WHL roundup: Nash scores in OT as ICE beat Oil Kings 5-4
By The Canadian Press on March 10, 2023.
WINNIPEG – Ty Nash scored 3:08 into overtime as the Winnipeg ICE edged the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings 5-4 in Western Hockey League action on Friday night. Zack Ostapchuk scored twice for the ICE (51-9-1-0), while Matthew Savoie and Josh Medernach added singles. The ICE outshot the Oil Kings 31-17. Mason Finley, Cole Miller, Loick Daigle and Rilen Kovacevic all scored once for the resilient Oil Kings (9-48-4-0), who led 2-1 after the first period. The teams were tied 2-2 heading into the third. Elsewhere in the WHL: — BLADES 6 RAIDERS 2 PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Conner Roulette scored three goals as the visiting Saskatoon Blades beat the Prince Albert Raiders 6-2. Charlie Wright, Misha Volotovskii and Jake Chiasson also scored for the Blades (44-13-4-1). Ryder Ritchie and Sloan Stanick scored for the Raiders (26-32-3-0). — BLAZERS 6 SILVERTIPS 3 KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Fraser Minten and Olen Zellweger each scored twice as the Kamloops Blazers defeated the visiting Everett Silvertips 6-3. Connor Levis and Matthew Seminoff also scored for the Blazers (43-11-4-2). Jackson Berezowski scored twice for the Silvertips (30-28-2-1), while Kyan Grouette netted a single. — WARRIORS 4 BRONCOS 3 (SO) SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – The visiting Moose Jaw Warriors defeated the Swift Current Broncos 4-3 after a 12-round shootout. Josh Hoekstra, Atley Calvert and Matthew Gallant scored for the Warriors (37-22-0-3) in regulation time. Mathew Ward, Drew Englot and Clarke Caswell scored for the Broncos (28-29-1-3). — HITMEN 4 REBELS 3 (OT) RED DEER, Alta. – Riley Fiddler-Schultz scored at 4:23 of overtime as the visiting Calgary Hitmen edged the Red Deer Rebels 4-3. Sean Tschigerl scored twice for the Hitmen (26-265-3), while Carter Yakemchuk netted a single. Dwayne Jean Jr., Craig Armstrong and Kai Uchacz all scored for the Rebels (41-17-2-3). — HURRICANES 5 PATS 4 (OT) LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Logan McCutcheon scored at 3:39 of overtime as the Lethbridge Hurricanes defeated the visiting Regina Pats 5-4. Jett Jones, Miguel Marques, Tyson Zimmer and Joe Arntsen also scored for the Hurricanes (33-23-3-3), who outshot the Pats 39-26. Connor Badard, with his 61st goal of the season, Tanner Howe, Braxton Whitehead and Tye Spencer scored for the Pats (31-26-3-1), who led 3-1 after the first period and 4-3 after 40 minutes. — WINTERHAWKS 5 CHIEFS 2 SPOKANE, Wash. – The visiting Portland Winterhawks scored three unanswered goals in the third period to defeat the Spokane Chiefs 5-2. Robbie Fromm-Delorme scored twice for the Winterhawks (38-17-3-3), while Carter Sotheran, Josh Zakreski and Marcus Nguyen scored singles. Raegan Wiles and Cade Hayes scored for the Chiefs (14-39-3-4). — COUGARS 8 ROYALS 3 VICTORIA, B.C. – Zac Funk, Ondrej Becher and Cayden Glover each scored twice as the visiting Prince George Cougars defeated the Victoria Royals 8-3. Koehn Ziemmer and Chase Wheatcroft also scored for the Cougars (32-24-5-0). Riley Gannon, Nate Misskey and Teydon Trembecky scored for the Royals (15-40-6-1). — THUNDERBIRDS 6 AMERICANS 3 SEATTLE, Wash. – Jared Davidson scored three goals as the Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the visiting Tri-City Americans 6-3. Brad Lambert, Lucas Ciona and Nico Myatovic also scored for the Western Conference-leading Thunderbirds (49-9-1-2). Reese Belton, Adam Mechura and Parker Bell scored for the Americans (28-26-5-2). — ROCKETS 4 GIANTS 3 KELOWNA, B.C. – The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Vancouver Giants 4-3 in a shootout. Andrew Cristall, Max Graham and Adam Kydd scored for the Rockets (24-34-3-0) in regulation time. Ty Thorpe, Mazden Leslie and Jaden Lipinski scored for the Giants (24-28-5-3) in regulation. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 10, 2023. 52-51
