WHL roundup: Holt posts shutout as Royals rule over Rockets
By The Canadian Press on January 13, 2023.
VICTORIA – The Victoria Royals got goals from four different players and shutout goaltending from Braden Holt to defeat the Kelowna Rockets 4-0 in Western Hockey League action on Friday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena. Reggie Newman, Teague Patton, Riley Gannon and Ryan Spizawka scored for the Royals (11-25-3-1), who led 2-0 after the first period and scored two late goals in the third. Holt made 29 saves. Jake Poole and Matthew Hodson each had two assists. The Rockets (13-22-3-0) were outshot 40-29. — CHIEFS 4 GIANTS 2 LANGLEY, B.C. – Chase Bertholet scored twice, including a goal with 2:01 left in the third, as the visiting Spokane Chiefs beat the Vancouver Giants 4-2 at Langley Events Centre. Tommaso De Luca and Ben Bonni also scored for the Chiefs (8-27-1-2). Ty Thorpe scored both goals for the Giants (16-18-4-2). — THUNDERBIRD 3 RAIDERS 2 PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Jordan Gustafson’s goal at 10:12 of the third period stood as the winner as the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Prince Albert Raiders 3-2 in Western Hockey League action on Friday in Saskatchewan. Brad Lambert and Kyle Crnkovic also scored for the Thunderbirds (30-6-1-1). Niall Crocker and Sloan Stanick scored for the Raiders (14-23-3-0), who were outshot 34-28. — PATS 7 BLADES 4 REGINA, Sask. – Connor Bedard scored three goals and added two assists as the Regina Pats defeated the visiting Saskatoon Blades 7-4. Steel Quiring, Braxton Whitehead, Borya Valis and Zack Stringer also scored for the Pats (20-19-1-1). Tanner Molendyk, Trevor Wong, Egor Sidorov and Brandon Lisowsky scored for the Blades (26-8-2-1). —- TIGERS 4 WHEAT KINGS 3 BRANDON, Man. – Cayden Lindstrom scored the game-winning goal at 16:59 of the third period as the Medicine Hat Tigers edged the Brandon Wheat Kings 4-3. Dallon Melin scored twice, while Hunter St. Martin added a single for the Tigers (14-20-5-1). Nolan Ritchie, Nate Danielson and Evan Groening scored for the Wheat Kings (17-19-4-0). — WARRIORS 4 WINTERHAWKS 2 MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Eric Alarie scored twice as the Moose Jaw Warriors defeated the visiting Portland Winterhawks 4-2. Ryder Korczak and Cosmo Wilson also scored for the Warriors (25-14-0-2). James Stefan and Jack O’Brien scored for the Winterhawks (28-7-2-1). — HITMEN 6 BRONCOS 3 CALGARY, Alta. – Carter MacAdams and Jacob Wright each had a goal and an assist as the Calgary Hitmen beat the visiting Swift Current Broncos 6-3. Carson Wetsch, London Hoilett, Riley Fiddler-Schultz and Oliver Tulk also scored for the Hitmen (22-12-3-1). Caleb Wyrostok, Mathew Ward and Brady Birnie scored for the Broncos (19-17-0-1), who were outshot 48-33. — REBELS 4 OIL KINGS 1 RED DEER, Alta. – Jace Isley had a goal and assist, Jayden Grubbe had two assists and the Red Deer Rebels beat the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings 4-1. Jhett Larson, Kalan Lind and Jace Weir also scored for the Rebels (28-8-1-3). Loick Daigle scored for the Oil Kings (6-34-1-0), who were outshot 38-35. — HURRICANES 4 COUGARS 3 LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Tyson Laventure scored 47 seconds into overtime and the Lethbridge Hurricanes edged the visiting Prince George Cougars 4-3. Miguel Marques, Tristan Zandee and Anton Astashevich also scored for the Hurricanes (23-15-0-2), who were outshot 34-31. Ethan Samson, Chase Wheatcroft and Riley Heidt scored for the Cougars (14-22-4-0). — BLAZERS 5 SILVERTIPS 3 EVERETT, Wash. – Ashton Ferster had a goal and an assist as the visiting Kamloops Blazers outlasted the Everett Silvertips 5-3. Matthew Seminoff, Olen Zellweger, Ryan Hofer and Daylan Kuefler also scored for the Blazers (24-8-4-2). Jackson Berezowski scored twice for the Silvertips (18-19-1-0), while Austin Roest netted a single. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 13, 2023. 51-50
