Saturday . . .

THE MacBETH REPORT: F Moises Gutierrez (Kamloops, Everett, 2002-07) has signed a contract for the rest of this season with Arboga (Sweden Division 1). He had no points in one game with Alaska (ECHL) and one goal and one assist in 13 games with Wheeling (ECHL) this season. . . .
F Jason Deleurme (Tacoma/Kelowna, 1993-98) has signed a contract for the rest of this season with Visby/Roma (Sweden Division 1). He had three goals and two assists in four games with Colorado (CHL) and two goals and seven assists in 18 games with Wichita (CHL) this season. . . .
F Aki Seitsonen (Prince Albert, 2003-06) has been assigned on loan from HPK Hämeenlinna (Finland SM-Liiga) to LeKi Lempäälä (Finland Mestis). This is his second loan assignment to LeKi; this time, the loan is for two games. Seitsonen is pointless in eight games with HPK and has one goal and four assists in seven games with LeKi this season.
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Former NHL G Rick Wamsley has taken over as the interim head coach of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen. He replaces Davis Payne, who is the interim head coach of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues, Peoria’s parent club, following the firing of Andy Murray.
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The AHL’s Syracuse Crunch has signed C Jared Aulin (Kamloops, 1998-2002) to a contract. Aulin, 27, has 16 points in 31 games with the Crunch this season. He has twice been on pro tryout contracts. In 224 career AHL games with the Crunch, Manchester, Portland, Hershey and Springfield, Aulin has 145 points and 115 penalty minutes.
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SATURDAY:
In Prince George, D Dallas Jackson drew four assists as the Cougars dumped the Kamloops Blazers, 6-4. . . . F Alex Rodgers, who began his career with Kamloops, had two goals and an assist for the Cougars (9-28-1-1), while F Spencer Asuchak, who is from Kamloops, had a goal and two helpers. . . . Prince George F Brock Hirsche broke a 2-2 with two goals, at 12:38 of the first period and 1:47 of the second, and the Cougars never trailed after that. . . . F Dalibor Bortnak had three assists for Kamloops. . . . The Blazers, the WHL’s most-penalized team, took just one minor penalty. . . . Kamloops was 2-for-6 on the PP; the Cougars were 0-for-1. . . . Attendance was 1,982. . . . The Blazers are 4-2-0-0 against the Cougars this season. . . . Prince George G Alex Wright stopped 35 shots. . . . Kamloops starter Kurtis Mucha turned aside seven of 10 shots but left at 12:38 of the first period after Hirsche’s first goal. . . . The Blazers were without F Mark Hall (concussion). . . . The teams meet again Sunday afternoon in Prince George.
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In Portland, F Charles Inglis scored in OT to give the Saskatoon Blades a 6-5 victory over the Winterhawks. . . . Inglis scored his 11th goal of the season at 4:35 of extra time. . . . D Stefan Elliott had a goal and two assists for the Blades (27-7-1-3), who won for the fourth straight game. They are 3-0-0-0 on their U.S. swing. . . . F Jeremy Boyier added two goals for Saskatoon, giving him seven. His second goal, at 18:04 of the third period, forced OT. . . . Portland F Ryan Johansen had a goal, his 16th, and three assists. He has 11 points in his last four games. . . . The Winterhawks (25-15-1-1) had a three-game winning streak snapped. . . . Portland G Ian Curtis stopped 43 shots, while Saskatoon’s Adam Morrison blocked 27. . . . Saskatoon was 1-for-6 on the PP, while Portland was 3-for-7 and also scored a shorthanded goal. . . . Attendance in the Glass Palace was 2,568.
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In Everett, F Zack Dailey’s shootout goal gave the Silvertips a 6-5 victory over the Tri-City Americans. . . . Dailey, who had two goals -- his third and fourth -- and an assist in regulation time, was the first shooter in the seventh round of the circus. . . . The Silvertips (20-16-2-1) ended a three-game losing skid. . . . Dailey, who had gone 26 games without a goal, scored twice in the game’s first four minutes. He opened on something of a grey-beard line as head coach Craig Hartsburg put his three 20-year-olds -- Dailey, Shane Harper and Chris Langkow -- together. . . . The Americans (29-9-0-1) picked up their first loser point of the season. . . . Tri-City had won its last seven games. . . . Everett F Tyler Maxwell scored twice, with his second goal, at 17:25 of the third period, giving his mates a 5-4 lead. He has 25 goals this season. . . . Tri-City D Brett Plouffe scored 23 seconds later to force OT. . . . F Adam Hughesman had a goal and two assists for the Americans. . . . The Americans were 4-for-4 on the PP; the Silvertips were 1-for-3. . . . Everett, which shot first, got circus goals from Maxwell and F Byron Froese in the first and third rounds, only to have Tri-City counter with goals from F Johnny Lazo and F Kruise Reddick in the second and third rounds. . . . Attendance was 5,570.
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In Brandon, the Wheat Kings struck for six second-period goals and beat the Prince Albert Raiders, 8-2. . . . D Colby Robak had three assists and was plus-5, while D Alexander Urbom had a goal and also was plus-5. . . . F Aaron Lewadniuk scored twice for Brandon, giving him 21, while F Scott Glennie got his 15th and 16th. . . . Brandon F Shayne Wiebe drew three assists. . . . The Wheat Kings are 27-13-0-0-2. . . . The Raiders, who lost their fourth straight, are 20-19-1-2. . . . Brandon was 3-for-6 on the PP; the Raiders were 1-for 3. . . . Attendance was 4,715. . . . Brandon G Andrew Hayes stopped 23 shots. . . . The Raiders opened with Garrett Zemlak, who turned aside 31 of 38 shots through two periods. Dalyn Flette stopped 12 of 13 in the third.
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In Lethbridge, F Carter Ashton scored twice to spark the Regina Pats to a 4-2 victory over the Hurricanes. . . . Ashton, who was acquired from Lethbridge last month, has 16 goals. . . . He scored at 19:59 of the first period to forge a 1-1 tie and gave the Pats a 4-2 lead with a PP score at 10:08 of the third. . . . F Garrett Mitchell broke a 2-2 tie for Regina at 13:45 of the second while on the PP. . . . Regina (17-23-3-0) had lost nine in a row overall and nine straight on the road. . . . The Hurricanes (12-22-3-1) had won their last two. . . . Regina D Brandon Davidson, who had been out with a knee injury, set up two goals. . . . G Brett Martyniuk stopped 27 shots for his first victory with the Pats, who acquired him from the Tri-City Americans last week. . . . Lethbridge G Brandon Anderson stopped 34 shots. . . . Regina was 3-for-8 with the man advantage; the host team was 0-for-4. . . . Attendance was 3,331.
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In Medicine Hat, the Tigers scored two goals in the second period and two in the third as they dumped the Swift Current Broncos, 4-1. . . . The Tigers (24-12-3-4) had lost their last two games, including a 3-2 decision in Swift Current on Friday. . . . The Broncos (21-18-0-2) had won four straight. . . . F Emerson Etem and D Jace Coyle each had two assists for the Tigers. . . . G Deven Dubyk stopped 33 shots for the Tigers, while Mark Friesen of the Broncos turned aside 25. . . . Attendance was 4,006.
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In Red Deer, F John Persson scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Rebels a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings. . . . F T.J. Foster scored his second goal of the season, shorthanded, to give Edmonton a 1-0 lead at 8:00 of the second period. . . . Red Deer F Willie Coetzee tied it with his 18th at 3:30 of the third. . . . With the Rebels shooting first, Persson was the third of its shooters and the only one to score. . . . The Rebels (21-15-0-3) have won four of their last five. . . . The Oil Kings (10-21-4-6) have lost four in a row and 10 straight on the road. . . . Red Deer G Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots, while Edmonton’s Cam Lanigan blocked 26. . . . Interestingly, Red Deer head coach Jesse Wallin yanked Kuemper and sent in Kraymer Barnstable for the shootout. Barnstable stopped all three shooters. . . . Attendance was 4,489.
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In Vancouver, D Jared Spurgeon broke a 1-1 tie with a PP goal at 16:21 of the second period to give the Spokane Chiefs a 2-1 victory over the Giants. . . . Spokane F Kyle Beach and Vancouver captain Lance Bouma duked it out 11 seconds into this one. . . . Vancouver F Brendan Gallagher gave his side a 1-0 lead on the PP at 6:14 of the first period. . . . Gallagher has 24 goals. . . . Spokane F Mitch Wahl tied it at 9:55 of the first. . . . Wahl had the lone assist on Spurgeon third goal this season. . . . The Chiefs (22-13-3-0) snapped a five-game losing skid. . . . The Giants are 24-14-1-2. . . . Spokane G Michael Tadjdeh stopped 35 shots. . . . Vancouver’s Jamie Tucker stopped 26. . . . The Giants took 64 of 120 penalty minutes, much of which was coincidental. . . . The Chiefs were 1-for-6 on the PP; the Giants were 1-for-4. . . . Attendance was 8,654.
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In Kelowna, the Rockets scored two first-period PP goals and went on to beat the Chilliwack Bruins, 2-1. . . . F Brett Bulmer’s eighth of the season, at 10:41, and F Codey; (Judge) Ito’s first, at 19:07, staked the home side to a 2-0 lead. . . . F Alexander Wiklund had the Bruins’ lone goal, at 11:10 of the second. . . . Kelowna G Adam Brown made 31 saves, while the Bruins’ Lucas Gore stopped 16 shots. . . . The Rockets (19-20-2-0) had lost five in a row. . . . The Bruins (18-18-1-5) had won three straight. . . . Attendance was 6,114. . . . The Rockets dressed 17 skaters, including D Colton Heffley and F Tyrell Goulbourne, both of whom were called up last week, and D Damon Severson, who was reassigned and quickly brought back. . . . All told, Kelowna was without nine regulars, including D Curt Gogol, who was a healthy scratch. Team officials would say only that he was scratched due to an internal matter with which the team was dealing. He also missed Thursday’s 4-3 loss in Chilliwack and isn’t expected to play Sunday in Vancouver. . . . Kelowna F Spencer Main (concussion) was added to the injury list after being injured Thursday. Also missing were D Collin Bowman (ankle), D Mitchell Chapman (ribs), LW Evan Bloodoff (knee), F Geordie Wudrick (shoulder), LW Lucas Bloodoff (knee) and F Kyle St. Denis (concussion). F Brandon McMillan is playing for Canada at the World Junior Championship.