WHL roundup: Oil Kings drilled 10-1 by league-leading ICE
By The Canadian Press on February 28, 2023.
EDMONTON – Vladislav Shilo, Tu Fraser and Matthew Savoie each scored twice as the league-leading Winnipeg ICE drilled the Edmonton Oil Kings in Western Hockey League action on Tuesday. Zach Benson, Conor Geekie, Carson Lambos and Connor McClennon also scored for the ICE, who won their 48th game of the season and hit the 97-point mark. Landon Young, McClennon, Savoie and Geekie also chipped in with two assists each as the ICE (48-7-1-0) led 2-0 after the first period and 5-1 heading into the third. Dawson Seitz scored for the Oil Kings (8-46-3-0), who were outshot 36-28 at Rogers Place. Elsewhere in the WHL: — RAIDERS 5 REBELS 2 PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Niall Crocker scored twice, Ryder Ritchie chipped in with three assists and the Prince Albert Raiders beat the visiting Red Deer Rebels 5-2. Landon Kosior, Keaton Sorenson and Sloan Stanick also scored for the Raiders (25-29-3-0), who led 3-0 after the first period and 4-2 heading into the third. Jace Isley and Jhett Larson scored for the Rebels (38-16-1-3), who were outshot 23-21. — BRONCOS 5 TIGERS 2 MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – Josh Filmon scored twice and Owen Pickering had a goal and two assists as the visiting Swift Current Broncos tamed the Medicine Hat Tigers 5-2. Drew Engloy and Grayson Burzynski also scored for the Broncos (27-27-1-2), who were outshot 22-16. Mathew Ward had three assists for the visitors. Tyler MacKenzie and Oasiz Wiesblatt scored for the Tigers (24-24-8-1), who trailed 2-0 after the first period and 4-1 heading into the third. — COUGARS 6 GIANTS 0 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Chase Wheatcroft had a goal and three assists and Tyler Brennan had a 22-save shutout as the Prince George Cougars crushed the visiting Vancouver Giants 6-0. Koehn Ziemmer, Jaxsen Wiebe, Riley Heidt, Hudson Thornton and Caden Brown also scored for the surging Cougars (29-23-4-0), who led 1-0 after the first period and 3-0 heading into the third. The Giants (21-28-5-2) were outshot 35-22 and went 0-for-5 on the power play. The Cougars were 3-for-5 with the man advantage. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 28, 2023. 23-22
