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.

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

Here's Friday's schedule around the Western Hockey League for November 30th, 2018 (All times Pacific):

Regina Pats (8-17-0-0) at Brandon Wheat Kings (11-7-3-3) 5:30 pm
Moose Jaw Warriors (13-5-3-1) at Edmonton Oil Kings (14-10-2-2) 6:00 pm
Swift Current Broncos (4-19-1-1) at Lethbridge Hurricanes (11-8-3-2) 6:00 pm
Calgary Hitmen (10-13-2-1) at Red Deer Rebels (16-8-1-0) 6:00 pm
Saskatoon Blades (16-9-2-0) at Kamloops Blazers (9-11-1-1) 7:00 pm
Kelowna Rockets (11-15-1-0) at Tri-City Americans (14-9-0-0) 7:05 pm
Kootenay ICE (7-17-3-1) at Seattle Thunderbirds (8-12-3-0) 7:35 pm
Spokane Chiefs (14-8-1-2) at Everett Silvertips (20-7-1-0) 7:35 pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

Brandon Wheat Kings 5, Swift Current Broncos 1

Wheat Kings broke away from a 1-1 tie after one, with 2 in the second and 2 more in the third. Luka Burzan had 2 goals and an assist,Cole Reinhardt a goal and assist, Ridly Grieg and Zach Wytinck a goal each, Jiri Patera 31 saves. For Swift Current, Alec Zawatsky scored, Joel Hofer made 33 saves. Attendance was 2,297 at Innovation Credit Union i-plex in Swift Current.

Prince Albert Raiders 6, Edmonton Oil Kings 3

The record now stands at 25-1-0-0 as the Raiders bolted to a 5-1 lead after two and cruised to the win. Parker Kelly led the PA attack with 2 goals and an assist, Max Martin had a goal and assist, Brayden Pachal, Aliaksei Protas and Kody McDonald a goal each, 3 assists for Brett Leason and 31 saves from Ian Scott. For Edmonton, Trey Fix-Wolansky scored all three goals, Dylan Myskiw made 29 saves. 5,449 attended at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

Moose Jaw Warriors 3, Kootenay ICE 1

Moose Jaw won by scoring once in each period, in front of 1,970 at Western Financial Place in Cranbrook. Keenan Taphorn, Josh Brook and Jett Woo scored for Moose Jaw, Peyton Krebs for the ICE. Adam Evanoff made 26 saves for the Warriors, Duncan McGovern 26 for Kootenay.

Medicine Hat Tigers 6, Red Deer Rebels 2

A 4 goal third period was the difference in the Tigers' win. Ryan Jevne had a big night with 3 goals and 1 assist, Ryan Chyzowski a goal and assist, James Hamblin and Trevor Longo a goal each and Mads Sogaard 21 saves for Medicine Hat, who went 1-for-3 on the power play. The Rebels got goals from Jeff de Wit and Zak Smith, plus 41 saves from Byron Fancy, in front of 2,584 at Canalta Centre in Medicine Hat.

Vancouver Giants 2, Kelowna Rockets 1

Milos Roman's goal at 9:41 of the second broke a 1-1 tie and sent the Giants on to the victory in front of 4,466 at Prospera Place. Dylan Plouffe scored a first period power play goal for Vancouver, Nolan Foote scored short handed midway through the opening period for Kelowna. Trent Miner made 20 saves for the Giants, Roman Basran 32 for the Rockets.

Spokane Chiefs 4, Prince George Cougars 0

Bailey Brkin made 27 saves, Riley Woods scored twice, Cordel Larson and Adam Beckman once each, as the Chiefs blanked Prince George in front of 3,223 at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, in a contest that featured a combined 94 minutes in penalties between the two teams. Taylor Gauthier made 27 saves for the Cougars.

Saskatoon Blades 2, Victoria Royals 1

Goals from Kristian Roykas Marthinsen and Zach Huber, plus 30 saves from Dorrin Luding pushed Saskatoon past Victoria, who got a goal from Scott Walford, plus 30 saves from Griffen Outhouse. 4,722 watched at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena in Victoria.

Everett Silvertips 4, Portland Winterhawks 1

Portland slipped to third in the U.S. Division after Spokane's win vs Prince George and the Hawks' loss at Everett. Portland led after one Wednesday night on a goal by Cross Hanas, but the Silvertips responded with second period goals by Reece Vitelli and Sean Richards, plus third period goals by Martin Fasko-Rudas and Connor Dewar into an empty net. Dustin Wolf made 34 saves for Everett, Shane Farkas 37 for the Winterhawks.

Western Hockey League schedule for Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

Here's Wednesday's schedule around the Western Hockey League for November 28th, 2018 (All times Pacific):

Brandon Wheat Kings (10-7-3-3) at Swift Current Broncos (4-18-1-1) 5:00 pm
Prince Albert Raiders (24-1-0-0) at Edmonton Oil Kings (14-9-2-2) 6:00 pm
Moose Jaw Warriors (12-5-3-1) at Kootenay ICE (7-16-3-1) 6:00 pm
Red Deer Rebels (16-7-1-0) at Medicine Hat Tigers (11-12-1-2) 6:00 pm
Vancouver Giants (17-6-2-0) at Kelowna Rockets (11-14-1-0) 7:05 pm
Prince George Cougars (10-12-1-2) at Spokane Chiefs (13-8-1-2) 7:05 pm
Saskatoon Blades (15-9-2-0) at Victoria Royals (12-8-0-0) 7:05 pm
Portland Winterhawks (14-9-0-2) at Everett Silvertips (19-7-1-0) 7:05 pm