WHL roundup: Tigers rally to beat Rebels 5-4 in overtime
By The Canadian Press on February 10, 2024.
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – Bogdans Hodass scored at 4:41 of overtime as the Medicine Hat Tigers rallied from a 4-1 deficit to edge the visiting Red Deer Rebels 5-4 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at C-op Place. Tomas Mrsic, Hayden Harsanyi, Gavin McKenna and Andrew Basha also scored for the Central Division-leading Tigers (31-17-3-1), who outshot the visitors 41-20. Oasiz Wiesblatt chipped in with three assists. Jhett Larson, Kalan Lind, Frantisek Formanek and Carson Birnie scored for the Rebels (27-17-2-6), who led 2-1 after the first period and took a 4-1 lead into the third. The Rebels were 2-for-2 on the power play, while the Tigers went 1-for-5. With the win, the Tigers move four points ahead of the second-place Rebels in the Central Division. Both teams have played 52 games. Elsewhere in the WHL on Saturday: — BLAZERS 7 ROCKETS 3 KELOWNA, B.C. – Emmitt Finnie scored four goals as the visiting Kamloops Blazers soared past the Kelowna Rockets 7-3. Kai Matthew added two goals for the Blazers (16-30-3-2), with Harrison Brunicke netting a single. Andrew Cristall, Caden Price and Luke Schelter scored for the Rockets (24-25-3-0), who led 2-1 after the first period but trailed 4-2 heading into the third. — COUGARS 9 ROYALS 6 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Zac Funk scored three goals as the Prince George Cougars defeated the visiting Victoria Royals 9-6. Borya Valis and Hunter Laing each scored twice for the B.C. Division-leading Cougars (35-15-0-2), while Ephram McNutt and Terik Parascak netted singles. Jaren Brinson, Ben Riche, Reggie Newman, Justin Kipkie, Tanner Scott and Casper Evensen Haugen scored for the Royals (25-20-4-4), who trailed 4-1 after the first period, but led 5-4 heading into the third. — GIANTS 7 WILD 2 LANGLEY, B.C. – Connor Levis and Kyren Gronick each scored twice and added an assist as the Vancouver Giants tamed the visiting Wenatchee Wild 7-2. Ty Halaburda, Matthew Edwards and Jaden Lipinski also scored for the surging Giants (24-24-3-0) at Langley Events Centre. Cameron Schmidt and Tomis Marinkovic each chipped in with two assists. Hayden Moore and Evan Friesen scored for the Wild (27-20-4-0), who enjoyed an early 2-0 lead. — WARRIORS 5 HITMEN 2 CALGARY, Alta. – Brayden Schuurman and Rilen Kovacevic each scored a goal and added an assist as the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors beat the Calgary Hitmen 5-2. Cosmo Wilson, Brayden Yager and Kalem Parker also scored for the Warriors (33-16-0-2). Brandon Gorzynski and Maxim Muranov scored for the Hitmen (22-21-6-1), who outshot the Warriors 37-34. — BLADES 3 BRONCOS 2 SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – Lukas Hansen scored at 11:28 of the third period to snap a 2-2 tie and lift the visiting Saskatoon Blades to a 3-2 victory over the Swift Current Broncos. Egor Sidorov and Brandon Lisowsky also scored for the East Division-leading Blades (39-9-2-3), who outshot the Broncos 27-26. Brady Birnie and Clarke Caswell scored for the Broncos (26-19-4-2). — RAIDERS 7 WHEAT KINGS 3 PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Krzysztof Macias, Sloan Stanick and Niall Crocker all scored twice as the Prince Albert Raiders plowed past the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings 7-3. Oli Chenier also scored for the Raiders (24-25-1-3), who connected for three goals on the power play. Nolan Flamand, Brett Hyland and Dominik Petr scored for the Wheat Kings (26-20-5-1), who trailed 3-2 after the first period and 4-3 heading into the third. — PATS 9 OIL KINGS 4 REGINA, Sask. – Cole Temple and Sam Oremba each scored twice as the Regina Pats drilled the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings 9-4. Carson Haynes, Jaxsin Vaughan, Logan Peskett, Tye Spencer and Anthony Wilson also scored for the Pats (20-26-4-2). Adam Jecho scored twice for the Oil Kings (16-32-2-1), while Cole Miller and Marc Lajoie netted singles. — WINTERHAWKS 4 THUNDERBIRDS 1 PORTLAND, Ore. – Gabe Klassen and James Stefan each scored twice as the Portland Winterhawks knocked off the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds 4-1. Luca Cagnoni and Kyle Chyzowski each added two assists for the U.S. Division-leading Winterhawks (35-12-2-1), who scored two power-play goals. Kazden Mathies scored for the Thunderbirds (18-29-2-0), who were outshot 51-18. Scott Ratzlaff stopped 47 of 50 shots for the T-Birds. — SILVERTIPS 7 CHIEFS 6 (SO) EVERETT, Wash. – Carter Bear and Ben Hemmerling both scored in the shootout as the Everett Silvertips outlasted the visiting Spokane Chiefs 7-6. Hemmerling scored twice in regulation for the Silvertips (35-17-1-2), while Cade Zaplitny, Austin Roest, Niko Tsakumis and Parker Berge netted singles. Ty Cheveldayoff, Rasmus Ekstrom, Layton Feist, Owen Martin, Berkly Catton and Hayden Paupanekis scored for the Chiefs (20-24-4-1). * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 10, 2024. 54-53
