Sunday's serving . . .

JUST NOTES: A tip of the cap to Kelly McCrimmon, the general manager and head coach of the Brandon Wheat Kings, for starting G James Priestner against the Blazers in Kamloops on Sunday. Not all head coaches would have made that decision, especially after Andrew Hayes, Brandon’s other goaltender, beat the Rockets 3-2 on Saturday night. But McCrimmon gave the start to Priestner, who had been traded by the Blazers to Brandon on Sept. 29. Which, of course, is what everyone — fans and players — wanted. McCrimmon was vindicated, too, because Priestner couldn’t be faulted on any of the three goals he surrendered in a 3-1 loss. This game belonged to Kamloops G Justin Leclerc, who stopped 27 shots. . . . Brandon broadcaster Bruce Luebke (CKLQ) apparently missed the first five minutes of Sunday’s game. Luebke discovered about an hour before the game that a vital piece of equipment wasn’t working. But with some help from Kirk Fraser, the radio voice of the Blazers (CHNL), and his wife, Kathy, who hauled a replacement piece from their home to the arena, Luebke finally got on the air. . . . D Justin Weller of the Red Deer Rebels broke a wrist in Friday’s 6-3 loss to the visiting Vancouver Giants. Red Deer D Colin Archer (arm) also didn’t play in Saturday’s 6-0 victory over the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors. . . . C Brandon Sutter, who captained the Rebels last season, spent Saturday night in a Long Island hospital after ending up with a concussion during the Carolina Hurricanes’ 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders. Sutter was discharged from hospital on Sunday and will be evaluated by Carolina’s medical staff Monday.
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SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:
In Kamloops, the Blazers got a big night from G Justin Leclerc and scored two PP goals to beat the Brandon Wheat Kings, 3-1. . . . Kamloops (7-8-0-2) has won three in a row after having lost five straight. . . . The Wheat Kings (8-5-1-0) had won three in a row and five of six (5-0-0-1) . . . . Kamloops LW Shayne Wiebe opened the game’s scoring late in the second period and D Giffen Nyren added a PP goal for the Blazers less than a minute later. . . . Brandon got its goal from C Brayden Schenn, who has seven points, including four goals, over his last four games.
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In Lethbridge, Saskatoon C Chris Langkow and captain Derek Hulak broke a 1-1 tie in the third period as the Blades beat the Hurricanes, 3-2. . . . The Blades (11-4-1-0) have won 10 of 11. . . . The Hurricanes (8-6-0-0) have lost three of four. . . . G Braden Holtby, who has won nine straight starts, made 22 saves for Saskatoon. . . . G Juha Metsola stopped 30 shots for Lethbridge. . . . Langkow scored at 8:30 of the third, with Hulak adding a PP goal at 13:14. . . . LW Adam Chorneyko, 20, who was dealt from Lethbridge to the Blades at the 20-year-old deadline on Oct. 16, was pointless but went plus-1.
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In Regina, F Matt Strueby and F Jordan Eberle each scored twice to lead the Pats to an 8-3 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders. . . . Regina
(8-5-1-2) got a goal and two assists from freshman C Jordan Weal, who scored 53 seconds into the game. He leads WHL freshmen with 21 points in 16 games. . . . Regina led 3-0 before the game was nine minutes old. . . . The Raiders (9-8-0-0) had their three-game win streak ended.