Tuesday's roundup

The WHL hands out six-game suspensions the way banks hand out free cash and the way oil companies give out free gasoline. So when RW J.D. Watt of the Red Deer Rebels gets a six-game sentence for a hit, well, players had better sit up and take notice. And it says here that it’s about time. . . . For the last couple of seasons, the WHL has offered up a lot of chatter about taking headshots out of the game. But about all it has been, to this point, is lip service. I would suggest that there are unpenalized high hits in virtually every game. I also would suggest that it’s time the on-ice officials stopped giving the benefit of the doubt to the hitter — if it looks like a high hit (that being anything above the shoulders) blow your whistle and call a penalty. . . . You also have to wonder if the WHL office and its officials are on the same page when it comes to what constitutes a high hit. . . . If you tuned in late, Watt was suspended for a hit on Blades D Teigan Zahn during a Friday game in Saskatoon. Watt left his feet to deliver the hit; Zahn is expected to be out for two weeks with a concussion. . . . Neither of the four on-ice officials that night — the referees were Adam Byblow and Trevor Hrycuik, the linesmen were Ryan Lundquist and Chad Williams — saw fit to call a penalty. The Blades sent video to the WHL office and asked for supplementary discipline. . . . Richard Doerksen, the WHL’s vice-president, hockey, told the Saskatoon StarPhoenix that two of the officials saw the play in question but chose not to issue a penalty. . . .

On Sunday in Moose Jaw, Regina D Colton Teubert wasn’t penalized for a hit on Warriors F Riley Holzapfel, who was left with, yes, a concussion. The Warriors sent in video and asked for supplementary discipline. They got it Tuesday when Teubert was suspended for two games. . . . Neither referee Devin Klein nor the linesmen, Sean Dufour or Ian Schafer, saw fit to penalize Teubert. . . .

G Kurt Jory, who was let go by Moose Jaw when he got caught up in the 20-year-old game, will join the BCHL’s Langley Chiefs. Langley acquired his junior A rights from the MJHL’s Neepawa Natives. The WHL had given the Brandon Wheat Kings the OK to use Jory to back up Joe Caligiuri in the absence of Andrew Hayes (concussion). If Hayes is unavailable Wednesday — the Wheat Kings are at home to Red Deer — Brandon will have to scramble to find a backup. . . . The Brandon Sun reports that D Daryl Boyle is “the WHL’s reigning ironman, having played in 197 straight regular-season and playoff games.” He’ll play Wednesday with a bruised foot. . . .

Steve Ewen of the Vancouver Province reports on his blog (Dub Hub) that Giants D Stefan Schneider, 18, may need knee surgery. He was injured in training camp. . . . D Justin Palazzo, whom the Giants acquired Monday from the Prince Albert Raiders, skated with Vancouver on Tuesday. . . . According to Ewen, Palazzo’s history includes two fights each with F Mike Reich and F Chris Cloud, while the former was with the Regina Pats and the latter was with the Saskatoon Blades. All three are teammates in Vancouver now. . . .

The Swift Current Broncos will be without LW Dale Weise, 19, for up to three weeks. He has a broken thumb. Weise has seven points, including five goals, in nine games. Two of his goals are game-winners. . . .

TUESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
In Saskatoon, Rick Brodsky’s Prince George Cougars scored the game’s last three goals to beat the Blades, who are owned by Rick’s brother, Jack, 3-1. . . . Dana Tyrell had a goal and an assist for the Cougars, with D Ty Wishart setting up two goals. . . . The Cougars (3-7-0-0) now have won two in a row on their East Division swing and are 2-1-0-0 with three games left on the trip. . . . The Blades (3-5-1-0) are headed into the U.S. Division where they’ll play five games in eight nights, starting Friday in Spokane. . . . The Cougars are in Prince Albert on Wednesday and it’ll be an emotional night for G Real Cyr, 20, who is from Victoire, a small community near P.A. He stopped 30 shots in the victory over the Blades and will make his last appearance in front of family and friends in Prince Albert tonight.

In Moose Jaw, LW Terrance Delaronde’s second goal of the season, a power-play score at 1:23 of overtime, gave the Warriors a 4-3 victory over the Red Deer Rebels. . . . The Rebels forced OT when Clayton Bauer scored a PP goal with 33 seconds left in the third period. . . . Red Deer’s Cullen Morin was hit with a double high-sticking minor as the third period ended. . . . Moose Jaw (5-3-2-0) has won five in a row. . . .

In Swift Current, the Broncos scored three times in the third period and beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes, 5-2. . . . RW Keegan Dansereau had two goals for the Broncos. . . . Swift Current’s line of Erik Felde, Zack Smith and Dansereau totaled seven points and scored the Broncos’ first four goals. . . . The Broncos (7-2-0-1) moved into first place in the East Division, ahead of the idle Regina Pats (7-4-0-0). . . .

In Kennewick, Wash., Czech LW Petr Stoklasa broke a 1-1 tie with his first WHL goal at 11:14 of the third period as the Tri-City Americans (8-3-0-0) dumped the Kamloops Blazers, 3-1 . . . The Blazers (4-5-1-0) lost G Justin Leclerc, 18, to a left leg injury at 7:02 of the first period. Dean Clark, the Blazers’ general manager and head coach, wasn’t sure excactly what the injury is but wouldn’t rule out a high ankle sprain. The Blazers are off until Saturday and Sunday when they play in Red Deer and Calgary, respectively. If Leclerc can’t play, the Blazers’ first option is to recall G Jon Groenheyde, 16, from the BCHL’s Merritt Centennials. He would join James Priestner, 16, as the Blazers’ goaltenders. . . . Priestner came on in relief and stopped 19 shots.