WHL roundup: Conor Geekie scores twice, Broncos defeat Raiders 4-2
By The Canadian Press on March 12, 2024.
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Conor Geekie had two goals and two assists as the Swift Current Broncos defeated the Prince Albert Raiders 4-2 on Tuesday night in the Western Hockey League. Luke Mistelbacher and Peyton Kettles also scored for Swift Current (36-20-6) while Connor Hvidston and Clarke Caswell pitched in with two assists. Broncos goaltender Reid Dyck kicked out 27 of 29 shots. Ryder Ritchie and Niall Crocker scored for Prince Albert (30-28-5). Krzysztof Macias had two assists. Raiders goaltender Max Hildebrand saved 22 of 25 shots. BLADES 4 WHEAT KINGS 0 SASKATOON – Austin Elliott earned an 18-save shutout as the Saskatoon Blades topped the Brandon Wheat Kings 4-0. Egor Sidorov scored three goals while John Babcock scored once for Saskatoon (46-12-5). Netminder Carson Bjarnason kicked out 32 of 36 shots for Brandon (30-28-7). WINTERHAWKS 3 CHIEFS 2 SPOKANE, Wash. – James Stefan knocked in the game-winning goal at 5:34 in the second period as the Portland Winterhawks edged the Spokane Chiefs. Luca Cagnoni scored twice for Portland (44-15-3). Winterhawks netminder Jan Å punar stopped 25 of 27 shots. Conner Roulette and Berkly Catton scored once for Spokane (27-30-6). Chiefs goaltender Cooper Michaluk stopped 37 of 40 shots. GIANTS 5 AMERICANS 1 LANGLEY, B.C. – Jaden Lipinski scored twice and Ty Halaburda had three assists as the Vancouver Giants defeated the Tri-City Americans. Connor Levis, Mazden Leslie and Adam Titlbach also scored for Vancouver (30-29-4). Brett Mirwald made 24 saves. Cash Koch scored the lone goal for Tri-City (22-38-3). Kyle Kelsey stopped 42 shots. – This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 12, 2024. 21-20
