A quiet Thursday. . .

The CHL Mosaik MasterCard weekly rankings, as voted on by a panel of NHL scouts:
1. (1) Kitchener Rangers (OHL, 22-4-0-2)
2. (2) Spokane Chiefs (WHL, 22-4-1-2)
3. (4) Tri-City Americans (WHL, 21-6-0-0)
4. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL, 21-6-1-1)
5. (3) Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL, 21-6-0-4)
6. (7) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL, 21-8-2-1)
7. (6) Windsor Spitfires (OHL, 19-6-1-3)
8. (8) Vancouver Giants (WHL, 20-7-1-3)
9. (10) Calgary Hitmen (WHL, 20-8-1-2)
10. (9) Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL, 20-10-2-2)

THURSDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
In the night’s lone game, in Edmonton, D Juraj Valach scored two goals and set up another as the Regina Pats doubled the Oil Kings, 6-3. . . . The Pats (20-12-0-1) had lost their last two games, the most-recent one, 5-2 to the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings on Tuesday, resulting in a visit by GM Brent Parker to the dressing room. . . . F Robin Figren (wrist) was back in Edmonton’s lineup after missing four games. He’ll play for Swedeen at the World Junior Championship. He had a goal, his 13th, and an assist. . . . The Oil Kings (11-16-2-3) have lost three straight and 10 of 12. . . . Regina C Tim Kraus, who had one assist, hasn’t scored in 15 games. . . . Valach has five goals this season. . . . D Matt Delahey’s first goal this season — and his second in 94 games — proved to be the winner. It came with 6:12 left in the third period and broke a 3-3 tie. . . . Regina scored the game’s last four goals. . . . Regina G Linden Rowat stopped 27 shots, 14 of them in the first period. . . . C Jared Jagow added a goal and two assists for the Pats. . . . Regina was 3-for-5 on the PP; Edmonton was 0-for-6.