Tuesday

It was the usual fun night in the Prospera Place press box in Kelowna, enjoying the hospitality of Rockets director of marketing Gavin Hamilton and his crew. . . . Ed Friesen, who scouts for Everett, was in the house and wants the world to know that he is still employed by the Silvertips. It was Eddie Friesen, the 17-year-old defenceman, who was sent home by the team earlier in the week. Ed Friesen, the veteran scout who is something older than 17, is still on the job. . . .

TUESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
In Swift Current, the Broncos beat Regina 5-1 to move into a first-place tie with the Pats atop the East Division. . . . The Broncos (11-4-0-2) got three assists from Zack Smith as they scored the game’s last four goals. . . . The Pats (12-6-0-0) have lost two in a row after a five-game winning streak. . . . Regina, with the WHL’s top power play, was 1-for-4 with the man advantage, while the Broncos were 2-for-9. . . .

In Kelowna, C Cody Almond had a goal and four assists to lead the Rockets to a 6-1 victory over the Kamloops Blazers. . . . Almond’s linemates also had big nights, Lucas Bloodoff getting two goals and an assist, while Brandon McMillan had a goal and three helpers. . . . The Rockets (6-7-1-1), who had lost five of their last six, moved past the Blazers into a tie with the idle Prince George Cougars for seventh in the Western Conference. . . . The Blazers (6-8-1-0) scored 19 seconds into the game, managed just one other shot in the first period and finished with 13 on the night. . . . Kelowna was without D Luke Schenn (suspended) and D Tyler Myers (shoulder). . . . Kamloops D Victor Bartley hurt a leg in practice Monday and left this one after two shifts. . . .

In Lethbridge, the Hurricanes’ five-game winning streak ended with a 4-3 shootout loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings. . . . D Cameron Cepek won it with a goal in the eighth round of the shootout. . . . The visitors outscored their hosts 3-2 in the circus. . . . Five of the regulation-time goals came e in the first period as Lethbridge built up a 3-1 lead. . . . Mitch Fadden had a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes (9-7-1-1). . . . The Oil Kings (6-6-1-2) have won their last two games after losing six in a row. . . .

In Medicine Hat, D Pat Kozyra, acquired last week from the Spokane Chiefs, scored his first goal as the Tigers got past the Red Deer Rebels 4-3. . . . Kozyra played 55 games with Red Deer last season before ending up in Spokane. . . . The Tigers (12-3-2-0) built a 4-1 lead before the Rebels (4-12-3-0) scored two late goals. . . . Yashar Farmanra had his ninth of the season for the Tigers. . . . D Mark Isherwood also scored for the Tigers. It was his second WHL goal and it came in his 73rd regular-season game. . . . Medicine Hat is 9-1-0-0 at home. . . . The Rebels have lost eight in a row. . . .

In Prince Albert, G Kris Lazaruk stopped 31 shots as the Kootenay Ice dumped the Raiders 3-0. . . . Steve Da Silva scored twice for the Ice, getting his first shorthanded at 7:01 of the second period and his second at 3:13 of the third. He has eight goals this season. . . . Matt Fraser iced it 50 seconds after Da Silva’s second goal. . . The Ice (7-9-2-0) had lost two of three. . . . The Raiders (5-11-2-0) had won two of three.