WHL Roundup: Thunderbirds top Winterhawks 3-1 in battle of Western Conference’s best
By The Canadian Press on November 30, 2022.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Thomas Milic made 35 saves to lead the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 3-1 win over the Portland Winterhawks in a battle between the Western Conference’s top teams on Wednesday. Jordan Gustafson, Kyle Crnkovic and Gracyn Sawchyn scored for Seattle (16-4-1). Jack O’Brien netted the lone goal for Portland (17-4-1-1), which sits atop the conference despite having lost three in a row. Dante Giannuzzi stopped 32-of-35 shots. The Thunderbirds took a 3-0 lead by 14:16 of the final period before O’Brien finally put the Winterhawks on the board 16:56 into the frame. — BLAZERS 9 PATS 3 KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Caedan Bankier and Fraser Minten each recorded two goals and an assist as Kamloops (12-5-3-1) dominated Regina (12-12-1-1). The Blazers scored seven unanswered after Connor Bedard, who had two goals and an assist, tied it at 1-1 for the Pats at 10:48 of the first period. — WARRIORS 5 GIANTS 4 (OT) LANGLEY, B.C. – Ryder Korczak scored the winner 2:41 into overtime as Moose Jaw (17-9-0) came back to defeat Vancouver (9-10-3-2). The Warriors scored twice in the final 8:15 of regulation to send it to overtime. —- BLADES 5 OIL KINGS 1 EDMONTON – Vaughn Watterodt led the way with two goals as Saskatoon (17-5-0) handily defeated Edmonton (4-21-1). Austin Elliott only needed to make 10 saves in a dominant effort from the Blades. This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 30, 2022. 16-15
