WHL Roundup: Zac Funk scores winner to lead Cougars past Broncos 2-1
By The Canadian Press on October 11, 2023.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Zac Funk scored the game-winning goal on the power play at 7:34 of the third period and the Prince George Cougars topped the Swift Current Broncos 2-1 on Wednesday night. Koehn Ziemmer netted the other marker for Prince George (7-2-0). Ty Young made 37 saves. Josh Filmon scored for Swift Current (2-4-1). Reid Dyck stopped 33-of-35 shots. After Ziemmer opened the scoring early in the second period, Filmon knotted the contest on the power play at 11:27 of the frame. — WHEAT KINGS 1 HURRICANES 0 (OT) LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Nate Danielson scored the game-winning goal 3:53 into overtime to lead the Brandon Wheat Kings past the Lethbridge Hurricanes 1-0. Carson Bjarnason recorded a 36-save shutout for Brandon (4-3-1). Harrison Meneghin stopped 33-of-34 shots for Lethbridge (5-2-1). — BLADES 7 OIL KINGS 0 EDMONTON – Austin Elliott earned a 25-save shutout as the Saskatoon Blades pummelled the Edmonton Oil Kings 7-0. Trevor Wong, Tanner Molendyk, Lukas Hansen, Vaughn Watterodt, Egor Sidorov, Easton Armstrong and Brandon Lisowsky each scored for Saskatoon (5-2-0). Kolby Hay stopped 36-of-43 shots for Edmonton (3-5-0-1), which is on a four-game losing streak. — PATS 5 HITMEN 4 REGINA – Braxton Whitehead knocked in the game-winning goal with 5:06 left in the third period as the Regina Pats edged the Calgary Hitmen 5-4. Zackary Shantz, Borya Valis, Layton Feist and Tanner Howe added the others for Regina (4-3-1). Ethan Moore, Reese Hamilton, Carson Wetsch and Matteo Danis replied for Calgary (2-5-0). — CHIEFS 3 BLAZERS 2 SPOKANE, Wash. – Berkly Catton scored the game-winning goal with 2:23 remaining in the third period as the Spokane Chiefs edged the Kamloops Blazers 3-2. Lukáš Král and Brayden Crampton netted the others for Spokane (3-3-0). Shea Van Olm and Emmitt Finnie replied for Kamloops (1-3-2). This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 11, 2023. 26-25
