Western Hockey League roundup for Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

Winnipeg ICE 4, Lethbridge Hurricanes 3 (SO)

Winnipeg outscored Lethbridge 2-0 in the shootout to grab the extra standings point in a game played at Wayne Fleming Arena. Austin Schellenburg, Owen Pederson and Michael Milne scored in regulation for the ICE, Michal Teply and Isaac Johnson notched shootout scores. Jessee Makaj had 31 saves for Winnipeg. For Lethbridge, Oliver Okullar, Calen Addison and Dino Kambeitz scored, Carl Tetachuk made 39 saves.

Kelowna Rockets 1, Victoria Royals 0

Nolan Foote rang the bell with a power play goal at 11:31 of the 1st, to lead the Rockets to the win. Cole Schwebius made 33 saves for Kelowna. In goal for Victoria, Brock Gould made 16 saves. Attendance was 3,637 at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena.

Western Hockey League schedule for Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

Here's the Wednesday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 30th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Lethbridge Hurricanes (9-4-0-2) at Winnipeg ICE (6-5-1-0) 5:30pm
Kelowna Rockets (7-4-1-1) at Victoria Royals (6-5-1-0) 7:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Tuesday,

Victoria Royals 4, Kelowna Rockets 3 (SO)

Kaid Oliver scored in the second round of the shootout, yo push the Royals to the win. Gary Haden and Will Warm scored in regulation, as did Oliver, whose goal at 3:10 of the 3rd tied the game. Kelowna goals were scored by Pavel Novak, Sean Comrie and Ethan Ernst. In goal for Victoria, Brock Gould started and made 5 saves on 8 shots. He was replaced at 17:30 on the 2nd by Shane Farkas, who stopped all 16 shots he faced, then 3 more in the shootout. Attendance was 3,213 at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena.

Western Hockey League schedule for Tuesday, October 29th, 2019

Here's the Tuesday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 29th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Kelowna Rockets (7-4-1-0) at Victoria Royals  (5-5-1-0) 7:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Monday, October 28th, 2019

Seattle Thunderbirds 2, Calgary Hitmen 1

Seattle scored twice in the the 1st, then held on to win, before 4,738 at the Scotiabank Saddledome. For the Thunderbirds, Matthew Wedman scored 33 seconds into the contest, then Keltie Jeri-Leon scored at 2:54. Calgary responded with a goal by Layne Toder at 11:03 of the 2nd, but the Hitmen could get no closer. Roddy Ross sparkled in goal for Seattle, stopping 33 of 34 shots faced. Calgary's goaltender, Brayden Peters battled hard too, stopping 26 of 28 shots faced.

Western Hockey League schedule for Monday, October 28th, 2019

Here's the Monday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 28th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Seattle Thunderbirds (4-5-2-1) at Calgary Hitmen (8-2-1-0) 5:00pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Sunday, October 27th, 2019

Calgary Hitmen 5, Regina Pats 4 (OT)

Carson Focht's goal 59 seconds into overtime won the Prairie Classic for Calgary, before a WHL season high of 15,401 at Regina's Mosaic Stadium. Mark Kastelic scored a pair for the Hitmen, Jonas Peterek and Luke Prokop one each. Jack McNaughton made 23 saves. For the Pats, Austin Pratt, Cole Dubinsky, Nikita Sedov and Robbie Holmes had a goal and assist each, Max Paddock had 43 saves.

Moose Jaw Warriors 5, Saskatoon Blades 4 (OT)

Ryder Korczak scored 28 seconds into the extra session to win it for Moose Jaw, in front of 3,051 at SaskTel Centre. Brayden Tracy had a hat trick for the Warriors, Bryden Kiesman's goal with 4:29 left forced overtime. In goal, Bailey Brkin made 26 saves. For the Blades, Chase Wouters and Riley McKay scored twice each, Nolan Maier was called upon to face just 15 shots, stopping only 10.

Prince George Cougars 3, Vancouver Giants 2 (OT)

In the third of Sunday's three overtime games, Ryan Schoettler scored the OT winner with 31 seconds left in the extra session. Reid Perepeluk and Illjah Colina also scored for the Cougars, Tyler Brennan made 37 saves. For the Giants, Tristen Nielsen and Jackson Shepard were the goal scorers, Trent Miner made 30 stops. Attendance at Langley Events Centre was 3,736. 

Western Hockey League schedule for Sunday, October 27th, 2019

Here's the Sunday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 27th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Calgary Hitmen (7-2-1-0) at Regina Pats (2-10-0-0) 1:00pm
Moose Jaw Warriors (5-6-1-0) at Saskatoon Blades (7-6-0-1) 1:00pm
Prince George Cougars(3-9-0-1) at Vancouver Giants (7-8-0-0) 4:00pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Saturday, October 26th, 2019

Edmonton Oil Kings 6, Seattle Thunderbirds 2

A 3 goal broke open a 1 goal game and swung it in favor of the hometown Oil Kings, before 6,265 at Rogers Centre. Dylan Guenther notched a hat trick for Edmonton, Riley Sawchuk, Josh Williams and Connor McDonald added singles, Sebastian Cossa made 28 saves. For Seattle, goal scorers were Henrik Rybinski and Matthew Wedman, Blake Lyda made 35 saves.

Medicine Hat Tigers 3, Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 (SO)

James Hamblin and Elijah Brown scored in regulation for Medicine Hat, then Hamblin scored in the first round of the deciding shoot out to send the Tigers to victory in front of 4,013 at Enmax Centre. Oliver Okullar and Dylan Cozens scored in regulation for Lethbridge. In goal, Garin Bjorklund made 30 saves for the Tigers, Carl Tetachuk made 41 saves for the Hurricanes.

Prince Albert Raiders 4, Spokane Chiefs 1

2 goals in the 1st and 2 more in the 3rd gave Prince Albert the road win, with 4,540 watching at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Aliaksel Protas scored twice for the Raiders, Ilya Usau and Landon Kosior once each, Boston Bilous made 21 saves. For the Chiefs, Campbell Arnold andBrett Balas combined to make 22 saves.

Tri-City Americans 5, Prince George Cougars 2

The Americans brace of goals in each of the final two periods sent the home crowd of 3,051 at the Toyota Center happy Saturday night. Nick Bowman had a goal and assist for Tri-City and the trio of Samuel Huo, Marc Lajoie and Sasha Mutala scored once each. Goaltender Talyn Boyko earned first star honors with a 39 save performance. For the Cougars, who since winning 3 of 4 in mid October have now lost 4 straight, Filip Koffer and Rhett Rhinehart were their goal scorers, while Tyler Brennan and Taylor Gauthier split time in net, making 20 saves. The two teams also combined for 75 penalty minutes.

Victoria Royals 2, Kamloops Blazers 1

The Royals outlasted the Blazers Saturday night, on the strength of Tarun Fizer and Will Warm goals and 34 saves from Shane Farkas. On the Kamloops side of the ledger, Zane Franklin scored late in the 3rd and Dylan Garand made 20 saves. Attendance at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena was 3,880.

Brandon Wheat Kings 5, Swift Current Broncos 1

Brecon Wood's goal at 5:15 of the 1st gave Swift Current an early lead but Brandon rebounded with 5 straight to win it before 1,926 at Innovation Credit Union I-Plex. Luka Burzan scored twice for the Wheat Kings, Connor Gutenberg, Riley Ginnell and Ben McCartney also scored for the visitors. Ethan Kruger made 22 saves for Brandon, Isaac Poulter 38 for the Broncos.

Western Hockey League schedule for Saturday, October 26th, 2019

Here's the Saturday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 26th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Seattle Thunderbirds (4-4-2-1) at Edmonton Oil Kings (9-1-3-0) 6:00pm
Medicine Hat Tigers (8-4-1-0) at Lethbridge Hurricanes (9-4-0-1) 6:00pm
Brandon Wheat Kings (5-9-0-0) at Swift Current Broncos (3-6-1-2) 6:00pm
Prince Albert Raiders (8-2-3-0) at Spokane Chiefs (6-4-1-0) 7:05pm
Prince George Cougars (3-8-0-1) at Tri-City Americans (6-5-0-1) 7:05pm
Kamloops Blazers (9-4-0-0) at Victoria Royals (4-5-1-0) 7:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Friday, October 25th, 2019

Edmonton Oil Kings 4, Medicine Hat Tigers 2

Edmonton's 1 goal 1st period and 2 goal 2nd period were the difference. Riley Sawchuk scored twice for Edmonton, Ethan McIndoe and Carter Souch also scored, Todd Scott made 42 saves. For Medicine Hat, Daniel Baker and Brett Kemp scored the goals, Mats Sogaard had 35 saves. Attendance at Rogers Place was 5,303.

Lethbridge Hurricane 5, Brandon Wheat Kings 2

Dino Kambeitz, Jett Jones, Dylan Cozens scored in the first two periods to stake Lethbridge to a 3-0 lead. Then, after Brandon goals by Nolan Ritchie and Cole Reinhardt brought the Wheaties within 3-2, Lethbridge goals in the final minute by Oliver Okullar and Joe Arntsen clinched the Hurricanes win. Carl Tetachuk drew the goal tending assignment for Lethbridge and made 25 saves. For Brandon, Ethan Kruger made 30 saves. Attendance at Enmax Centre was 3,733.

Calgary Hitmen 4, Moose Jaw Warriors 2

2 goals each in the 1st and 3rd periods boosted Calgary to the win before 3,047 at Mosaic Place. Hitmen scorers were Riley Stotts, Josh Prokop, Jonas Peterek and Carson Focht. Brayden Peters made 20 saves for Calgary. For Moose Jaw, Braden Miller and Owen Hardy scored the goals, Bailey Brkin had 22 saves.

Seattle Thunderbirds 5, Red Deer Rebels 4 (SO)

Seattle's Simon Kubicek scored in the third round of the shootout, to boost the T-Birds to the win, before 3,933 at Westerner Park Centrium. Regulation goals for Seattle were scored by Jared Davidson, Andrej Kukuca, Luke Batemen and Henrik Rybinski. Roddy Ross made 32 saves. For the Rebels, Zak Smith scored a pair of 3rd period goals to force overtime, Ethan Sakowich scored in the 1st period, Christoffer Sedoff in the 2nd. Ethan Anders made 36 saves.

Saskatoon Blades 8, Winnipeg Jets 3

A 5 goal second period for the Blades was the difference, with 3,605 in attendance at SaskTel Centre. Chase Wouters had a hat trick for Saskatoon, Eric Florchuk, Zach Huber, Jayden Wiens, Libor Zabransky and Tristen Robins also scored goals, Nolan Maier made 20 saves. For Winnipeg, Connor McClennon, Jackson Leppard and Brad Ginnell scored goals, Jesse Makaj and Gage Alexander combined for 21 saves.

Portland Winterhawks 6, Spokane Chiefs 3

A 3 goal 3rd period was the difference in Portland's road win, before 4,215 at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Cross Hanus and Jake Gricius both scored twice, Johnny Ludvig and Seth Jarvis on a penalty shot also scored for the Hawks, Joel Hofer made 32 saves. For the Chiefs, Filip Kral, Cordel Larson and Luke Toporowski scored, Campbell Arnold had 27 saves.

Prince Albert Raiders 3, Tri-City Americans 2 (SO)

Aliaksel Protas scored at 19:05 of the 3rd period to force overtime and Ilya Usau scored in the shootout to win it for the Raiders. Tyson Laventure also scored in regulation, Boston Bilous made 25 saves.Kyle Olson and Sasha Mutala scored for the Americans, Beck Warm made 46 saves.

Everett Silvertips 3, Vancouver Giants 2

Everett's 2 2nd period goals were the difference in the win, before 3,476 at Langley Events Centre. After Dylan Plouffe and Cole Shepard scored to stake the Giants to a 2-0 lead late in the 1st, the Silvertips responded with a goal in the final minute of the 1st by Martin Fasko-Rudas and 2nd period goals by Wyatte Wylie and Jackson Berezowski to win it. Dustin Wolf had 34 saves for Everett, David Tendeck 19 for the Giants.

Kamloops Blazers 2, Victoria Royals 1

Ryan Hughes and Inaki Baragano scored for the Blazers to pick up the road win, with attendance of 3,847 at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena. River Fahey opened the night's scoring for Victoria. In goal, Dylan Garand made 29 saves for Kamloops, Brock Gould made 25 saves for Victoria.

Around the Dub

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

Edmonton holds the number one spot overall in the WHL, with a record of 8-1-3-0, good for 19 points.Medicine Hat, Prince Albert and Lethbridge are all 2 points back.

Brandon's 10 goals in a win at Tri-City on October 22nd, is tied for the league high. Medicine Hat scored  10 on September 28th. Brandon's 19 assists in that game at Tri-City is a league high.

Calgary has drawn 30,519 in 6 home games. a league-high average of 5,087.

Bryce Kindopp of Everett has 10 goals and 8 assists, to lead the league with 18 points.
His 10 goals lead the league as well. Zane Franklin of Kamloops and Aliaksei Protos are tops in the WHL with 10 assists.

Dylan Garand of Kamloops and Joel Hofer of Portland both have 7 wins in net to top the WHL. Sebastian Cossa has played 4 games, but he's made them count. His 1.46 goals against Average leads the WHL. Best save percentage is held by Cossa also has the league's best save percentage, at .952.

Transactions:

On October 13th, Everett sent Reece Vitelli and a 2nd round and 4th round pick in 2021 draft and a conditional 3rd round pick in 2022 to Prince Albert to Cole Fonstad.

On October 15th, Prince Albert made another deal. sending an 8th round pick in 2022 to Winnipeg for Duncan McGovern. They also sent Brent Balas to Spokane for a 9th round pick in 2023.

On October 19th, the Prince George Cougars traded Jackson Leppard to Winnipeg for Marco Creta, Holden Kodak, a 3rd round pick in 2021, a 3rd round pick in 2022 and a conditional 5th round pick in 2022.

On October 21st, Prince Albert continued their shake-up, moving Donovan Buskey to Regina for Matthew Pesenti.
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And on October 22nd, Calgary;s 8th round pick was sent to Regina for Blake Allen.

There are 9 games in the WHL tonight, 6 games Saturday, 3 games Sunday, 1 game both Monday and Tuesday and 2 games on Wednesday. Grab a carload of friends and support your local team. Have fun!

Western Hockey League schedule for Friday, October 25th, 2019

Here's the Friday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 25th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Medicine Hat Tigers (8-3-1-0) at Edmonton OIl KIngs (8-1-3-0) 6:00pm
Brandon Wheat Kings (5-8-0-0) at Lethbridge Hurricanes (8-4-0-1) 6:00pm
Calgary Hitmen (6-2-1-0) at Moose Jaw Warriors (5-5-1-0)  6:00pm
Seattle Thunderbirds (3-4-2-1) at Red Deer Rebels (4-7-0-1) 6;00pm
Winnipeg ICE (6-4-1-0) at Saskatoon Blades (7-6-0-1) 6:00pm
Portland Winterhawks (7-3-0-1) at Spokane Chiefs (6-4-0-1) 7:05pm
Prince Albert Raiders (7-2-3-0) at Tri-City Americans (6-5-0-0) 7:05pm
Kamloops Blazers (8-4-0-0) at Victoria Royals (4-4-1-0) 7:05pm
Everett Silvertips (8-3-0-0) at Vancouver Giants (7-7-0-0) 7:30pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Wednesday, October 24th, 2019

Portland Winterhawks 4, Prince Albert Raiders 3

Portland withstood a Prince Albert 3rd period rally to win before 2,147 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Reece Newkirk scored twice for the Hawks, Set Jarvis and Jake Gricius added singles and Joel Hofer made 25 saves. For the Raiders, Jakob Brook, Jeremy Masella and Tyson Laventure scored, the tandem of Boston Bilous and Carter Serhyenko made 23 saves.

Kelowna Rockets 4, Prince George Cougars 2

Kelowna scored in each period and kept the Cougars off the board in the 3rd to win in front of 1,734 at CN Centre. Trevor Wong, Leif Mattson, Liam Kindree and Nolan Foote scored for the Rockets, while Roman Basran made 33 saves. For Prince George, Josh Maser and Ilijah Colina scored, Taylor Gauthier made 30 saves.

Spokane Chiefs 7, Brandon Wheat Kings 1

A night are putting up a 10 spot at Tri-City, Brandon could manage just 19 shots and 1 goal at Spokane, in front of 3,018 at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Adam Beckman led the Chiefs offense with a goal and 4 assists, Eli Zumack and Filip Kral both had a goal and assist, Matt Leduc, Bear Hughes, Michael King and Luke Toporowski each scored a goal and Campbell Arnold made 18 saves. For the Wheat Kings, Jake Chiasson scored, Ethan Kruger and Connor Ungar combined to make 23 saves. 

Western Hockey League schedule for Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019

Here's the Wednesday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 23rd, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Prince Albert Raiders (7-1-3-0) at Portland Winterhawks (6-3-0-1) 7:00pm
Kelowna Rockets (6-4-1-0) at Prince George Cougars (3-7-0-1) 7:00pm
Brandon Wheat Kings (5-7-0-0) at Spokane Chiefs (5-4-1-0) 7:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

Lethbridge Hurricanes 4, Red Deer Rebels 3

Red Deer couldn't overcome a 4-1 deficit, as Lethbridge won before 3,106 at Westerner Park Centrium. Dino Kambeitz, Justin Hall and Koletrane Wilson all scored on the power play for the Hurricanes, Oliver Okullar scored an insurance marker and Bryan Thomson made 26 saves. For the Rebels, Zak Smith scored twice, Jayden Grubbe once and Ethan Anders made 23 saves.

Swift Current Broncos 7, Prince George Cougars 2

A 4 goal 2nd period was the difference in the Broncos win, with 1,732 looking on at CN Centre. Joona Kiviniemi lead the Swift Current onslaught with 3 goals and 1 assist. Hendrik De Klerk and Aiden Bulych added a goal and assist each, Hayden Ostir and Matthew Culling each scored a goal, Ben King had 3 assists and Isaac Poulter made 31 saves. For the Rebels, Filip Koffer and Reid Perepeluk scored the goals, Tyler Brennan and Taylor Gauthier combined to make 19 stops.

Brandon Wheat Kings 10, Tri-City Americans 2

Brandon scored 3 in the 1st, 5 in the 2nd and 2 more in the 3rd to steamroll Tri-City, in front of 2,499 at Toyota Center. For the Wheat Kings, Lynden McCallum had 2 goals, 1 assist, Jonny Hooker scored twice, Ben McCartney and Luka Burzan each tallied a goal and 2 assists, Marcus Sekundiak and Connor Gutenberg a goal and assist each, Cole Reinhardt and Jonny Lambos each scored once, former American Dom Schmiemann had 3 assists, Ethan Kruger and Connor Ungar combined to make 25 saves. For Tri-City, Marc Lajoie and Edge Lambert scored goals, while Beck Warm and Mason Dunsford combined to make 31 saves.

Western Hockey League schedule for Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

Here's the Tuesday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 22nd, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Lethbridge Hurricanes (7-4-0-1) at Red Deer Rebels (4-6-0-1) 6:00pm
Swift Current Broncos (2-6-1-2) at Prince George Cougars (3-6-0-1) 7:00pm
Prince Albert Raiders (7-0-3-0) at Seattle Thunderbirds (2-4-2-1) 7:05pm
Brandon Wheat Kings (4-7-0-0) at Tri-City Americans (6-4-0-0) 7:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Sunday, October 20th, 2019

Calgary Hitmen 6, Medicine Hat Tigers 3

The Hitmen overcame a 3-1 deficit after one to win going away, with 5,455 looking on at Scotiabank Saddledome. The Tigers skated to a 3-0 lead on a goal by Cole Sillinger and a pair of power play goals by Ryan Chyzowski. Calgary started their comeback with a Jackson van de KLeest goal in the final minute of the opening period. Carson Focht and Mark Kastelic tied it up with 2nd period goals, then took the game over with 3rd period goals by Kastelic and a pair by Riley Stotts. In goal for Calgary, Jack McNaughton, who made 6 1st period saves for the Hitmen, gave way to Brayden Peters who played the final 40 minutes, making 26 saves. Mads Sogaard and Garin Bjorklund split time in net for Medicine Hat, making 40 saves.

Victoria Royals 3, Vancouver Giants 1

A two-goal 1st period was the difference as the Royals won before 3,548 at the Langley Events Centre. Scoring for the Royals were  Mitch Prowse, Sean Gulka and Tarun Fizer, with Brock Gould in net making 26 saves. Alex Kannok Leipert scored for the Giants, David Tendeck made 21 saves.

Winnipeg ICE 7, Saskatoon Blades 2

Winnipeg used a 4 goal 1st period as a springboard to the victory at Wayne Fleming Arena. For the ICE, Brad Ginnell had 2 goals and 1 assist, Jackson Leppard and Owen Pederson a goal and asist each, with Anson McMaster, Nino Kinder and Jakin Smallwood a goal each. Jesse Makaj made 28 saves. For the Blades, Chase Wouters had a goal and assist, Riley McKay a goal and Koen MacInnes 38 saves.

Western Hockey League schedule for Sunday, October 20th, 2019

Here's the Sunday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 20th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Medicine Hat Tigers (8-2-1-0) at Calgary Hitmen (5-2-1-0) 1:00pm
Victoria Royals (3-4-1-0) at Vancouver Giants (7-6-0-0) 4:00pm
Saskatoon Blades (7-5-0-1) at Winnipeg ICE (5-4-1-0) 5:30pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Saturday, October 19th, 2019

Winnipeg ICE 4, Saskatoon Blades 1

Carson Lambos scored twice, Connor McClennon and Chase Hartje once each, as Winnipeg won on home ice, in front of 1,595 at Wayne Fleming Arena. Jesse Makaj made 14 saves. For Saskatoon, Biley McKay scored, while Koen Macinnes and Nolan Maier msde 20 saves.

Lethbridge Hurricanes 5, Moose Jaw Warriors 4 (OT)

After a scoreless third period left the game tied 4-4, Logan Barlage scored at 1:36 of overtime to win it for the Hurricanes, in front of 3,329 at Enmax Centre. Noah Boyko, Dino Kambeitz, Oliver Okuliar and Dylan Cozens also scored for Lethbridge, Carl Tetachuk made 20 saves. For Moose Jaw, Jadon Joseph scored twice, singles came from Eric Alarie and Owen Hardy, Bailey Brkin made 35 saves.

Regina Pats 6, Red Deer Rebels 5 (SO)

Regina outscored Red Deer 3-2 in the deciding shootout, to grab their first win since their season opener. The Pats' Austin Pratt scored his second goal of the game with 15 seconds remaining to force the overtime. Ty Kolle, Austin Pratt and Robbie Holmes also scored for Regina, who got shootout goals from Kolle, Pratt and Zach Wytinck. Danton Belluk made 24 saves. For the Rebels, Cameron Hausinger scored twice, Zak Smith, Ethan Rowland and Dawson Barteaux once each, Hausinger and Brett Davis scored in the shootout. Byron Fancy made 32 saves. Attendance was 3,638 at Westerner Park Centrium.

Kamloops Blazers 2, Kelowna Rockets 1

The Blazers' Zane Franklin scored in the 1st and Max Martin in the 3rd, to offset a Kyle Topping goal for Kelowna, giving Kamloops the win before 4,157 at the Sandman Centre. Dylan Garand made 25 saves for the Blazers, Roman Basran 37 for the Rockets.

Spokane Chiefs 5, Prince George Cougars 2

A 3 goal Spokane 3rd was the difference, before 3,027 at CN Centre. Adam Beckman, Bear Hughes, Michael King, Erik Atchison and Ty Smith scored for the Chiefs, Campbell Arnold made 17 saves. For the Cougars, Josh Maser and Brendan Boyle scored goals, Taylor Gauthier made 33 saves.

Vancouver Giants 4, Swift Current Broncos 3 (SO)

Sergei Alkhimov scored in the ninth round of the shootout to give Vancouver the extra standings point, with 3,934 watching at the Langley Events Centre. Bowen Byram, Cole Shepard and Tristen Nielsen scored in regulation for the Giants, who got a 23 save effort from Trent Miner. For the Broncos, Ben King, Kasper Puutio and Ethan Regnier scored in regulation, Reece Klassen made 36 saves. Lukas Svejkovsky and Shepard scored shootout goals for Vancouver. Regnier and Connor Horning scored shootout goals for the Broncos.

Everett Silvertips 2, Prince Albert Raiders 1 (OT)

The game was scoreless through 40 minutes. Each team scored in the 3rd, then Michal Gut scored at 1:38 of the extra session for Everett, before 5,107 at Angel of The Winds Arena. Gage Goncalves scored for Everett at 3:45 and Ozzy Wiesblatt of Prince Albert at 19:46 scored in regulation. In goal, Dustin Wolf made 30 saves for the Silvertips, Boston Bilous 24 for the Raiders.

Tri-City Americans 3, Seattle Thunderbirds 2 (SO)

Tri-City prevailed in a six round shootout, with 3,478 watching at Toyota Center. Booker Daniel and Connor Bouchard scored in regulation for the Americans, Connor Bruggen-Cate's second goal of the game tied it for Seattle at 14:39 of the 3rd. Krystof Hrabik, Bouchard and Booker Daniel tallied shootout goals for Tri-City, Andrej Kukuca and Zachary Ashton scored in the shootout for the Thunderbirds. In goal, Beck Warm made 35 saves for the Americans, Roddy Ross had 39 for Seattle.

Western Hockey League schedule for Saturday, October 18th, 2019

Here's the Saturday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 19th, 2019 (All times Pacific) :

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

Western Hockey League roundup for Friday, October 18th, 2019

Calgary Hitmen 7, Moose Jaw Warriors 3

On the strength of a 3 goal 1st period, Calgary sent Moose Jaw to their fourth straight defeat, with 5,111 looking on at Scotiabank Saddlehome. Orca Wiesblatt had 2 goals and 1 assist for the Hitmen, Carson Focht scored twice, Mark Kastelic, Jonas Peterek and Sean Tschigerl once each. Jack McNaughton made 13 saves. For the Warriors, Ryder Korczak scored twice and Jadon Joseph once, with Bailey Brkim making 39 saves.

Lethbridge Hurricanes 2, Regina Pats 1

All scoring took place in the 1st period, as Lethbridge handed the Pats their 10th straight defeat. Jett Jones at even strength and Calen Addison on the power play scored for the Hurricanes, who got 32 saves from Carl Tetachuk. For the Pats, Zach Wytnick scored a power play goal, Danton Belluk made 19 saves. Attendance was 3,586 at Enmax Centre.

Edmonton Oil Kings 5, Red Deer Rebels 1

3 in the 1st and 2 in the 2nd propelled Edmonton to the win, in front of 3,638 at Westerner Park Centrium. Riley Sawchuk, Jalen Luypen, Josh Williams, Vladimir Alistrov and Matthew Robertson scored scored for the Oil Kings, Sebastian Cossa made 21 saves. For Red Deer, Chase Leslie scored, Ethan Anders and Byron Fancy combined to make 34 saves.

Kamloops Blazers 6, Vancouver Giants 0

Dylan Garand made 23 saves, Zane Franklin had 3 goals and an assist, to lead the Blazers past Vancouver, in front of 3,823 at Sandman Centre. Martin Lang had a goal and 2 assists, Logan Stankoven and Quinn Schmeimann a goal and assist each. For the Giants, David Tendeck had 24 saves.

Prince George Cougars 2, Spokane Chiefs 1

The Cougars won for the third time in four games, outlasting Spokane before 1,984 at CN Centre. Matej Toman and Tyson Upper scored 1st period goals for Prince George, Taylor Gauthier made 37 saves. Erik Atchison scored for the Chiefs, Campbell Arnold made 22 saves.

Victoria Royals 4, Swift Current Broncos 0

Brock Gould's 23 saves led the way for Victoria, who broke a four game winless streak, before 4,832 at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena. Royals goal scorers were Tarun Fizer, who added 2 assists, Sean Gulka, Phillip Schultz and Brandon Cutler. Isaac Poulter made 36 saves for the Broncos, who were shut out for the second time in three games, along with being winless in their past six.

Everett Silvertips 5, Tri-City Americans 1

Two goals in both the 1st and 3rd periods propelled Everett to the win, before 3,859 at Angel of The Winds Arena. Bryce Kindopp scored twice for the Tips, Michal Gut, Dawson Butt and Gage Goncalves added singles, while Dustin Wolf chipped in with 23 saves. For the Americans, Sasha Mutala scored, Beck Warm and Talyn Boyko combined for 28 saves.

Brandon Wheat Kings 3, Seattle Thunderbirds 2 (OT)

Cole Reinhardt's second goal of the game, coming at 4:03 of overtime, pushed the Wheat Kings to the road win. Lynden McCallum scored for Brandon and Ethan Kruger made 30 saves for the Wheat Kings, who overcame a 2-0 3rd period deficit. Matthew Wedman scored both Seattle goals, Roddy Ross had 38 saves. Attendance at Accesso ShoWare Center was 4,251.

Western Hockey League schedule for Friday, October 18th, 2019

Here's the Friday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 18th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Moose Jaw Warriors (5-4-0-0) at Calgary Hitmen (4-2-1-0) 6:00pm
Regina Pats (1-9-0-0) at Lethbridge Hurricanes (5-4-0-1) 6:00pm
Edmonton Oil Kings (7-1-3-0) at Red Deer Rebels (4-5-0-0) 6:00pm
Vancouver Giants (6-5-0-0) at Kamloops Blazers (6-4-0-0) 7:00pm
Spokane Chiefs (4-3-1-0) at Prince George Cougars (2-5-0-1) 7:00pm
Swift Current Broncos (2-5-1-1) at Victoria Royals (2-4-1-0) 7:05pm
Tri-City Americans (5-3-0-0) at Everett Silvertips (6-3-0-0) 7;35pm
Brandon Wheat Kings (3-6-0-0) at Seattle Thunderbirds (2-4-1-0) 7:35pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Wednesday, October 16th, 2019

Everett Silvertips 3, Brandon Wheat Kings 2

Everett scored 3 goals in the third period, one by Cole Fonstad and two by Gage Concalves, to come from behind to edge Brandon, before 3,047 at Angel of The Winds Arena. Keegan Karki aided the win with 27 saves.  For the Wheat Kings, Cole Reinhardt and Jonny Lambos scored, Ethan Kruger made 39 saves.

Kelowna Rockets 3, Swift Current Broncos 2 (OT)

Nolan Foote scored twice, including the game-winner at 1:05 of overtime, to boost Kelowna to the win. Pavel Novak also scored for the Rockets, who got a 22 save effort from Cole Schwebius. Bronco offense came from Ben King and Brecon Wood, Isaac Poulter made 33 saves.

Western Hockey League schedule for Wednesday, October 16th, 2019

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

Brandon Wheat Kings (3-5-0-0) at Everett Silvertips (5-3-0-0) 7:05pm
Swift Current Broncos (2-5-0-1) at Kelowna Rockets (5-3-1-0) 7:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Tuesday, October 15th, 2019

Medicine Hat Tigers 3, Saskatoon Blades 1

The Tigers scored three times in the second period en route to the victory before 2,469 at Canalta Centre. Medicine Hat goals were scored by Daniel Baker, Ryan Chyzowski and Dru Krebs. Zach Huber scored a power play goal halfway through the 3rd period for the Blades' only tally of the night. In goal, Mads Sogaard made 24 saves for the Tigers, Nolan Maier had 48 stops for Saskatoon.

Lethbridge Hurricanes 6, Moose Jaw Warriors 0

Lethbridge out shot Moose Jaw 39-19 and Hurricanes goaltender Carl Tetachuk stopped all 19 pucks thrown at him in a dominant win before 2,726 at Mosaic Place. D-Jay Jerome and Alex Cotton both scored twice for Lethbridge, Noah Boyko and Justin Hall added the other markers. Moose Jaw, who has been outscored 18-5 in their three-game losing streak, got 33 saves from Jackson Berry.

Kamloops Blazers 4, Swift Current Broncos 0

Orrin Centazzo scored twice, Martin Lang and Josh Pillar once each and Rayce Ramsay made 23 saves in the Blazers win, before 3,577 at Sandman Centre. Reece Klassen had 41 saves for Swift Current. 

Western Hockey League schedule for Tuesday, October 15th, 2019

Here's the Tuesday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 15th, 2015 (All times Pacific):

Saskatoon Blades (7-3-0-1) at Medicine Hat Tigers (7-2-1-0) 6:00pm
Lethbridge Hurricanes (4-4-0-1) at Moose Jaw Warriors (5-3-0-0) 6:00pm
Swift Current Broncos (2-4-0-1) at Kamloops Blazers (5-4-0-0) 7:00pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Monday, October 14th, 2019

Saskatoon Blades 9, Calgary Hitmen 3

The Blades scored 4 in the 1st and 4 more in the 3rd to rout the Hitmen before 4,963 at Scotiabank Saddledome. Eric Florchuk led the way with a hat trick, Tristen Robin had 2 goals and an assist, Majid Kaddoura, Jayden Wiens and Chase Wouters a goal and assist each, Cyle McNabb contributed a goal and Nolam Maier made 38 saves. For Calgary, Mark Kastelic scored twice, Orca Wiesblatt once, Carl Stankowski and Jack McNaughton combined for 23 saves.

Western Hockey League schedule for Monday, October 14th, 2019

Here's the Monday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 14th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Saskatoon Blades (6-3-0-1) at Calgary Hitmen (4-1-1-0) 1:00pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Sunday, October 13th, 2019

Edmonton Oil Kings 2, Portland Winterhawks 1 (SO)

Matthew Robertson scored for Edmonton at 10:03 of the 1st and Johnny Ludvig responded for Portland at 4:25 of the 3rd, then Carter Souch scored in the second round of the shootout to push the Oil Kings to victory in front of 4,310 at Rogers Place. Sebastian Cossa made 31 saves for Edmonton, Joel Hofer 39 for Portland.

Lethbridge Hurricanes 5, Regina Pats 4

3 goals in the 1st and 2 more in the 2nd helped Lethbridge to the victory, with 3,415 at Brandt Centre. Oliver Okullar scored twice for the Hurricanes, who also got singles from Ty Prefontaine, Dylan Cozens and Ty Nash. Okullar's game winner at 9:17 of the 2nd was also shorthanded. Lethbridge netminder Bryan Thompson made 22 saves. The Pats, now 1-9 on the season, got a goal and assist from Cole Dubinsky, plus goals from Ty Kolle, Logan Nijhoff and Austin Pratt. Matthew Kieper and Danton Belluk combined to make 19 saves.

Western Hockey League Schedule for Sunday, October 13th, 2019

Here's the Sunday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 13th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Portland Winterhawks (5-3-0-0) at Edmonton Oil Kings (6-1-3-0) 3:00pm
Lethbridge Hurricanes (3-4-0-1) at Regina Pats (1-8-0-0) 3:00pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Saturday, October 12th, 2019

Edmonton Oil Kings 6, Calgary Hitmen 4

A  4-goal 2nd period spelled doom for Calgary, as Edmonton skated to win in front of 4,740 at Rogers Place. Carter Souch notched a hat trick for the Oil Kings, Riley Sawchuk, Ethan McIndoe and Josh Williams also scored, Todd Scott had 19 saves. For the Hitmen, Egor Zamula, Mark Kastelic, Carson Focht and Sean Tschigerl scored the goals, Jack McNaughton made 26 saves.

Prince Albert Raiders 8, Moose Jaw Warriors 4

3 goals in both the 1st and 3rd periods each propelled the Raiders to victory, in front of 2,590 at Art Hauser Centre. For Prince Albert, Ilya Usau had 2 goals and 2 assists, Aliaksei Protas 2 goals, 1 assist, Cole Fonstad a goal and 2 assist, Brayden Watts a goal and an assist, Daniil Stepanov a goal, Nolan Allan a goal, Spencer Moe 3 asists and Boston Bilous 11 saves. For the Warriors, Brayden Tracy tallied a goal and 3 assists, Jaden Joseph and Ryder Korczak each a goal and assist, Owen Hardy 1 goal. Bailey Brkin 25 saves.

Saskatoon Blades 2, Lethbridge Hurricanes 1

For the third time in four days, the Saskatoon Blades won a 2-1 game. Riley McKay scored in the latter stages of the 2nd and Nolan Kneen early in the 3rd for the Blades, with goaltender Koen MacInnes making 26 saves. Dylan Cozens scored at 12:59 of the 3rd for Lethbridge, Carl Tetachuk made 28 saves. 3,810 watched at SaskTel Center.

Vancouver Giants 4, Regina Pats 2

Milos Roman scored twice, Zack Ostapchuk and Jackson Shepard added singles and David Tendeck chipped in 34 saves for Vancouver, before 3,938 at Brandt Centre. Cole Dubinsky and Ryker Evans scored for the Pats, now 1-8 on the season. Danton Belluk made 25 saves.

Winnipeg ICE 6, Swift Current Broncos 5 (SO)

Winnipeg came from 5-1 down, scoring 3 times in the 2nd and twice more in the 3rd, then prevailing 1-0 in the shootout to win before 2,043 at Innovation Credit Union I-Plex. After Winnipeg's Isaac Johnson scored 46 seconds into the game, the Broncos ripped off 5 straight 1st period goals, with Ethan Regnier, Ben King, Aiden Bulych, Alex Moar and Joona Kiviniemi lighting the lamp. In the 2nd, ICE goals by Jakin Smallwood and Owen Pederson closed the gap, then in the 3rd, Pederson and Johnson scored again to tie the game and force overtime. No one scored in the extra session, so the game went to the deciding shootout to see which team would get the extra standings point. Connor McClennon scored in the opening round for Winnipeg, but the Broncos were blanked in three tries, giving the ICE the win. In goal, Jesse Makaj and Gage Alexander combined to make 27 saves for the ICE, Isaac Poulter made 52 saves for Swift Current.

Medicine Hat Tigers 9, Red Deer Rebels 1

3 goals in each period helped the Tigers blow away the Rebels, before 2,912 at Canalta Centre. Daniel Baker, Caleb Wilms and Cole Sillinger each had 2 goals and 1 assist, James Hamblin had a goal and 2 assists, Nick McCarry and Ryan Chyzowski a goal and assist each, plus the trio of Brett Kemp, Tyler Preziuso and Cole Clayton had 2 assists each. Mads Soogaard made 19 saves. For Red Deer, Josh Tarzwell scored, Ethan Anders and Byron Fancy combined for 31 saves.

Everett Silvertips 1, Seattle Thunderbirds 0 (OT)

In a defensive duel, Everett's Gage Concalves scored at 2:21 of overtime to win it for the Tips. The goaltending was strong, with Everett's Dustin Wolf making 35 saves. Roddy Ross made 24 saves for Seattle. Attendance was 8,256 at Angel of The Winds Arena.

Kamloops Blazers 5, Kelowna Rockets 2

5,428 at Prospera Place saw the visiting Blazers come away with the win. Max Martin scored twice for Kamloops, Connor Zary, Orrin Centazzo and Martin Lang once each. Dylan Garand made 26 saves. For Kelowna, Jake Poole and Liam Kindree scored goals, Roman Basran made 42 saves.

Spokane Chiefs 6, Victoria Royals 1

Spokane broke open a tied game with 5 straight goals, before 7,047 at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Filip Kral, Brandon Reller, Adam Beckman, Reed Jacobson, Cordel Larsona nd Bobby Russell scored for the Chiefs, Campbell Arnold made 12 saves. For Victoria, Sean Gulka scored, Shane Farkas made 30 saves.

Tri-City Americans 4, Prince George Cougars 2

The Ams snapped Prince George's modest two-game win streak, in front of 3,095 at Toyota Center. For Tri-City, Krystof Hrabik, Jayden Platz, Sasha Mutala and Connor Bouchard scored goals, Talyn Boyko, making his first start of the season, made 31 saves. For the Cougars, Filip Koffer and Josh Maser scored goals, Taylor Gauthier made 28 saves.

Warriors hire league's first-ever female coach

From whl.ca:

Moose Jaw Warriors General Manager Alan Millar is excited to announce that Olivia Howe has joined the organization as the Warriors’ new Coaching Assistant.

“We are very pleased to add Olivia to our hockey operations staff,” Millar said. “She has tremendous experience in the game and made a strong impression on our staff at our recent training camp as a guest coach. Olivia has played at a high level, coached, scouted, been a leader and a champion in her career. She will be a strong addition to our team.”

From Moose Jaw, Sask., Howe played for the Notre Dame AAA Hounds of the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League (SFMAAAHL) from 2008 to 2012. She played in 106 regular-season games, totaled 207 points (107G-100A) and was named the Hounds Captain for the 2011 – 2012 season. She was part of the Hounds 2011 Esso Cup National Championship team and also attended Hockey Canada’s 2010 and 2011 Under-18 Selection Camps.

Howe went on to attend Clarkson University from 2012 to 2016 (NCAA). She played in 152 games for the Golden Knights and had 100 points (42G-58A). Howe and the Golden Knights won the NCAA National Championship in 2013 – 2014. In 2015 – 2016, she was the recipient of Clarkson’s Ron Frazer Award, which is presented to a player who has proven to elevate their game in key situations and who made significant contributions to the team’s success.

After graduating from Clarkson, Howe returned to Saskatchewan and in 2016 – 2017 she was the Assistant Coach for Notre Dame’s Junior Women’s team of the Canadian Sports School Hockey League (CSSHL).  She has scouted many CSSHL and Junior Women’s Hockey League (JWHL) tournaments for Neutral Zone, a hockey scouting news site that identifies, ranks and profiles NCAA (Division I & III) and U Sports prospects across North America. Most recently, Howe was a guest coach at the Warriors 2019 Training Camp.

Western Hockey League schedule for Saturday, October 12th, 2019

Here's the Saturday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 12th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

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

Western Hockey League roundup for Friday, October 11th, 2019

Saskatoon Blades 2, Brandon Wheat Kings 1

Chase Wouters scored a shorthanded goal at 6:01 of the 1st period and that held up as the winner as the snuck by Brandon, in front of 3,011 at Westoba Place. Eric Florchuk scored just past the midway point of the first for Saskatoon's other goal and Nolan Maier made 36 saves. For Brandon, Cole Reinhardt scored early in the 1st and Ethan Kruger made 31 saves.

Vancouver Giants 4, Moose Jaw Warriors 1

Vancouver came from one down to win. Tristen Nielsen scored twice for the Giants, Justin Sourdif and Lukas Svejkovsky scored the other goals, David Tendeck made 24 saves. For Moose Jaw, Owen Hardy scored, Bailey Brkin made 27 saves. Attendance at Mosaic Place was 3,017.

Prince Albert Raiders 4, Lethbridge Hurricanes 2

Spencer Moe's second goal of the game at 15:01 on the 3rd stood up as the winner for the Raiders, before 2,502 at Art Hauser Centre. Zack Hayes scored in the 1st for Prince Albert, who also got an insurance goal fromIlya Usau into an empty net with 18 seconds left. Boston Bilous was strong in net, making 32 saves. For Lethbridge, Ty Nash and Koletrane Wislon scored goals, Bryan Thompson made 21 saves.

Portland Winterhawks 5, Red Deer Rebels 0

Joel Hofer made 16 saves for the shutout at Red Deer, with 4,006 looking on at Westerner Park Centrium. Winterhawks goal scorers were Seth Jarvis on the power play, Simon Knak, Johnny Ludvig on the power play, Clay Hanus and Jake Gricius. For the Rebels, Ethan Anders and Byron Fancy combined to make 36 saves.

Medicine Hat Tigers 5, Winnipeg ICE 2

A pair of goals in the 3rd opened up a one goal game and gave the Tigers their 6th win in 9 starts, pulling them into a 1st place tie with Edmonton in the Central Division. Medicine Hat goals were scored by Elijah Brown short handed, Tyler Prezluso, Ryan Chyzowski, Cole Sillinger and Prezluso again into an empty net. Winnipeg scorers were Jakin Smallwood and Connor McClennon. In net, Garin Bjorklund made 29 saves for the Tigers, Jesse Makaj had 29 saves for the ICE. Attendance at unannounced at Canalta Centre.

Prince George Cougars 3, Spokane Chiefs 1

After an ice-cold start, Prince George won their second straight game, with a big road win in Spokane. Cougars goals were scored by Josh Maser, Connor Bowie and Mitchell Kohner, Taylor Gauthier backstopped win with 44 saves. For Spokane, Bobby Russell scored, Campbell Arnold made 21. 3,704 attended the contest at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.

Tri-City Americans 4, Victoria Royals 3 (OT)

The Americans won as Kyle Olson scored his second goal of the night at 4:20 of overtime, 24 seconds after exiting the penalty box. Tom Cadieux and Samuel Huo also scored for the Americans, Beck Warm made 27 saves. For Victoria, River Fahey, Tarun Fizer and Matthew Smith scored goals, Shane Farkas made 26 saves. 3,075 looked on at Toyota Center.

Kamloops Blazers 3, Everett Silvertips 1

Inaki Baragano, QuinnSchmiemann and Connor Zary into an empty net scored for Kamloops, Dylan Garand made 33 saves to lead the Blazers to the road win before 3,571 at Angel of The Winds Arena.
Brendan Lee scored the lone Everett goal, Dustin Wolf had 36 stops.

Kelowna Rockets 8, Seattle Thunderbirds 3

Kelowna blew Seattle away with 4 goals in each the 2nd and 3rd periods to win on the road, in front of 3,231 at Accesso ShoWare Center. Nolan Foote scored twice for the Rockets, Pavel Novak had a goal and 2 assists, Dillon Hamaliuk and Michael Farren a goal and assist each, Kaedan Korczak, Mark Liwiski and Alex Swetikoff a goal each, Kyle Topping had 4 assists. Roman Basran made 28 saves for Kelowna. For the Thunderbirds, Simon Kubicek, Keltie Jeri-Leon and Matthew Wedman scored goals, Roddy Ross and Blake Lyda combined for 31 saves.

Around the Dub

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

The early season races around the league are still fairly tight. Everett and Portland are tied for first, Spokane trails by 1, Tri-City by 2 and Seattle is 4 back. Kelowna leads Vancouver by a point in the BC DivisionKamloops is 3 back, followed by Victoria 5 back and Prince George 6 behind. In the Central, Edmonton's 13 points, which are best in the league, leads Medicine Hat by just 2 points, After that, Calgary trails by 4, Red Deer 5, Lethbridge 6 and Swift Current 9. In the East Division, Prince Albert's 12 points, second best in the league, leads Moose Jaw by 2, Saskatoon by 3, Winnipeg by 5, Brandon by 6 and Regina by 2.

Bryce Kindopp of Everett sits atop the scoring ladder. The winger has 8 goals and 6 assists for 14 points in 6 games. Kindopp also has the most goals in the league with 8. Adam Beckman of Spokane and Ryder Korczak of Moose Jaw are tied for the league lead with 7 assists. Korczak's +10 is best in the WHL in plus/minus. Carson Denomie of Moose Jaw, Samuel Huo of Tri-City and Kindopp have each scored a league best 3 power play goals. Huo's 3 power play goals is also his season's goal scoring total so far. Jake Kustra of Swift Current tops the league with 25 penalty minutes.

Kyle Crnkovic of Saskatoon, Nino Kinder of Winnipeg, Josh Tarzwell of Red Deer, Riley Stotts of Calgary and Conner Roulette of Seattle have all registered hat tricks.

Nolan Maier of Saskatoon has appeared in all 8 of his team's games. That's tops in the league for appearances, as is his 430 minutes played. Bailey Brkin of Moose Jaw leads with 5 wins, Brkin and Boston Bilous of Prince Albert share the league lead with 2 shutouts each. David Tendeck of Vancouver leads the league in both goals against average and save percentage, at 1.00 and .961 respectively.

Portland's 2 home dates, both at the Moda Center, have attracted a total of 11,447, for a league best average of 5,724. Kamloops in 5 home dates, has drawn a league best 20, 400. That's an average of 4,080.

Transactions in the past week:
Brandon sent their 5th round bantam pick in 2020 and a conditional 6th round pick in 2022 to Tri-City for defenseman Dom Schmiemann. The Wheat Kings also sent Zach Wytinck to Regina for a 5th round pick in 2022.

There are 9 games in the Western Hockey League tonight, 10 games Saturday, 2 games Sunday, 1 game Monday and 3 games Tuesday. Have fun, go out and support your local team and take a friend, Or 2, or 3.

Western Hockey League schedule for Friday, October 11th, 2019

Here's the Friday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 11th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

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

Western Hockey League roundup for Wednesday, October 9th, 2019

Moose Jaw Warriors 4, Edmonton Oil Kings 3 (OT)

Moose Jaw won for the 5th time in 6 starts, thanks to a Jadon Joseph goal at 2:49 of overtime, with 2,613 looking on at Mosaic Place. Keenan Taphorn, Owen Hardy and Matthew Benson also scored for the Warriors, with Bailer Brkin backstopping the win with a 33 save effort. For Edmonton, Riley Sawchuk, Matthew Robertson and Liam Keeler scored goals, Todd Scott made 24 saves.

Saskatoon Blades 2, Vancouver Giants 1

Nolan Kneen scored on the power play at 13:28 of the 3rd to boost Saskatoon to the win, before 2,715 at SaskTel Place.Chase Wouters scored a power play goal 78 seconds into the contest for the Blades and Nolan Maier 30 saves. Dylan Plouffe scored for Vancouver, Trent Miner made 29 saves.

Portland Winterhawks 8, Swift Current Broncos 2

Portland grabbed it first win of their Eastern swing scored twice in each of the first two periods, then posting a four spot in the 3rd. Simon Knak, Seth Jarvis, Johnny Ludvig, Reece Newkirk, Cross Hanas, Kade Nolan, Mason Mannek and Lane Gilliss scored for the Winterhawks, Joel Hofer made 24 saves. Aiden Bulych and Ethan O'Rourke scored goals and Reece Klassen made 32 saves for the Broncos. Attendance at innovation Credit Union I-Plex was 1,916.

Everett Silvertips 3, Victoria Royals 2

Jackson Berezowski's third goal of the season, coming at 15:51 of the third period, boosted Everett to the road win, before 3,687 at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena. Bryce Kindopp and Brendan Lee also scored Everett, Dustin Wolf made 31 saves. Victoria goals were scored by Tarun Fizer and Logan Doust, Shane Farkas made 38 saves.

Western Hockey League schedule for Wednesday, October 9th, 2019

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

Edmonton Oil Kings (5-1-2-0) at Moose Jaw Warriors (4-1-0-0) 6:00pm
Vancouver Giants (4-4-0-0) at Saskatoon Blades (3-3-0-1) 6:00pm
Portland Winterhawks (3-3-0-0) at Swift Current Broncos (2-3-0-0) 6:00pm
Everett Silvertips (3-2-0-0) at Victoria Royals (2-2-0-0) 7:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Tuesday, October 8th, 2019

Medicine Hat Tigers 4, Portland Winterhawks 2

Medicine Hat came from behind with a 3 goal third period to win before 2,427 at Canalta Centre. James Hamblin scored in the second period for the Tigers, with Brett Kemp, Daniel Baker and Trevor Longo scoring in the third. Mads Sogaard made 26 saves. For Portland, Jonas Brondberg and Clay Hanus scored goals, Isaiah DiLaura made 44 saves.

Prince Albert Raiders 4, Vancouver Giants 2

Justin Nachbaur, Aliaksel Protas, Kaiden Guhle and Iiya Usau scored goals, Carter Serhyenko made 25 saves for Prince Albert. For Vancouver, David Tendeck made 22 saves, Justin Sourdif and Jackson Shepard scored goals. Attendance at Art Hauser Centre was 2,389.

Edmonton Oil Kings 5, Regina Pats 3

Regina skated to a 3-0 lead after one, but Edmonton came back, scoring twice in the second and three times in the third to pull out the win, before 3,708 at Brandt Centre. Liam Keeler, Jalen Luypen, Vladimir Alistrov, Ethan McIndoe and Dylan Guenther scored for the Oil Kings, Sebastian Cossa and Todd Scott combined for 15 saves. The Pats got goals from Kyle Walker, Robbie Holmes and Austin Pratt, Max Paddock made 34 saves.

Western Hockey League schedule for Tuesday, October 8th, 2019

Here's the Tuesday schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 8th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Portland Winterhawks (3-2-0-0) at Medicine Hat Tigers (4-2-1-0) 6:00pm
Vancouver Giants (4-3-0-0) at Prince Albert Raiders (4-0-2-0) 6:00pm
Edmonton Oil Kings (4-1-2-0) at Regina Pats (1-6-0-0) 6:00pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Sunday, October 6th, 2019

Calgary Hitmen 5, Portland Winterhawks 2

Calgary scored 3 times in the first to beat Portland, before 5,043 at Scotiabank Saddledome. Egor Zamula, Jett Woo, Tye Carriere and Orca Wiesblatt all rang up a goal and assist each, Josh Prokop also scored for Calgary, Jack McNaughton made 31 saves. For Portland, Seth Jarvis had a goal and assist, Jack O'Brien scored a goal and Joel Hofer made 24 saves for the Winterhawks, who dropped their second straight on their Eastern swing.

Moose Jaw Warriors 3, Regina Pats 0

The Warriors scored all three goals in the first period, while out-shooting Regina  12-1, in rolling to the win before 3,146 at Mosaic Place. Bailey Brkin posted a 19 save shut out, Owen Hardy, Carson Denomie on the power play and Eric Alarie scored the goals for Moose Jaw. For the Pats, Max Paddock made 22 saves.

Brandon Wheat Kings 5, Saskatoon Blades 4 (OT)

Ridly Greig and Luka Burzan scored in the shootout to give Brandon the extra standings point, with 2,776 looking on at SaskTel Centre. Greig scored twice in regulation for the Wheat Kings, who also saw Lynden McCallum and Connor Gutenberg hit the score sheet. Jiri Patera made 26 saves. For Saskatoon, Tristan Robins, Zach Huber, Kyle Crnkovic and Riley McKay scored for the Blades, who got a 29 save effort from Nolan Maier.

Everett Silvertips 4, Spokane Chiefs 3

A two-goal third period was the difference in Everett's road win, in front of 3,401 at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Bryce Kindopp scored twice for the 'Tips, including the game-winner on the power play at 3:53 of the 3rd. Jacob Wright and Brendan Lee also scored for Everett, who benefited from a 27 save effort by Keegan Karki. On the Chiefs' side of the ledger, Bear Hughes, Adam Beckman and Brandon Reller scored goals, Campbell Arnold made 21 saves.

Western Hockey League schedule for Sunday, October 6th, 2019

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

Portland Winterhawks (3-1-0-0) at Calgary Hitmen (3-0-1-0) 1:00pm
Regina Pats (1-5-0-0) at Moose Jaw Warriors (3-1-0-0) 3:00pm
Brandon Wheat Kings (2-4-0-0) at Saskatoon Blades (3-3-0-0) 3:00pm
Everett Silvertips (2-2-0-0) at Spokane Chiefs (3-1-1-0) 5:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Saturday, October 5th, 2019

Edmonton Oil Kings 2, Brandon Wheat Kings 1

David Kops and Scott Atkinson scored for Edmonton, to counter a Brandon goal by Chad Nychuk late to regulation, in front of 3,363 at Westoba Place. Todd Scott made 39 saves for the Oil Kings, Ethan Kruger 32 for the Wheat Kings.

Vancouver Giants 4, Winnipeg ICE 0

36 saves by David Tendeck and goals by Milos Roman, Justin Lies, Evan Patrician and Bowen Byram powered Vancouver to the win at Wayne Fleming Arena. Gage Alexander had 26 saves for Winnipeg.

Prince Albert Raiders 6, Regina Pats 0

Regina put just 13 shots on goal and the Raiders' Boston Bilous stopped them all, to lead Prince Albert to the win before 2,671 at the Art Hauser Centre. Kaiden Guhle had a goal and 3 assists for the Raiders, followed by Zack Hayes, Ozzy Wiesblatt and Brayden Watts with a goal and assist each. Eric Pearce and Justin Nachbaur added goals for PA. Danton Beliuk and Max Paddock shared the net for Regina, making a total of 24 saves.

Seattle Thunderbirds 5, Victoria Royals 3

The Tbirds won Saturday night, with 4,127 looking on at Accesso ShoWare Center. Connor Roulette scored the hat trick for Seattle, Keltie Jeri-Leon and Andrej Kukuca also tallied for the Thunderbirds, who also got a 25 save performance from Roddy Ross. For Victoria, Jacor Herauf, Tarun Fizer and Gary Haden scored goals, Brock Gould made 24 saves.

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

A Chris Douglas goal 38 seconds into overtime was the winner, as Red Deer won before 2,860 at Canalta Centre. Jaxsen Wiebe scored in the 1st period, Brett Davis and Ethan Sakowich in the 2nd for the Rebels. For Medicine Hat, Trevor Longo, Ryan Chyzowski and James Hamblin on a penalty shot at 13:02 of the 3rd all scored for the Tigers. Ethan Anders made 39 saves for Red Deer, Mads Sogaard 17 for the Tigers.

Everett Silvertips 3, Kamloops Blazers 2

A 2 goal first period was the springboard for Everett's win, in front of 3,453 at the Sandman Centre. Bryce Kindopp scored both 1st period goals for the Tips, with Michal Gut scoring in the second. For Kamloops, Connor Zary and Caedan Bankler scored, Dylan Garand made 21 saves. In net for Everett, Dustin Wolf had 34 saves.

Prince George Cougars 4, Kelowna Rockets 1

The Cougars landed in the win column for the first time this season, with 2,049 in the stands at CN Centre. Filip Koffer had a goal and 2 assists and Jack Sander had a goal and assist for P.G., Ethan Samson and Josh Maser scored goals and Tyler Brennan made 26 saves. For Kelowna, Nolan Foote scored, Roman Basran made 28 saves.

Spokane Chiefs 7, Tri-City Americans 1

It was the Americans' home opener at Toyota Center and 5,266 looked on in disbelief, as the Chiefs rolled to the victory on the strength of a 4 goal 1st period.Ty Smith, Eli Zummack, Jack Finley, Connor Gabruch, Adam Beckman, Bobby Russell and Bear Hughes scored for Spokane, with Lukas Parik making 18 saves. Marc Lajoie scored the lone Tri-City goal and Beck Warm went the distance in net, stopping 26 shots.

Western Hockey League schedule for Saturday, October 5th, 2019

Here's Saturday's schedule around the Western Hockey League for October 5th, 2019 (All times Pacific):

Vancouver Giants (3-3-0-0) at Winnipeg ICE (3-2-1-0) 5:30pm
Edmonton Oil Kings (3-1-2-0) at Brandon Wheat Kings (2-3-0-0) 5:30pm
Regina Pats (1-4-0-0) at Prince Albert Raiders (3-0-2-0) 6:00pm
Victoria Royals (2-1-0-0) at Seattle Thunderbirds (1-3-0-0) 6:05pm
Red Deer Rebels (3-3-0-0) at Medicine Hat Tigers (4-2-0-0) 6:30pm
Everett Silvertips (1-2-0-0) at Kamloops Blazers (3-3-0-0) 7:00pm
Kelowna Rockets (4-1-1-0) at Prince George Cougars (0-4-0-1) 7:00pm
Spokane Chiefs (2-1-1-0) at Tri-City Americans (3-2-0-0) 7:05pm

Western Hockey League roundup for Friday, October 4th, 2019

Brandon Wheat Kings 3, Vancouver Giants 0

Jiri Patera made 40 saves and Ben McCartney, Luka Burzan and Braden Schneider scored goals to lead Brandon to the win, before 3,208 at Westoba Place. Trent Miner made 29 saves for the Giants.

Lethbridge Hurricanes 4, Portland Winterhawks 2

Lethbridge overcame a 2-0 deficit in the win over the league's last unbeaten team, before 4,081 at Enmax Centre. After Johnny Ludvig and Nick Cicek shorthanded staked the Hawks to a 2-0 lead, the 'Canes responded with 4 straight. D-Jay Jerome, Chase Wheatcroft, Dylan Cozens and Zack Stringer, into an empty net, scored for Lethbridge, with Bryan Thompson making 18 saves. Joef Hofer made 22 saves for Portland.

Saskatoon Blades 2, Prince Albert Raiders 1 (OT)

The game was tied 1-1 after one and stayed that way, until Saskatoon's Chase Wouters scored at 3:57 of overtime to give the Blades the win, before 2,687 at Art Hauser Centre. Aidan De La Gorgendiere scored at 6:21 of the first, to counter a goal at 1:52 of the 1st by PA's Ozzy Wiesblatt, to bring the Blades from behind for the win. Nolan Maier had 36 saves for the Blades, Boston Bilous 20 for Prince Albert.

Kelowna Rockets 2, Prince George Cougars 1

Pavel Novak scored twice, including the game winner at 18:11 of the 3rd, to push Kelowna past  winless Prince George, in front of 2,243 at CN Centre. Josh Maser's power play marker was the only goal for the Cougars, who fell to 0-4-0-1. Roman Basran made 27 saves for the Rockets, Taylor Gauthier 19 for the Cougars.

Medicine Hat Tigers 6, Regina Pats 2

Cole Sillinger scored twice, Ryan Chyzowski, Elijah Brown, Eric Van Impe and Caleb Willms once each and Garin Bjorklund made 22 saves, as Medicine Hat skated to the road win, before 4,111 at the Brandt Centre. Carter Massier and Ty Kolle scored for Regina, Max Paddock made 40 saves.

Spokane Chiefs 5, Seattle Thunderbirds 1

Spokane mashed the pedal with 3 first period goals, to cruise past Seattle, in front of 4,033 at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Jake McGerew and Ty Smith scored twice each for the Chiefs, Luke Toporowski once and Campbell Arnold backstopped the effort with 30 saves. For the Thunderbirds, Keltie Jeri-Leon scored and Blake Lyda made 27 saves.

Red Deer Rebels 5, Swift Current Broncos 1

A 3 goal third period broke open a close game and propelled Red Deer to the win, before 1,966 at Innovation Credit Union I-Plex. Rebel goals were scored by Josh Tarzwell, Cameron Hausinger, Chris Douglas, Brett Davis and Keaton Sorensen scored goals, Ethan Anders made 27 saves. For Swift Current, Connor Horning scored, Isaac Poulter made 25 saves.

Edmonton Oil Kings 7, Winnipeg ICE 0

Edmonton rolled to the road win, with 3 goals in the first and 2 more in both the second and third periods at Wayne Fleming Arena. Vladamir Alistrov, Liam Keeler, Riley Sawchuk, Josh Williams, Scott Atkinson, Jake Neighbours and Connor McDonald scored goals, Sebastian Cossa stopped all 40 shots he faced. For the ICE, Will Gurski made 28 saves.