PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Borya Valis had two goals and an assist and Riley Heidt had a goal and three assists as the Prince George Cougars beat the visiting Tri-City Americans 5-2 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at the CN Centre.
Koehn Ziemmer and Matteo Danis also scored for the Cougars (28-15-3-2), who outshot the visitors 33-23.
Max Curran and Jaxen Adam scored for the Americans (23-20-4-1), who led 1-0 after the first period but trailed 2-1 heading into the third.
The Americans went 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Cougars were 1-for-4.
Elsewhere in the WHL on Saturday:
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GIANTS 9 BLAZERS 2
LANGLEY, B.C. — Ty Halaburda and Adam Titlbach each scored twice as the Vancouver Giants whipped the visiting Kamloops Blazers 9-2.
Ryan Lin, Cameron Schmidt, Tyler Thorpe, Connor Levis and Caden Cail also scored for the Giants (24-18-6-0), who led 4-0 after the first period and 7-1 heading into the third. Colton Roberts and Schmidt each chipped in with three assists.
Samuel Borschowa and Natham Behm scored for the Blazers (18-26-3-0), who outshot the hosts 30-29.
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BRONCOS 6 ROCKETS 3
KELOWNA, B.C. — Rylan Gould scored twice and Marek Rocak and Grayson Burzynski each had a goal and two assists as the visiting Swift Current Broncos kicked the Kelowna Rockets 6-3.
Trae Wilke and Luke Mistelbacher also scored for the Broncos (25-20-1-1), who outshot the hosts 41-36.
Jackson Gillespie had two goals and an assist for the Rockets (16-25-4-1), while Dawson Gerwing netted a single.
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WHEAT KINGS 5 PATS 2
REGINA, Sask. — Jaxon Jacobson had two goals and an assist and Jordan Gavin chipped in with three helpers as the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings plowed past the Regina Pats 5-2.
Caleb Hadland, Adam Belusko and Marcus Nguyen also scored for the Wheat Kings (24-16-3-3), who trailed 1-0 after the first period but took a 3-1 lead into the third.
Julien Maze and Ephram McNutt scored for the Pats (13-29-4-2), who were outshot 32-27.
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OIL KINGS 2 HURRICANES 0
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Ethan Simcoe stopped 35 shots to earn the shutout as the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings blanked the Lethbridge Hurricanes 2-0.
Cole Miller and Marshall Finnie scored for the Oil Kings (26-19-1-2), who were outshot 35-17.
Netminder Jackson Unger saved 15 of 17 shots for the Hurricanes (29-16-1-1).
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REBELS 3 WARRIORS 0
MOOSE JAW, Sask. — The visiting Rebels scored three unanswered goals in the third period and netminder Chase Wutzke stopped 16 shots as Red Deer blanked the Moose Jaw Warriors 3-0.
Noah Milford, Jhett Larson and Derek Thurston (empty-netter) scored for the Rebels (18-25-4-2), who outshot the hosts 34-16.
Netminder Matthew Hutchinson stopped 31 shots for the Warriors (11-31-4-2).
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RAIDERS 5 WILD 2
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Niall Crocker had a goal and two assists as the Prince Albert Raiders defeated the visiting Wenatchee Wild 5-2.
Justice Christensen, Brayden Dube, Aiden Oiring and Tomas Mrsic also scored for the East Division-leading Raiders (27-15-3-1), who scored four goals in the final period.
Luka Shcherbyna and Shaun Rios scored for the Wild (17-26-3-1), who led 2-1 after the opening period. The visitors outshot the Raiders 33-31.
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ROYALS 2 WINTERHAWKS 1
PORTLAND, Ore. — Kent Isogai's goal at 11:24 of the third period snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted the visiting Victoria Royals to a 2-1 win over the Portland Winterhawks.
Teydon Trembecky also scored for the B.C. Division-leading Royals (27-14-3-5), who outshot the hosts 32-25.
Josh Zakreski scored for the Winterhawks (27-18 — 2-1).
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THUNDERBIRDS 4 TIGERS 3 (SO)
SEATTLE, Wash. — Radim Mrtka scored in the 11th round of a shootout to lift the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 4-3 win over the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers.
Coster Dunn, Matej Pekar and Hayden Pakkala scored in regulation time for the Thunderbirds (18-27-2-1), who outshot the visitors 40-34.
Hunter St. Martin scored twice for the Central Division-leading Tigers (33-15-2-1), while Gavin McKenna netted a single.
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CHIEFS 10 SILVERTIPS 3
EVERETT, Wash. — Andrew Cristall had a goal and five assists, and Shea Van Olm had two goals and an assist as the visiting Spokane Chiefs whipped the Everett Silvertips 10-3.
Brody Gillespie, Ossie McIntyre, Chase Harrington, Berkly Catton, Assanali Sarkenov, Cameron Parr and Sage Weinstein also scored for the Chiefs (32-16-0-0), who led 6-2 after the first period and 9-3 heading into the third.
Carter Bear scored twice for the U.S. Division-leading Silvertips (35-8-4-3), while Shea Busch added a single.
Both teams had 28 shots on goal.
* This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 1, 2025.
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