Silly season is over . . . thankfully!

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Kelowna 3, Chilliwack 0: At Kelowna, the Rockets put up the shutout to finish the silly season at 2-5. Colin Long, perhaps Kelowna’s best player in the exhibition season, Lucas Bloodoff and Tyson Barrie scored the goals while Kris Westblom stopped 15 shots. Chilliwack, which finished 1-3-0-2, got 17 saves from Matt Esposito. Kelowna went 2-for-9 with the man advantage; Chilliwack was 0-for-6. . . . The night’s most impressive number was the attendance -- 3,752.

Edmonton 4, Lethbridge 3 (SO): At Lethbridge, the Oil Kings tied the game with 3.1 seconds left in the third period and won it in the shootout. Czech Thomas Vincour scored two power-play goals for Edmonton, with Brent Raedeke adding the other. Craig McCallum and Shayne Neigum scored in the shootout. The Hurricanes got goals from Carter Bancks, Yashar Farmanara and Dan Iwanski, who also was the lone Lethbridge player to score in the shootout. . . . Edmonton outshot its hosts 39-36 with G Alex Archibald starting for Edmonton and giving up all three goals before G Dalyn Flette finished up. G Mike Maniago went the distance for the Hurricanes. . . . Lethbridge went 2-1-0-1.

Medicine Hat, Red Deer: This game was scheduled for Red Deer. It may, or may not, have been played under the Maxwell Smart Memorial Cone of Silence. . . . Just one more example of the WHL being completely out of tune with its fans who are hungering for information. The WHL is doing its fans a huge disservice with its inability to get that information to them. . . . Medicine Hat is only the defending WHL champion and might have at least a few fans interested in the score and some details. . . . Both teams should be embarrassed that as of midnight Pacific Time there isn’t even a score on either website.

Moose Jaw 6, Brandon 3: At Moose Jaw, the Warriors scored three quick goals late in the first period en route to victory over the Wheat Kings. Moose Jaw got its goals from Ryley Grantham, Brad Riege, Jason Reese, Travis Ehrhardt, Martin Filo and Jason Grecica, into an empty net. Scott Glennie had two power-play goals for Brandon, which wound up the preseason 3-1. Colby Robak added the other Brandon goal. . . . C Brayden Schenn, Brandon’s superb 16-year-old freshman, had two assists one night after scoring twice in a 6-2 victory over Moose Jaw. . . . Attendance in the Crushed Can was 2,077. . . . G Joe Caligiuri stopped 20 shots for Brandon. Moose Jaw’s Joey Perricone turned aside 18. . . . Brandon has released RW Buddy Yewchyn, 17, and is down to 26 players, including injured G Andrew Hayes (broken finger) and D Theran Yeo (knee).

Everett 4, Seattle 3 (OT): At Everett, Kyle Beach scored twice, including the winner just 48 seconds into extra time, for the Silvertips. Jonathan Harty and Dan Gendur also scored for the Silvertips, who got 29 saves from G Shayne Barrie. Seattle got its goals from Jan Eberle, Brenden Silvester and Bud Holloway. Seattle G Riku Helenius stopped 18 shots. . . . Everett was 1-for-6 on the PP; Seattle was 0-for-9. . . . Everett, which opens at home to Tri-City on Friday, finished 3-3.

Tri-City 4, Portland 1: At Kennewick, Wash., Taylor Procyshen scored shorthanded and Petr Stoklasa scored on the power play as the Americans, who had been shutout in their last two games, beat the Winter Hawks. Shaun Vey and Kruise Reddick, with an empty-netter, also scored for Tri-City, which fired 49 shots on goal. Matt Schmermund scored for Portland on a 5-on-3 power play. Tri-City G Chet Pickard stopped 21 shots, while Portland’s Mark Guggenberger turned aside 45.

Thankfully, the preseason is over. Which means game-related information should be easier to come by when the banging starts for real on Thursday. Geez, finding info on some games is practically impossible -- actually, it has been impossible on more than one occasion. . . . I apologize for not including all teams’ final preseason records but I don’t believe the WHL has posted exhibition standings. . . . The regular season opens Thursday with the Kootenay Ice, a team that began life as the Edmonton Ice, in Edmonton to play the expansion Oil Kings.