Wednesday's highlights. . . .

The WHL has suspended Vancouver Giants super-pest Garet Hunt for one game after he was involved in his third fight of the season right off the opening faceoff of a game. The third time was Sunday when he battled RW Brady Calla of the visiting Kamloops Blazers a couple of seconds into the first period. . . . It would seem that the WHL, a league that condones fighting, now is trying to legislate when those fights can, and can’t, take place. . . . Memo to Hunt: Best check in with the WHL office prior to games to find out at what time the embargo on fighting has been lifted. . . .

Spectators can watch for the Zamboni to scrape the centre of the ice prior to shootouts. Apparently, the WHL informed all 22 teams this week that the procedure would be changed, effective immediately. Prior to this, linesmen had attempted to clean the centre of the ice with scrapers. . . .

WEDNESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

In Edmonton, F Carter Smith’s goal at 18:54 of the third period gave the Red Deer Rebels a 4-3 victory over the Oil Kings. . . . Smith, 19, joined the Rebels on Tuesday from the SJHL’s Yorkton Terriers. He has previous WHL experience with the Everett Silvertips and Moose Jaw Warriors. . . . The Rebels (6-15-4-1) had lost three in row. . . . Edmonton (9-10-1-3) has lost three straight. . . . Edmonton led 2-0 early in the first period on PP goals from D Brandon Lockerby and D Cameron Cepek. . . . Before the period ended, the Rebels got PP goals from C Landon Ferraro and C Tomas Polak. . . . RW Mike Krgovich gave Red Deer a 3-2 lead late in the second period, and Cepek tied it again at 13:08 of the third. . . . “We’ve played more road games than any team in the league and we’ve played damn well in most of them,” Rebels head coach Brian Sutter told the Red Deer Advocate. “It wasn’t a pretty hockey game tonight, but it’s tough to win ugly, too. It’s like getting caught with the ugliest woman in Red Deer, standing on the street corner holding hands. That’s what tonight was like. But you know what? It takes balls to stand there and do that.” . . . LW Brennan Sonne and D Matt Strong, acquired Monday from Everett, made their Red Deer debuts. . . .

In Calgary, G Dan Spence blocked 21 shots for the shutout as the Hitmen
blanked the Seattle Thunderbirds, 3-0. . . . It was the first shutout this
season, and the eighth of his career, for Spence. . . . Spence earned his 52nd career victory with the Hitmen, tying him with Justin Pogge for third on the franchise’s all-time list. Brent Krahn (74) is No. 1. . . . Calgary took control of this one with second-period goals 16 seconds part by D Paul Postma and LW Bosthan Golicic. . . . C Ryan White added insurance at 1:41 of the third period, his 11th goal this season. . . . The Hitmen (14-8-0-1) went in having won four of their last 12 games. . . . Seattle (8-7-3-1) has lost three straight on its Central Division swing. . . . Seattle G Jacob De Serres, who is from Calgary, made 38 saves. . . .

In Everett, the Chilliwack Bruins scored a 2-1 shootout victory over the Silvertips. . . . F Kyle Beach gave Everett a 1-0 lead at 4:22 of the third period. . . . LW Oscar Moller tied it for Chilliwack (13-7-2-0) at 16:43. It was his WHL-leading 21st goal. . . . The Silvertips (11-10-0-1) have lost four straight. . . . Chilliwack C Mark Santorelli drew an assist on Moller’s goal, running his point streak to 12 games. . . . Jadon Potter and Nick Holden had shootout goals for the Bruins, while Zach Hamill scored for the Silvertips. . . . Chilliwack G Matt Esposito, who used to play for Everett, stopped 19 shots. . . . Everett’s Leland Irving made 30 saves. . . . Everett had C Dan Gendur (shouler) and D Taylor Ellington (knee) back in action. Gendur had missed four games; Ellington had sat out three. . . . LW Clayton Bauer, acquired Monday from the Red Deer Rebels, played his first game with Everett. . . .

In Kamloops, LW Ivan Rohac scored in the shootout to give the Blazers a 2-1 victory over the Kelowna Rockets. . . . Rohac was the fourth Kamloops shooter and the first to score. The Rockets were 0-for-4 against G Justin Leclerc. . . . The Blazers (9-10-1-1) have won three of four starts since interim head coach Greg Hawgood replaced the fired Dean Clark on Nov. 7. . . . Rohac may have scored the game-winner, but shootout goals don’t count in individual stats so his three-game point streak ended. . . . The Rockets (11-7-1-2) had a six-game winning streak snapped but have at least a point in each of their last eight games (6-0-0-2). . . .

In Medicine Hat, F Michael MacAngus scored a power-play goal with five
seconds left in the third period to give the Regina Pats a 3-2 victory over
the Tigers. . . . The Pats (16-8-0-0) have won four of their last five games. . . . The Tigers (13-8-2-0) have lost five of six. They also have lost four of their last five home games. . . . Last season, Medicine Hat was 8-0 versus Regina, including a four-game playoff sweep. . . . Regina got first-period goals from F Jared Jagow, who became ill during the game, and Spencer Fraipont, a defenceman by trade who was moved up due to a lack of forwards. . . . Medicine Hat tied it with third-period goals five minutes apart from D Mark Isherwood and F Tyler Ennis. . . . Ennis was serving hooking and unsportsmanlike conduct minors when MacAngus scored his ninth goal of the season. . . . Regina played without four veteran forwards — Troy Ofukany and Josh Elder were healthy scratches, while Kirt Hill was ill. Levi Lind, meanwhile, has left the team and is expected to join the SJHL’s Melville Millionaires.

In Prince Albert, F Matt Calvert scored in a shootout to give the Brandon
Wheat Kings a 5-4 victory over the Raiders. . . . Calvert was the seventh
shooter in the circus. . . . The Wheat Kings led 4-1 at 11:21 of the second
period, only to have the Raiders storm back with two late second-period
goals and another early in the third. . . . LW James Dobrowolski’s first
goal at 1:33 of the third period forged the 4-4 tie. . . . Dobrowolski, who is from Vernon, B.C., and had his parents in the stands, also had two assists as he figured in his club’s last three goals of regulation. He has six points in 21 games. . . . C Tyler Dittmer had his 16th goal of the season for Brandon (14-8-0-1). . . . LW Del Cowan scored his first goal for Brandon; it was the game’s first score. . . . The Raiders are 8-12-3-1. . . . Brandon F Andrew Clark, the Wheaties’ leading scorer, is day-to-day with a shoulder injury. Brandon also was missing rookie F Scott Glennie (concussion, indefinite). . . . Prince Albert C Bryce Lamb (broken wrist) is out for up to six weeks. . . .

In Kennewick, Wash., the Americans erased a 2-1 deficity and doubled the Prince George Cougars, 4-2. . . . Prince George G Tommy Targaglione made 36 saves for the second night in a row. On Tuesday, the Cougars lost 4-1 to the Chiefs in Spokane. . . . The Cougars (9-15-0-0) have lost six straight and visit the Americans again on Friday. . . . Tri-City (15-5-0-0) outshot the Cougars, 40-17, including 15-2 in the second period. . . . Tri-City LW Colton Yellow Horn tied the score 2-2 with a shorthanded goal at 7:45 of the third period and C Taylor Procyshen scored the game-winner, his 13th goal this season, at 11:15. . . . Yellow Horn has nine points, including four goals, in his last four games.