Friday . . .

It’s Trans-Canada Clash weekend in Regina and Moose Jaw, and Greg Harder of the Regina Leader-Post has written a terrific story on three former Pats — Jamie Heward, Frank Kovacs and Mike Sillinger. They played regularly for the Pats as 16-year-olds when they were known as the PUP line. . . . That story is right here and there are some great memories of just how tough this league used to be.
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Former Saskatoon Blades G Michael Garnett is playing in the Kontintental Hockey League and, in fact, has been named to the all-star team. Cory Wolfe, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix’s fine hockey writer, chatted with Garnett this week and the story is right here.
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So here’s the deal on Tri-City Americans F Brendan Shinnimin from Wednesday night. He received a game misconduct following the shootout in what was a 4-3 loss to the host Red Deer Rebels. According to the online scoresheet, he received a misconduct, of the 10-minute variety, following the overtime period. The online scoresheet is in error. . . . Shinnimin’s actions after the shootout — he was penalized for making an inappropriate gesture in the direction of a referee — resulted in the game misconduct, and he later was suspended for one game by the WHL. . . . If you’re wondering, here is the rule, as supplied by the always co-operative Richard Doerksen of the WHL:
“Three (3) players from each team shall participate in the shootout and they shall proceed in such order as the Coach selects. All players are eligible to participate in the shootout unless they are serving a 10-minute misconduct or have been assessed a game misconduct or match penalty.”
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FRIDAY:
In Regina, F Carter Ashton scored at 18:26 of the third period to give the Pats a 3-2 victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors. . . . Moose Jaw F Jason Bast had pulled his side into a 2-2 draw at 15:50 of the third period. . . . Regina got goals from D Cody Carlson, his fourth, and F Andrew Rieder, his first. . . . Moose Jaw G Brandon Glover stopped 44 shots, while Regina’s
Damien Ketlo stopped 29. . . . Attendance was 6,510. . . . Moose Jaw was 1-for-4 on the PP; Regina was 0-for-7. . . . They play again Saturday in Moose Jaw. . . . The Pats (23-24-3-1) are five points out of the Eastern Conference’s last playoff spot. They have points in seven straight games. . . . The Warriors (25-18-4-3) have lost five in a row. The Warriors went into this game having won the first five games in the season series.
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In Calgary, the Brandon Wheat Kings struck for five third-period goals and beat the Hitmen, 6-3. . . . Brandon went 4-0 on its four-game road swing. . . . F Tyler Shattock scored his first two goals with Calgary — he was acquired from the Kamloops Blazers on Jan. 10 — and the second one gave the Hitmen a 3-1 lead at 7:29 of the third period. . . . Brandon F Scott Glennie scored goals 41 seconds part, at 9:10 and 9:51, to tie it and drew an assist on D Colby Robak’s 11th goal at 15:09. . . . Glennie has 15 points, including six goals, in his last six games. . . . Brandon F Brayden Schenn got No. 20 at 16:29 and F Matt Calvert, with his 34th, got the empty-netter. That was his 200th WHL point. . . . Shattock, who has 24 goals, also had an assist. . . . Brandon G Jacob De Serres stopped 26 shots, while Calgary’s Martin Jones turned aside 16. . . . Brandon was 1-for-4 on the PP; Calgary was 1-for-5. . . . Attendance was 9,845. . . . The Wheat Kings (35-16-0-3) have won five straight and now lead the Eastern Conference. . . . The Hitmen (32-16-1-1), who had won three straight, and Kootenay Ice now are tied for fourth in the Eastern Conference.
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In Chilliwack, the Medicine Hat Tigers scored the game’s first five goals and beat the Bruins, 6-2. . . . The Tigers took control when goals by F Kale Kessy, his 10th, and F Joey Frazer, his 15th, in the last two minutes of the first period gave them a 3-0 lead. . . . Frazer finished with a goal and two assists, while F Bretton Cameron set up two goals. . . . F Linden Vey got his 20th goal for the Tigers. He has 22 points, including seven goals, over his last 11 games. . . . The Bruins were 1-for-6 on the PP; the Tigers were 0-for-3. . . . Attendance was 3,149. . . . The Tigers, who have won six in a row, are 32-15-3-5 and lead the Central Division by six points. . . . The Bruins (Bruins (23-25-1-5) are seventh in the Western Conferencee, two points behind the Kamloops Blazers and two ahead of the Kelowna Rockets.
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In Edmonton, In Edmonton, G Alex Pechurskiy stopped 20 shots for the shutout as the Tri-City Americans bounced the Oil Kings, 7-0. . . . The shutout was Pechurskiy’s third in 10 appearances. He joined the Americans from a Russian team over Christmas. He is 7-2-0-1 with a 1.60 GAA and a .941 save percentage. . . . F Justin Feser, who scored twice in his hometown of Red Deer earlier in the week, had a goal and three helpers, while F Johnny Lazo had a goal and two assists. . . . The Americans were 2-for-6 on the PP and scored two shorthanded goals — by F Kruise Reddick and Feser 15 seconds apart in the third period. . . . Edmonton G Cam Lanigan stopped 22 shots. . . . Attendance was 4,128. . . . And according to the online scoresheet, it appears that Pechurskiy took a penalty shot at 7:16 of the third period. Here’s what it reads: 3 - T.C Pechurskiy, 7:16 - Penalty Shot , 0 min (PPPENSH). . . . What happened is that Pechurskiy threw his stick in an attempt to thwart Edmonton F T.J. Foster who was killing a penalty. Foster wasn’t able to score on the ensuing penalty shot. . . . The Americans (37-12-0-2) continue to lead the overall standings. They are three points ahead of the Brandon Wheat Kings. . . . The Oil Kings (10-31-4-7) have lost 15 in a row. They have won only three of their last 35 games. Edmonton hasn’t won since Dec. 18 when it beat the visiting Red Deer Rebels, 3-1.
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In Everett, C Zack Dailey broke a 3-3 tie with a PP goal at 8:41 of the third period to give the Silvertips a 4-3 victory over the Portland Winterhawks. . . . The Silvertips (32-16-2-1) have won 13 in a row, tying a franchise record set in 2006-07. They are at home to the Kamloops Blazers on Saturday night. . . . During the 13-game streak, Everett has won nine games by one goal. . . . The Winterhawks are 30-20-1-1 and are fourth in the Western Conference, five points behind the Silvertips. . . . The winner was Dailey’s second of the game and his seventh score this season. . . . Everett led 2-0 midway through the second period on goals by F Shane Harper, his 32nd, and F Daymond Langkow, his 16th. . . . After Portland F Ty Rattie and Dailey exchanged goals, the Winterhawks tied it on scores from Rattie, at 19:48 of the second, and F Chris Francis, his 22nd, at 3:58 of the third. . . . Dailey also had an assist, while D Ryan Murray had two helpers. . . . Everett G Kent Simpson stopped 27 shots, 11 fewer than Portland’s Mac Carruth. . . . Everett was 1-for-6 on the PP; Portland was 0-for-4. . . . Attendance was 7,019.
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In Kamloops, F Craig Cunningham’s shootout goal gave the Vancouver Giants a 2-1 victory over the Kamloops Blazers. . . . The Blazers (24-23-2-4), who had won five in a row at home, took a 1-0 lead on C C.J. Stretch’s goal at 6:11 of the second period. . . . Vancouver F Tomas Vincour tied it at 17:40 of the third on the PP. . . . The Giants (30-19-1-2) had lost three in a row. They ended up going 5-5-0-0 on a 10-game road swing. . . . Vancouver G Mark Segal stopped 32 shots, while Kamloops’ Kurtis Mucha turned aside 31. . . . Cunningham was the only one of five shooters to score in the shootout. . . . Attendance was 4,815.
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In Kelowna, D Tyson Barrie scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Rockets a 4-3 victory over the Prince George Cougars. . . . The Rockets (23-25-2-2) have won four in a row. . . . The Cougars (9-39-1-2) have lost 12 straight. They are 3-20-1-2 on the road. . . . F Alex Rodgers gave the Cougars a 2-1 lead at 18:22 of the second period. . . . Kelowna took the lead on two goals by Barrie, his 11th, shorthanded at 19:32 of the second, and his 12th, on the PP, at 7:09 of the third. . . . The Cougars forced OT when F Nick Bounassisi scored his 12th at 18:37 of the third period. . . . Rodgers drew two goals. . . . With three points, Barrie ran his career total to 153, which is a franchise record. The previous record (152) was held by Josh Gorges, now of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens. . . . Prince George G Hudson Stremmel stopped 48 shots, 16 more than Kelowna’s Adam Brown. . . . Attendance was 6,093.
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In Cranbrook, the Kootenay Ice scored the game’s last four goals, three of them in the third period, and beat the Prince Albert Raiders, 4-1. . . . This was the first meeting of these teams since the Raiders ended the Ice’s 14-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory in Prince Albert on Jan. 23. . . . The Ice (31-16-2-2) now is tied for fourth in the Eastern Conference. . . . The Raiders (26-23-1-2) have lost eight in a row on the road. They are tied with the Swift Current Broncos for the Eastern Conference’s last playoff spot. . . . F Brandon Herrod gave the Raiders a 1-0 lead with his 31st goal, shorthanded, at 8:20 of the first period. . . . The Ice got two goals from each of D Hayden Rintoul and F Kevin King. . . . Rintoul, who has five goals, scored two PP goals, at 19:04 of the first and 2:09 of the third. . . . F Dustin Sylvester had three assists for the Ice and D Brayden McNabb had two. . . . King also drew one helper. . . . The Ice was 2-for-6 on the PP; the Raiders were 0-for-5. . . . Prince Albert G Jamie Tucker stopped 21 shots. The Raiders are still with G Garrett Zemlak, who suffered a concussion on Jan. 20. Zemlak made the trip and skated with the Raiders on Thursday, but didn’t dress. He may play Saturday in Lethbridge. . . . G Todd Mathews stopped 30 shots for the Ice. . . . Attendance was 2,943. . . . The Raiders are without D Harrison Ruopp (wrist), who was injured in a fight on Jan. 20.
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In Lethbridge, F Landon Ferraro broke a 1-1 tie at 12:26 of the third period to give the Red Deer Rebels a 2-1 victory over the Hurricanes. . . . All three goals were scored in the final period. . . . Red Deer F Adam Kambeitz got his fifth at 1:46. . . . Lethbridge F Carter Bancks tied it at 9:38 on the PP. . . . Red Deer G Darcy Kuemper stopped 19 shots. . . . Lethbridge G Linden Rowat stopped 31. . . . Attendance was 3,497. . . . The Rebels (27-19-0-4) moved into sixth int he Eastern Conference, one point ahead of the Moose Jaw Warriors. Red Deer has won four of five. . . . The Hurricanes (16-29-3-2) have lost six of seven.
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In Saskatoon, F Taylor Vause scored at 2:42 of overtime to give the Swift
Current Broncos a 4-3 victory over the Blades. . . . The Broncos forced OT
on F Michael Stickland’s 15th goal at 14:16 of the third period. . . . Vause’s
goal was No. 11. . . . The Blades got two goals from F Marek Viedensky, who
has nine. His second goal, on the PP at 19:29 of the second period, gave the home team a 3-2 lead. . . . Swift Current G Mark Friesen stopped 31 shots, eight fewer than Saskatoon’s Steven Stanford. . . . Broncos F Cody Eakin scored his 36th goal of the season, shorthanded, at 4:19 of the second. That gave Eakin the WHL goal-scoring lead. It was his third shorthanded goal against the Blades this season. . . . The Blades were 2-for-3 on the PP; the Broncos were 0-for-7. . . . Attendance was 4,107. . . . Saskatoon (33-11-3-3) has slipped to third in the Eastern Conference. . . . The Broncos (26-23-0-3) moved into a tie with the Prince Albert Raiders for the conference’s last playoff spot. . . . The Blades are in Swift Current on Saturday night.
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In Spokane, F Kyle Beach scored twice and had an assist as the Chiefs dumped the Seattle Thunderbirds of Kent, 4-1. . . . Beach has a career-high 32 goals. . . . Beach, who also got into a scrap with D Scott Ramsay, scored both his goals in the first period as the Chiefs took a 3-1 lead. . . . F Prab Rai scored his 28th goal for the Thunderbirds. . . . The Chiefs (29-18-3-1) moved into a tie with the Portland Winterhawks for fourth in the Western Conference. . . . Seattle G Calvin Pickard stopped 37 shots, 10 more than Spokane’s James Reid. . . . Attendance was 8,713. . . . The Thunderbirds (14-28-4-4) have lost seven in a row. . . . The Chiefs have won six of seven games with the Thunderbirds this season.