PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Koehn Ziemmer scored at 2:14 of overtime to give the Prince George Cougars a 4-3 win over the Victoria Royals in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at the CN Centre.
Evan Groening, Aiden Foster and Aleksey Chichkin also scored for the Cougars, who outshot the visitors 37-24.
Nolan Stewart, Brandon Lisowsky and Keaton Verhoeff scored for the Royals, who got a 33-save performance from netminder Jayden Kraus.
The Cougars went 0-for-2 on the power play, while the Royals went 2-for-4.
The Cougars (41-21-4-2) moved to within three points of the B.C. Division-leading Royals (40-17-4-7).
Elsewhere in the WHL on Saturday:
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SILVERTIPS 3 WILD 2 (OT)
WENATCHEE, Wash. — Jesse Heslop's second goal of the game, scored at 2:53 of overtime, lifted the visiting Everett Silvertips to a 3-2 win over the Wenatchee Wild.
Owen Cooper also scored for the U.S. Division-leading Silvertips (48-12-4-4), who were outshot 40-37.
Miles Cooper and Luka Shcherbyna scored for the Wild (23-36-8-1).
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WHEAT KINGS 4 PATS 0
REGINA, Sask. — The visiting Wheat Kings scored four goals in the third period and netminder Ethan Eskit made 24 saves as Brandon blanked the Regina Pats 4-0.
Luke Shipley, Carter Klippenstein, Nicholas Johnson and Roger McQueen scored for the Wheat Kings (38-23-4-3), who outshot the hosts 30-24.
Netminder Kelton Pyne made 26 saves for the Pats (16-44-5-3).
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ROCKETS 4 BLAZERS 3
KELOWNA, B.C. — Third-period goals by Jakub Stancl and Gabriel Guilbault lifted the Kelowna Rockets to a come-from-behind 4-3 win over the visiting Kamloops Blazers.
Dawson Gerwing and Connor Pankratz also scored for the Rockets (18-43-4-2), who trailed 2-1 after the first period and 3-2 heading into the third. Will Sharp and Kayden Longley chipped in with two assists.
Jordan Keller, Oren Shtrom and Bryce Minten scored for the Blazers (24-39-4-1).
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CHIEFS 4 AMERICANS 3
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Rasmus Ekstrom scored twice and added an assist as the visiting Spokane Chiefs edged the Tri-City Americans 4-3.
Sam Oremba and Mathis Preston also scored for the Chiefs (45-20-1-2), who outshot the hosts 40-25. Andrew Cristall pitched in with two assists.
Jackson Smith scored twice for the Americans (32-28-6-1), while Brandon Whynott added a single. Max Curran added two assists. Netminder Lukas Matecha stopped 36 shots for the Americans.
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THUNDERBIRDS 5 WINTERHAWKS 4
SEATTLE, Wash. — Hayden Pakkala and Braeden Cootes each had a goal and assist as the Seattle Thunderbirds edged the visiting Portland Winterhawks 5-4.
Brock England, Matej Pekar and Antonio Martorana also scored for the Thunderbirds (29-33-4-1), who were outshot 44-32. Kaleb Hartmann chipped in with two assists, while netminder Scott Ratzlaff made 40 saves.
Josh Zakreski scored twice for the Winterhawks (36-28-3-1), while Ryan Miller and Diego Buttazzoni netted singles. Kayd Ruedig added two assists.
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TIGERS 10 HURRICANES 1
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Mathew Ward, Liam Ruck, Hunter St. Martin and Gavin McKenna all scored twice as the Medicine Hat Tigers whipped the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes 10-1.
Ryder Ritchie and Veeti Vaisanen also scored for the Tigers (46-17-3-1), who outshot the visitors 43-19.
Jordan Gustafson scored for the Hurricanes (42-21-3-2), who trailed 3-0 after the first period and 7-1 heading into the third.
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RAIDERS 4 BLADES 3
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Aiden Oiring had a goal and assist as the Prince Albert Raiders edged the visiting Saskatoon Blades 4-3.
Lukas Dragicevic, Ty Meunier and Harrison Lodewyk also scored for the East Division-leading Raiders (39-23-5-1), who were outshot 37-32. Daxon Rudolph chipped in with two assists.
Cooper Williams, Hunter Laing and Hayden Harsanyi scored for the Blades (37-23-4-4).
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HITMEN 4 REBELS 1
RED DEER, Alta. — Ethan Moore had a goal and assist and the visiting Calgary Hitmen knocked off the Red Deer Rebels 4-1.
Hunter Aura, Ethan Merner and Carson Wetsch also scored for the Hitmen (45-16-3-3), who outshot the hosts 30-25.
Matthew Gard scored for the Rebels (26-33-6-2).
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WARRIORS 5 BRONCOS 2
MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Connor Schmidt and Krzysztof each scored twice as the Moose Jaw Warriors beat the visiting Swift Current Broncos 5-2.
Lynden Lakovic also scored for the Warriors (15-45-6-2), who outshot the visitors 42-35. Casey Brown added two assists.
Connor Dale and Jaxen Gauchier scored for the Broncos (35-30-1-2).
* This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 22, 2025.
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