WHL roundup: Wong outshines Bedard as Blades beat Pats 5-2
By The Canadian Press on March 5, 2023.
REGINA – Connor who? Trevor Wong scored three goals and added an assist as the visiting Saskatoon Blades kept Connor Bedard off the scoresheet and defeated the Regina Pats 5-2 in Western Hockey League action on Sunday. Egor Sidorov scored twice for the Blades (42-13-4-1), who outshot the Pats 37-24 at the Brandt Centre. Sam Oremba and Alexander Suzdalev scored for the Pats (31-25-2-1). Stanislav Svozil chipped in with two assists. Bedard, who leads the WHL scoring race with 59 goals and 123 points and is expected to be the No. 1 pick in this summer’s NHL entry draft, had four shots on goal against the Blades but couldn’t beat netminder Austin Elliott. Elsewhere in the WHL: — HITMEN 4 BRONCOS 3 CALGARY, Alta. – Carter Yakemchuk scored the game-winning goal at 9:13 of the third period as the Calgary Hitmen edged the visiting Swift Current Broncos. Sean Tschigerl scored twice for the Hitmen (25-26-5-3), while Riley Fiddler-Schultz netted a single. Mathew Ward, Grayson Burzynski and Owen Pickering scored for the Broncos (28-28-1-2). — THUNDERBIRDS 4 AMERICANS 2 SEATTLE, Wash. – Dylan Guenther scored a goal and added an assist as the Seattle Thunderbirds edged the visiting Tri-City Americans 4-2. Luke Prokop, Jeremy Hanzel and Jared Davidson also scored for the Western Conference-leading Thunderbirds (48-9-1-1). Reese Belton and Jalen Luypen scored for the Americans (28-25-5-2). Belton also added an assist. The T-Birds outshot the Americans 45-23. — WINTERHAWKS 2 SILVERTIPS 1 PORTLAND, Ore. – Gabe Klassen scored a goal and added an assist as the Portland Winterhawks edged the visiting Everett Silvertips 2-1. Luca Cagnoni also scored for the Winterhawks (37-17-3-3), who outshot the Silvertips 43-28. Ty Gibson scored for the Silvertips (30-26-2-1). * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 5, 2023. 25-24
