Western Hockey League schedule for Sunday, December 2nd, 2018

Here's Sunday's schedule around the Western Hockey League for December 2nd, 2018 (All times Pacific):

Medicine Hat Tigers (12-13-1-2) at Regina Pats (8-19-0-0) 2:00 pm
Victoria Royals (13-9-0-0) at Prince George Cougars 2:00 pm
Moose Jaw Warriors (15-5-3-1) at Calgary Hitmen (11-14-2-1) 3:00 pm
Tri-City Americans (14-10-1-0) at Vancouver Giants (19-6-2-0) 4:00 pm
Red Deer Rebels (17-9-1-0) at Lethbridge Hurricanes (13-8-3-2) 5:00 pm
Kootenay ICE (7-19-3-1) at Portland Winterhawks (15-10-0-2) 5:00 pm

Ams lose in Vancouver

Vancouver. B.C. -- The Vancouver Giants staved off every Tri-City Americans comeback, skating to a 5-2 win Saturday night, before 6,156 at their former home, Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.

The Giants skated to a 2-0 lead after one. Milos Roman scored on the power play, assisted by Dylan Plouffe at 3:05, then Evan Patrician scored unassisted at 12:46, giving Vancouver their first two-goal lead of the night,

In the second period, Isaac Johnson got Tri-City on the board with his 10th marker of the year, a power play goal assisted by Samuel Stewart and Connor Bouchard at 8:25, cutting the deficit to 2-1.The Giants responded six minutes later with a Dawson Holt goal at 14:26, assisted by Owen Hardy, to increase the lead to 3-1. The Americans would crawl within one once again with Parker AuCoin's 13th goal of the season, assisted by Krystof Hrabik and Aaron Hyman on the power play at 16:35, to narrow the gap to one once more but could get no closer. Brayden Watts scored for Vancouver from Dawson Holt and Milos Roman at 17:31, for a  4-2 lead through 40 minutes.

The Giants would add one more in the third, as Bowen Byram scored an empty net, short handed goal from Davis Koch at 18:55 to cap the scoring, giving Vancouver the final winning margin of 5-2.

David Tendeck made 24 saves for the Giants, while Beck Warm had 32 saves for Tri-City. Vancouver was 1-for-4 on the power play, the Americans were 2-for-7.

With the win, the Giants improved to 19-6-2-0 for 40 points, first in the B.C. Division. With the loss, Tri-City is now 14-10-1-0 for 29 points, 4th in the U.S. Division.

Coming up: The Americans and Vancouver meet again Sunday, this time in Langley at the Langley Event Centre. Game time is 4:00 pm. Broadcast with Craig West begins at 3:45 pm  on Newstalk 870 KFLD and newstalk870.am.

Western Hockey League roundup for December 1st, 2018

Prince Albert Raiders 5, Regina Pats 2

The Raider win streak is now at 19, after tonight's win in front of 6,283 at the Brandt Centre in Regina. For PA, Ozzy Wiesblatt and Kody McDonald had a goal and assist each, Brayden Paschal, Spencer Moe and Brett Leason scored one each, Noah Gregor had 3 assists and Ian Scott made 24 saves. For the Pats, Carter Massier and Jadon Joseph scored goals, Dean McNabb made 24 saves.

Brandon Wheat Kings 5, Swift Current Broncos 2

Brandon broke open a 2-2 tie after two, with a three-goal third period, to send the Broncos to their 8th loss in their past 9 games, with 2,310 watching at Innovation Credit Union i-plex in Swift Current. Linden McCorrister scored three, including two on the power play for the Wheat Kings, who went 3-for-7 with the extra man. Stelio Mattheos scored on the power play, Ridley Greig also scored for Brandon, Jiri Patera made 31 saves. For the Broncos, Joona Kiviniemi and Andrew Fyten scored goals, Joel Hofer made 30 saves.

Moose Jaw Warriors 3, Red Deer Rebels 2

Warriors came from 2-1 down after one, with two in the second to win in front of 3,717 at the Enmax Centrium. Daemon Hunt, Tate Popple and Jett Woo scored goals, Adam Evanoff made 16 saves for Moose Jaw. For Red Deer, Brandon Hagel and Zak Smith scored goals, Byron Fancy made 43 saves. There were just three penalties called in the entire game, all three on the Rebels.

Calgary Hitmen 4, Edmonton Oil Kings 3 (OT)

Kaden Elder scored halfway through the extra session to win it for Calgary, in front of 5,724 at the Scotiabank Saddledome.Bryce Bader and Jake Kryski scored first period goals for the Hitmen, Kryski scored in the second as well and Jack McNaughton made 26 saves. For Edmonton, Brett Kemp, Quinn Benjafield and Trey Fix-Wolansky scored goals, Todd Scott made 27 saves.

Lethbridge Hurricanes 3, Medicine Hat Tigers 1

Lethbridge won for the 4th time in their past 5 games, thanks to a 3-goal second period. Jordy Bellerive scored at even-strength, Jake Leschyshyn and Dylan Cozens scored power play goals for the Hurricanes, Reece Klassen made 31 saves. James Hamblin scored a power play goal for Medicine Hat, Mads Sogaard made 23 saves. Lethbridge went 2-for-3 on the power play, the Tigers 1-for-4.

Kamloops Blazers 6, Seattle Thunderbirds 3

Orrin Centazzo scored twice and added an assist for Kamloops, Quinn Schmiemann had a goal and 2 assists, Zane Franklin a goal and an assist, Jermaine Loewen and Kobe Mohr a goal each, Connor Zary 3 asists, Dylan Garand 26 saves. For the Thunderbirds, Tyler Carpendale, Andrej Kukuca and Nolan Volcan scored goals, Liam Hughes 30 saves, with 5,250 in attendance at Kamloops' Sandman Centre.

Saskatoon Blades 5, Kelowna Rockets 4 (OT)

Kelowna scored 3 in the third period to force overtime, but Dawson Davidson's goal 23 seconds in the extra frame won it for the Blades. Davidson's OT winner was his second of the night for Saskatoon, Gary Haden had a goal and assist, Tristen Robins and Brandon Schuldhaus also scored for the Blades, who got 29 saves from Nolan Maier. For Kelowna, Kyle Topping had a goal and assist, Mark Liwiski, Braydyn Chizen and Leif Mattson scored goals, Roman Basran and James Porter combined to make 30 saves. Attendance was 5,104 at Prospera Place.

Portland Winterhawks 8, Spokane Chiefs 2

Lane Gilliss scored 2:10 into the contest, bringing 10,450 bears onto the ice and Portland rolled from there to the lopsided win, in front of 9,304 at Veteran's Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Ryan Hughes scored twice for the Hawks, Joachim Blichfeld had a goal and 2 assists, Reece Newkirk, Seth Jarvis and Jaydon Dureau had a goal and an assist each, Jake Gricius scored once and Shance Farkas made 18 saves. For Spokane, Jake McGrew and Filip Kral scored goals, Dawson Weatherill and Bailey Brkin made 36 saves combined. Both teams went 1-for-2 on the power play.

Victoria Royals 5, Prince George Cougars 1

Victoria's 4-goal first period propelled them to the win before 3,658 at CN Centre. For the Royals, Igor Martynov and Dante Hannoun scored twice each, Tanner Sidaway once and Brock Gould and Keegan Maddocks combined for 18 saves. Illijah Colina scored for Prince George, Taylor Gauthier made 21 saves.

Vancouver Giants 5, Tri-City Americans 2

Vancouver bolted out to a 2-0 lead, then whenever the Americans would close to within one, the Giants would scored again quickly to keep control. Milos Roman, Evan Patrician, Dawson Holt all scored once each for Vancouver, then Bowen Byram wrapped it up with a short handed empty netter with 1:05 left. David Tendeck backstopped the Giants to the win with 24 saves. For Tri-City, Isaac Johnson and Parker AuCoin scored power play goals, Beck Warm made 32 saves. The game drew 6,156 at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.

Everett Silvertips 3, Kootenay ICE 0

Max Palaga made 36 saves, Luke Ormsby, Bryce Kindopp on the power play and Gianni Fairbrother into an empty net for Everett, with 5,063 on hand at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. Jessee Makaj made 42 saves for Kootenay.

Western Hockey League schedule for Saturday, December 1st, 2018

Here's Saturday's schedule around the Western Hockey League for Deecmber 1st, 2018 (All times Pacific):

Prince Albert Raiders (25-1-0-0) at Regina Pats (8-18-8-0) 5:00 pm
Brandon Wheat Kings (12-7-3-3) at Swift Current Broncos (4-20-1-1) 5:00 pm
Moose Jaw Warriors (14-5-3-1) at Red Deer Rebels (17-8-1-0) 6:00 pm
Edmonton Oil Kings (14-11-2-2) at Calgary Hitmen (10-14-2-1) 6:00 pm
Spokane Chiefs (14-8-2-2) at Portland Winterhawks (14-10-0-2) 6:00 pm
Lethbridge Hurricanes (12-8-3-2) at Medicine Hat Tigers (12-12-1-2) 6:30 pm
Seattle Thunderbirds (9-12-3-0) at Kamloops Blazers (10-11-1-1) 7:00 pm
Victoria Royals (12-9-0-0) at Prince George Cougars (10-13-1-2) 7:00 pm
Tri-City Americans (14-9-1-0) at Vancouver Giants (18-6-2-0) 7:00 pm
Saskatoon Blades (16-9-3-0) at Kelowna Rockets (12-15-1-0) 7:05 pm
Kootenay ICE (7-18-3-1) at Everett Silvertips (21-7-1-0) 7:05 pm

Ams drop overtime contest to Rockets

Kennewick, WA. -- The Americans scored late in regulation to force overtime, but this time the magic didn't continue, as Kelowna scored early in the extra session to take a 3-2 win, before 3,480 at the Toyota Center Friday night.

Tri-City got on the board first at 16:00 of the opening period, on Kyle Olson's 5th goal of the season, assisted by Nolan Yaremko and Isaac Johnson, giving the Americans a 1-0 lead after one.

In the second, the Rockets took the lead, on goals by Leif Mattson from Nolan Foote at 5:58 and Kyle Crosbie from Dallon Wilton at 15:39.

Kelowna held the lead until the final moments of regulation, with Krystof Hrabik banged home the tying goal for Tri-City with 10.2 seconds showing on the clock. Aaron Hyman and Yaremko drew the assists at 19:49, tying the game 2-2 and requiring an extra session to decide the winner.

The overtime didn't last long however, as Mattson scored his second of the night, assisted by Kyle Topping 20 seconds into overtime to win it for the Rockets, 3-2.

Goaltending was sharp at both ends, with James Porter making 26 saves for Kelowna and Beck Warm 23 for the Americans. Neither team scored with the man advantage, the Rockets in one try and Tri-City in six. With the win, Kelowna improves to 12-15-1-0 on the year for 25 points, 13 back of first-place Vancouver in the B.C. Division. The Americans slip to 14-9-1-0 for 29 points, 4th in the U.S. Division, 1 point behind 3rd place Portland.

Coming up: For Tri-City, they play Vancouver twice. Saturday night at Pacific Coliseum at 7:00 pm and Sunday, 4:00 pm at the Langley Events Centre. The Americans play at Kelowna next Wednesday, then return home to host Seattle next Friday and Lethbridge for Teddy Bear Toss next Saturday. Kelowna hosts Saskatoon tonight.

Western Hockey League roundup for Friday, November 30th, 2018

Brandon Wheat Kings 5, Regina Pats 1

Linden McCorrister had a goal and an assist, Marcus Sekundiak, Ben McCartney, Cole Reinhardt and Luka Burzan scored one each, Ethan Kruger made 29 saves, as Brandon won before 3,596 at Westoba Place. Ty Kolle score a power play goal, Max Paddock made 24 saves for Regina.

Moose Jaw Warriors 3, Edmonton Oil Kings 1

2 in the second and 1 in the third for Moose Jaw overcame a 1-0 deficit after one, before 7,292 at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Brayden Tracy, Yegor Buyalski and Justin Almeida scored for the Warriors, Adam Evanoff made 35 saves. For the Oil Kings, Brett Kemp scored and Dylan Myskiw made 19 saves.

Lethbridge Hurricanes 3, Swift Current Broncos 1

Justin Hall led the Hurricanes attack with a goal and assist, Zachary Cox and Jake Elmer scored a goal each, Carl Tetachuk made 25 saves. For Swift Current, Max Patterson scored and Joel Hofer made 39 saves in front of 5,239 at the Enmax Centre.

Red Deer Rebels 6, Calgary Hitmen 2

The Rebels scored 4 in the first and coasted to the win in front of 3,797 at the Enmax Centrium in Red Deer. Jeff de Wit scored twice in the first period for the Rebels, Brandon Hagel also scored twice, once on the power play and Chris Douglas scored twice, with Ethan Anders making 43 saves. For Calgary, Luke Coleman and Mark Kastelic scored goals, Jack McNaughton made 17 saves.

Kamloops Blazers 3, Saskatoon Blades 2 (OT)

Quinn Schmiemann scored the game-winner 1:29 into overtime to Kamloops to the win before 3,751 at the Sandman Centre. Jermaine Loewen and Connor Zary scored in regulation for the Blazers, Dylan Garand made 23 saves. For Saskatoon, Emil Malysjev scored even strength and May Gerlack on the power play, Nolan Maier made 26 saves.

Seattle Thunderbirds 7, Kelowna Rockets 4

Seattle scored six times in the final 40 minutes at they skated past the ICE before 4,257 at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. Zack Andrusiak had a big night for the TBirds with 3 goals and an assist, Andrej Kukuca had a goal and assist as did Noah Philip, with Simon Kubicek and Tyler Carpendale scoring once each and Liam Hughes making 20 saves. For Kootenay, Payton Krebs scored 3 goals, Michael Milne 1, Duncan McGovern made 38 saves.

Kelowna Rockets 3, Tri-City Americans 2 (OT)

The Americans scored in the final seconds to force overtime, but Kelowna got the game-winner in the opening moments of the extra session, with 3,480 looking on at Kennewick's Toyota Center. Tri-City got goals from Kyle Olson in the first and Krystof Hrabik, with just 10.2 seconds left in regulation. Rockets goals were scored by Leif Mattson and Kyle Crosbie in the second period and Mattson again just 20 seconds in overtime. James Porter had 26 saves for Kelowna, Beck Warm 23 for the Americans.

Everett Silvertips 5, Spokane Chiefs 4 (OT)

Spokane scored with 16 seconds left to force overtime, but a goal 53 into overtime won it for the Silvertips, in front of 4,051 at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. Riley Sutter on the power play, Wyatte Wylie, Akash Bains, Martin Fasko-Rudas and Connor Dewar in OT scored for Everett, who got 23 saves from Dustin Wolf. The Chiefs' goals were scored by Eli Zumack, Luc Smith and Filip Kral on the power play and Ethan McIndoe even strength, Dawson Weatherill made 34 saves.  Spokane went 3-for-6 on the power play.