic. Jack McNaughton made 28 saves.

Prince Albert Raiders 5, Moose Jaw Warriors 1

Aliaksel Protas scored twice, Brayden Watts, Evan Herman and Spencer Moe once each, as the Raiders took the win before 3,007 at Mosaic Place. Prince Albert goaltender Carter Serhyenko had 32 stops. Moose Jaw's Ryder Korczak scored at 17:12 of the 3rd to spoil the shutout. Their goaltenders, Bailey Brkin and Adam Evanoff shared goalkeeping duties and made 30 saves.

Portland Winterhawks 2, Seattle Thunderbirds 1

Johnny Ludvig and Reece Newkirk staked Portland to a lead early in the 2nd, but Seattle's Alex Morozoff responded at 13:21 of the 2nd to cut the lead in half, but the Birds could get no closer as the Hawks hung on for the win at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Joel Hofer made 29 saves for Portland, Blake Lyda 36 for Seattle.

Everett Silvertips 3, Kamloops Blazers 2

Everett built a 3-1 lead early in the 3rd, then hung on to win before 5,349 home fans at Angel of The Winds Arena. Bryce Kindopp, Gage Goncalves and Justyn Gurney scored the Silvertips goals, Dustin Wolf had a busy night with 42 saves. Connor Zary and Zane Franklin scored for Kamloops, Dylan Garand made 25 saves.

Spokane Chiefs 6, Prince George Cougars 0

5 goals in the 2nd period blew Prince George into the Spokane River, with 6,321 witnesses to the pounding at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Filip Kral scored twice for the Chiefs, singles were added by Eli Zummack, Matt Leduc, Bear Hughes and Brandon Reller. Campbell Arnold stopped all 27 shots he faced. Cougars goaltender Jacob Herman saved 32 of 38 shots against.

Vancouver Giants 6, Tri-City Americans 3

With 3,523 in the seats at Toyota Center, Vancouver grabbed the road win, overcoming a 3-1 deficit in the process. Dylan Plouffe and Justin Sourdif each scored twice, Lukas Svejkovsky and Cole Shepard once each, David Tendeck and Trent Miner combined to make 21 saves. For the Americans, Nick Bowman scored twice, Bryan McAndrews once and Beck Warm made 43 saves.

Medicine Hat Tigers 6, Victoria Royals 3

Medicine Hat scored 3 in the 3rd to take the road win, with 5,798 watching at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena. James Hamblin had the hat trick for the Tigers, Corson Hopwo, Parker Gavlas and Ryan Chyzowskichipped in with singles. In net, Mats Sogaard made 27 saves. For the Royals, Gary Haden, Keanu Derungs and River Fahey scored goals, Shane Farkas made 29 saves.

Western Hockey League schedule for Saturday, November 2nd, 2019

Here's the Saturday schedule around the Western Hockey League for November 2nd, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Lethbridge Hurricanes (10-4-0-3) at Brandon Wheat Kings (7-9-0-0) 5:30pm
Swift Current Broncos (3-8-1-2) at Winnipeg ICE (7-6-1-0) 5:30pm
Saskatoon Blades (8-7-1-1) at Calgary Hitmen (8-3-1-0) 6:00pm
Prince Albert Raiders (10-2-3-0) at Moose Jaw Warriors (7-6-1-0) 6:00pm
Seattle Thunderbirds (5-6-2-1) at Portland Winterhawks (9-3-0-1) 6:00pm
Kamloops Blazers (9-5-0-0) at Everett Silvertips (9-4-0-0) 7:05pm
Prince George Cougars (4-10-0-1) at Spokane Chiefs (6-6-1-0) 7:05pm
Vancouver Giants (7-8-1-0) at Tri-City Americans (8-5-0-1) 7:05pm
Medicine Hat Tigers (9-4-0-1) at Victoria Royals (6-6-1-0) 7:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Friday, November 1st, 2019

Brandon Wheat Kings 5, Swift Current Broncos 0

Ethan Kruger made 24 saves and Nolan Ritchie had 2 goals and an assist to lead the Wheat Kings to the win before 3,593 at Westoba Place. Cole Reinhardt, Ben McCartney and Riley Ginnell also scored for Brandon. For the Broncos, Reece Klassen made 48 saves.

Lethbridge Hurricanes 8, Winnipeg ICE 2

A 5 goal 2nd period clinched things for the Hurricanes at Wayne Fleming Arena. For Lethbridge, Oliver Okuliar tallied 3 goals and an assist, Dylan Cozens a goal and 3 assists, Alex Cotton a goal and 2 assists, Chase Wheatcroft a goal and an assist, with Jay Jerome and Justin Hall adding a goal each. Bryan Thompson had 25 saves. For Winnipeg, Cole Muir and Michal Teply scored goals, Jessee Makaj and Dean McNabb combined to make 25 saves.

Edmonton Oil Kings 4, Saskatoon Blades 3

Scott Atkinson's goal at 11:56 of the 3rd pushed Edmonton to the win, with 5,872 looking on at Rogers Place. Josh Williams scored twice and Jake Neighbours once, Sebastian Cossa made 26 saves. The Blades offense came from goals by Nolan Kneen, Scott Walford and Eric Florchuk. Nolan Maier made 31 saves.

Moose Jaw Warriors 5, Red Deer Rebels 2

Both teams scored twice in the 3rd, but it was a 3 goal 2nd period that took the night for Moose Jaw, in front of 3,008 at Mosaic Place. Brayden Tracey led the Warriors with 4 goals, Matthew Benson scored once and Adam Evanoff made 36 saves. Red Deer goals were scored by Chris Douglas and Jaxsen Wiebe, Ethan Anders teamed with Byron Fancy to make 12 saves.

Prince Albert Raiders 6, Regina Pats 3

The Raiders, trailing 2-1 after 40 minutes, outscored the Pats 5-1 in the 3rd to take the win, with 2,703 in attendance at Art Hauser Centre. Spencer Moe scored twice for Prince Albert, Ozzy Wiesblatt, Reece Vitelli, Aliaksel Protas and Brayden Watts once each. Boston Bilous stopped 23 shots. The Pats got goals from Logan Nijhoff, who scored twice and Drew Englot, scoring once. Max Paddock made 35 saves for Regina.

Kelowna Rockets 6, Prince George Cougars 2

Kelowna scored 4 times in the 2nd period, good enough for the win. For the Rockets, Pavel Novak scored the first 3 goals of the game, Leif Mattson, Alex Swetlikoff and Nolan Foote added singles and Roman Basran made 28 saves. For the Cougars, Matej Toman and Reid Perepeliuk scored goals, Jacob Herman made 27 saves. Attendance at Prospera Place was 5,227.

Tri-City Americans 5, Seattle Thunderbirds 2

3 straight goals busted open a tie game in the 3rd, giving Tri-City the win, with 3,027 in the seats in the Toyota Center. Edge Lambert and Samuel Stewart scored 2nd period goals for the Americans, Paycen Bjorklund scored the winner at 2:07 of the 3rd, with Connor Bouchard and Marc Lajoie adding empty net goals in the final 2 minutes. Beck Warm backstopped the win, making 26 saves. For the Thunderbirds, Ryan Gotfried and AndrejKukuca scored the goals, Roddy Ross made 36 saves.

Portland Winterhawks 4, Everett Silvertips 1

A 2-for-5 power play was the springboard to a solid road win for Portland, vaulting them over Everett and into 1st place in the U.S. Division. Seth Jarvis, Mason Mannek, Lane Gilliss and Matthew Quigley scored for Portland, Joel Hofer had 28 saves. Parker Hendren scored for Everett, Dustin Wolf and Keegan Karki combined to make 26 saves. Attendance at Angel of The Winds Arena was 4,314.

Around the Dub

Here's what's happening around the Western Hockey League:

Edmonton holds on to the #1 spot in the WHL. The Oil Kings have 23 points and are the only team with 10 wins. Lethbridge and Prince Albert are both at 21 points. They, along with Everett, Kamloops and Medicine Hat, all have 9 wins. The Regina Pats are the league's only 10 loss team. They are 1-8--1-0 in their past 10.

Highest single game goal output in the past week is just 5. Calgary and Moose Jaw rang up that totals in wins last Sunday over Regina and Saskatoon respectively. The only shutout was a 1-0 Kelowna win at Victoria this past Wednesday.

Moose Jaw's Brayden Tracey had the league's only hat trick, scoring 3 in Sunday's 5-4 win over Saskatoon. In that 1-0 Kelowna win at Victoria on Wednesday, Cole Schweibus made 33 saves for the Blazers.

No team has scored more than 1 shorthanded goals in a single game. Edmonton, on October 12th and Kamloops, on October 18th, are tied for most power play goals in a single game this season, with 4.

Connor Zary of Kamloops leads the WHL in scoring. His 5 goals and 16 assists for 21 points have come in 14 games. Adam Beckman of Spokane has 5 goals and 15 assists for 20 points have come in 13 games.

Bryce Kindopp of Everett, Dylan Cozens of Lethbridge and Chase Wouters of Saskatoon and tied for the league lead with 10 goals. Zary's 16 assists are best in the league. Bowen Byram on Vancouver tops the charts with 33 penalty minutes. Sebastian Cossa of Edmonton is best in net with a 1.56 goals against average. His .948 goals against average is also best.

Despite their slow start, the Regina Pats lead the league in attendance, with an average of 5,386 in 8 games, aided by the 15,401 in this past Sunday's outdoor game vs Calgary, a 5-4 Hitmrn overtime win.

Transactions:

Just two deals this past week. On Monday, Swift Current sent a 9th round conditional pick to Winnipeg for Justin Svenson. Then, on Tuesday, Brandon moved Caiden Daiey to Regina for Duncan Pierce.

Around the league, there are 8 games tonight, 9 games Saturday and 5 games Sunday. Have fun, get out and support your local team and take a friend of 20 with you!

Western Hockey League schedule for Friday, November 1st, 2019

Here's the Friday schedule around the Western Hockey League for November 1st, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Swift Current Broncos (3-7-1-2) at Brandon Wheat Kings (6-9-0-0) 5:30pm
Lethbridge Hurricanes (9-4-0-3) at Winnipeg ICE (7-5-1-0) 5:30pm
Saskatoon Blades (8-6-1-1) at Edmonton Oil Kings (10-1-3-0) 6:00pm
Red Deer Rebels (4-7-0-2) at Moose Jaw Warriors (6-6-1-0) 6:00pm
Regina Pats (2-10-1-0) at Prince Albert Raiders (9-2-3-0) 6:00pm
Prince George Cougars (4-9-0-1) at Kelowna Rockets (8-4-1-1-) 7:05pm
Seattle Thunderbirds (5-5-2-1) at Tri-City Americans (7-5-0-1) 7:05pm
Portland Winterhawks (8-3-0-1) at Everett Silvertips (9-3-0-0) 7:35pm