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LW Jamie Benn of the Kelowna Rockets is the CHL’s player of the week. He had three goals and six assists in three games. That included a six-point outing in a 6-3 victory over the visiting Prince George Cougars on Saturday. A look at this season’s players of the week:Sept. 23 — John Tavares, Oshawa Generals
Sept. 30 — Alex Pietrangelo, Niagara IceDogs
Oct. 7 — Tyler Dittmer, Brandon Wheat Kings
Oct. 14 — John Tavares, Oshawa Generals
Oct. 21 — Oscar Moller, Chilliwack Bruins
Oct. 28 — Yannick Weber, Kitchener Rangers
Nov. 5 — Brett MacLean, Oshawa Generals
Nov. 12 — Peter-James Corsi, Halifax Mooseheads
Nov. 19 — Drayson Bowman, Spokane Chiefs
Nov. 26 — Drayson Bowman, Spokane Chiefs
Dec. 4 — Mark Santorelli, Chilliwack Bruins
Dec. 11 — Justin Hodgman, Erie Otters
Dec. 18 — Thomas McCollum, Guelph Storm
Jan. 1 — Alexandre Picard-Hooper, Saint John Sea Dogs
Jan. 8 — Brett Parnham, Oshawa Generals
Jan. 15 — John Tavares, Oshawa Generals
Jan. 22 — Jamie Benn, Kelowna Rockets
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The Kamloops Blazers, having traded away captain Ryan Bender and alternates Brock Nixon and Victor Bartley earlier this month, were busy handing out letters Tuesday. C Scott Wasden, 19, is the team’s new captain, with C C.J. Stretch, 18, and RW Brady Calla, 19, as full-time alternates. D Nick Ross, 18, will wear an ‘A’ at home games, with D Mike Gauthier, 20, getting it on the road. . . . Wasden, Calla, Ross and Gauthier were all acquired in trades this season. . . . According to interim head coach Greg Hawgood, “These choices came about as a result of a team vote.”———
“The first day I was on the top-20 list on the WHL website, my parents printed off the page,” Kelowna Rockets C Colin Long tells Doyle Potenteau of the Kelowna Daily Courier. “They were pretty excited because they thought it was just a fluke and I wouldn’t be on there for very long.” . . . Long now leads the WHL’s points race by five over LW Mark Santorelli of the Chilliwack Bruins.———
TUESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:In Cranbrook, D Karl Alzner’s goal at 3:37 of OT gave the Calgary Hitmen a 2-1 victory over the Kootenay Ice. . . . The Hitmen (33-13-1-3) had lost their last two games. But they now have won seven straight on the road. Calgary, which leads the Eastern Conference, also moved into a tie with the idle Spokane Chiefs and Vancouver Giants for first place overall. . . . The Ice (28-15-4-1) is 3-0-1-1 in its last five outings. . . . Calgary RW Carson McMillan forced OT when he scored on a slapshot with 1:07 left in the third period. . . . The Ice had nursed a 1-0 lead since 9:27 of the second period when C Tylan Stephens scored. . . . The Hitmen held a 46-28 edge in shots on goal but Ice G Nathan Lieuwen was superb in his second career start. . . .
In Medicine Hat, the Tigers maintained their perfect record against the Edmonton Oil Kings with a 6-1 victory. . . . The Tigers are 5-0 against the expansion Oil Kings and Ryan Holfeld has been in the Medicine Hat net for all five games. . . . The Tigers (27-17-4-1) moved into sixth in the Eastern Conference, two points ahead of the idle Brandon Wheat Kings. . . . The Oil Kings (16-24-4-6) have one victory in their last nine road games. . . . Holfeld lost his shutout bid with 10 seconds left in the third period. . . . The Tigers got two goals from F Wacey Hamilton. . . . Medicine Hat outshot the visitors, 40-17. . . .
In Moose Jaw, C Matt Tassone had two goals and an assist to help the Swift Current Broncos to a 7-4 victory over the Broncos. . . . The Broncos (24-20-0-5) had lost three of four going into this one. They are 3-0 versus the Warriors this season, although the other two had gone to extra time. . . . The Broncos are eighth in the Eastern Conference, five points back of seventh-place Brandon. . . . The Warriors (26-14-4-4) had a five-game winning streak snapped. . . . C Levi Nelson had a goal and two helpers for the Broncos. . . . C Ryley Grantham scored twice for the Warriors.
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