WHL roundup: Pats jump out to early lead, plow past Wheat Kings 6-1
By The Canadian Press on November 3, 2023.
REGINA – Sam Oremba and Borya Valis each scored twice as the Regina Pats whipped the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings 6-1 in Western Hockey League action Friday night at the Brandt Centre. Zane Rowan and Parker Berge also scored for the Pat (9-7-1-0), who led 3-0 after the first period and 6-0 heading into the third. Berge chipped in with two assists for the Pats. Quinn Mantel scored a third-period goal for the Wheat Kings (7-7-3-1), who outshot the Pats 34-21 in an East Division battle. Elsewhere in the WHL: — OIL KINGS 7 WARRIORS 5 EDMONTON, Alta. – Skyler Bruce scored three goals as the Edmonton Oil Kings knocked off the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 7-5. Cole Miller, Marc Lajoie, Rilen Kovacevic and Marshall Finnie also scored the Oil Kings (5-9-0-1). Brayden Yager scored twice for the East Division-leading Warriors (10-7-0-0), while Martin Rysavy, Pavel McKenzie and Jagger Firkus netted singles. — SILVERTIPS 6 HITMEN 4 CALGARY, Alta. – Austin Roest and Carter Bear each scored twice as the visiting Everett Silvertips defeated the Calgary Hitmen 6-4. Eric Jamieson and Jesse Heslop also scored for the Silvertips (9-5-1-0). Carter Yakemchuk scored twice for the Hitmen (6-8-2-0), while Sean Tschigerl and Tyson Greenway netted singles. — HURRICANES 4 TIGERS 3 MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – Tyson Zimmer scored at 1:30 of overtime to give the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes a 4-3 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers. Brayden Edwards, Leo Braillard and Noah Chadwick also scored for the Hurricanes (9-6-2-0) in a battle of Central Division leaders. Reid Andresen, Tyler MacKenzie and Oasiz Wiesblatt scored for the Tigers (9-5-2-0). — BLADES 5 COUGARS 3 SASKATOON, Sask. – Rowan Calvert scored a goal and added an assist as the Saskatoon Blades edged the visiting Prince George Cougars 5-3. Misha Volotovskii, Tyler Parr, Charlie Wright and Egor Sidorov also scored for the Blades (10-5-0-0). Viliam Kmec, Riley Heidt and Oren Shtrom scored for the B.C. Division-leading Cougars (11-5-0-0). — BRONCOS 4 WINTERHAWKS 3 (SO) SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – Rylan Gould’s goal in the fifth round of a shootout gave the Swift Current Broncos a 4-3 victory over the visiting Portland Winterhawks. Josh Filmon, Luke Mistelbacher and Brady Birnie scored in regulation time for the Broncos (8-7-1-0). Josh Zakreski, Josh Davies and Nicholas Johnson scored for the U.S. Division-leading Winterhawks (9-4-0-1). — WILD 3 GIANTS 2 WENATCHEE, Wash. – Rodzers Bukarts scored two goals, including the winner at 8:16 of the third period, as the Wenatchee Wild edged the visiting Vancouver Giants 3-2. Conor Geekie also scored for the Wild (9-61-0). Ty Halaburda and Aaron Obobaifo scored for the Giants (5-8-1-0), who were outshot 42-20. — ROYALS 2 ROCKETS 1 KELOWNA, B.C. – The visiting Victoria Royals scored two second-period goals then hung on for a 2-1 victory over the Kelowna Rockets. Tanner Scott and Logan Pickford scored for the Royals (8-6-0-1). Andrew Cristall, with his 11th goal of the season, scored for the Rockets (7-7-1-0). — BLAZERS 4 REBELS 3 (SO) KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Max Sullivan’s goal in the ninth round of the shootout was the winner as the Kamloops Blazers defeated the visiting Red Deer Rebels 4-3. Harrison Brunicke, Ashton Ferster and Dylan Sydor scored in regulation time for the Blazers (4-10-2-0). Kai Uchacz scored twice for the Rebels (5-7-0-2), while Samuel Drancak added a single. — CHIEFS 3 THUNDERBIRDS 2 (OT) SEATTLE, Wash. – Conner Roulette scored at 1:13 of overtime to give the visiting Spokane Chiefs a 3-2 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds. Berkly Catton scored twice for the Chiefs (6-5-2-0), while Roulette chipped in with two assists. Antonio Martorana and Kaleb Hartmann scored for the Thunderbirds (7-4-1-0). * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 3, 2023. 52-51
