By The Canadian Press on March 3, 2024.
LANGLEY, B.C. – The Vancouver Giants shook off a tough 3-2 road loss in Kamloops on Saturday by beating the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds 5-2 on Sunday in Western Hockey League action at Langley Events Centre. Ty Halaburda, Tyson Zimmer, Aaron Obobaifo, Connor Levis and Cameron Schmidt (empty-netter) scored for the Giants, who outshot the visitors 30-27. Jaden Lipinski chipped in with three assists. Jordan Gustafson and Eric Alarie scored for the Thunderbirds (22-36-2-0), who were tied 1-1 after 20 minutes but trailed 3-1 heading into the third period. Both teams went 1-for-4 on the power play. The Giants, sitting third in the five-team B.C. Division with a 29-27-4-0 record, moved to within three points of the second-place Victoria Royals. Both teams have played 61 games. Elsewhere in the WHL on Sunday: — WARRIORS 3 WILD 0 WENATCHEE, Wash. – Jagger Firkus had a goal and two assists as the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors knocked off the Wenatchee Wild 3-0. Atley Calvert and Brayden Yager also scored for the Warriors (40-19-0-2), who got a 35-save performance from netminder Jackson Unger. Brendan Gee stopped 30 of 33 shots for the Wild (31-25-4-0), who trailed 1-0 after the first period and 3-0 heading into the third. — HITMEN 2 TIGERS 0 MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – Oliver Tulk and Carson Wetsch scored second-period goals as the visiting Calgary Hitmen blanked the Medicine Hat Tigers 2-0. Ethan Buenaventura made 32 saves to earn the shutout for the Hitmen (25-27-7-1). Netminder Zach Zahara saved 21 of 23 shots for the Central Division-leading Tigers (34-19-5-2), who went 0-for-2 on the power play. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 3, 2024. 19