WHL Roundup: Hauser’s 23-save shutout leads Ice to 2-0 win over Blades

WINNIPEG — Daniel Hauser made a 23-saver shutout on Friday as the Winnipeg Ice defeated the Saskatoon Blades 2-0.

Evan Friesen and Ty Nash scored for Western Conference leaders Winnipeg (27-5-0).

Goaltender Ethan Chadwick stopped 22 shots for Saskatoon (25-6-0), third in the conference.

The two teams will meet again on Saturday.

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THUNDERBIRDS 4 MISSILES 1

KELOWNA, BC — Lucas Ciona scored twice as Seattle (26-4-1-1) won for 11 times in 12 games, beating Kelowna (12-17-3). Jordan Gustafson and Ethan Mittelsteadt also scored for the Thunderbirds.

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REBELS 6 OIL KINGS 2

EDMONTON — Jayden Grubbe had a goal and two assists as Red Deer (25-6-1-3) dominated a modest Edmonton (4-31-1). Rhett Stoesser had 17 saves as the Rebels won their third straight win and tied with Winnipeg at the top of the Eastern Conference on 54 points.

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WINTERHAWKS 5 SILVER TIPS 1

EVERETT, WA. — James Stefan had a goal and two assists as Portland (25-4-2-1) gave Everett (16-16-1) their fourth straight loss. Jan Spunar made 31 saves as the Winterhawks won eighth of their last nine games.

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WHEAT KINGS 11 WARRIORS 2

ELK JAWS, SASK. — Zakhar Polshakov had a goal and three assists when Brandon (14-16-4) beat Moose Jaw (21-13-0). Brett Hyland, Nolan Ritchie and Roger McQueen each had a goal and two assists amid the Wheat Kings’ 11 unanswered goals after losing 2-0 in the opening 1:09.

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BRONCOS 4 HURRICANES 3

FAST STREAM, SASK. – Grayson Burzynski scored the decisive goal 11:59 of the third period as Swift Current (15-15-0-1) claimed their third consecutive win, surpassing Lethbridge (20-14-0-1). Broncos goalie Reid Dyck stopped 26 shots.

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BLAZER 4 PUMAS 2

KAMLOOPS, BC — Dylan Sydor scored two goals, Daylan Kuefler had one goal and two assists and Kamloops (21-6-3-2) won his seventh straight fight, defeating Prince George (14-16-3-0). The Cougars have lost eight straight.

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PATS 4 RAIDERS 3 (OT)

PRINCE ALBERT, SASK. – Tanner Brown scored the game-winning goal 3:41 into overtime to lift Regina (18-16-1-1) past Prince Albert (11-20-3). The Pats took a 3-0 lead in the first period and only scored in overtime, while the Raiders scored all three goals in the third.

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GIANTS 4 ROYALS 3 (SO)

VICTORIA — Jaden Lipinski scored the shootout winner as Vancouver (14-16-4-2) narrowly defeated Victoria (8-24-3-1). Ty Halaburda was the first shooter to score in the Giants’ shootout.

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CHIEFS 2 AMERICANS 1

SPOKANE, WA. – Berkly Catton scored the deciding goal 11:43 in the third period as Spokane (7-24-0-2) defeated Tri-City (15-16-1-1). Jake Gudelj also scored for the Chiefs while Dawson Cowan had 32 saves.

This summary was automatically generated using an application developed by CP.

This report from The Canadian Press was first published on December 30, 2022.

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