Saturday . . .

The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay comes to Kamloops on Wednesday and former WHLer Mark Recchi, who played for Canada in the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan, will light the cauldron at Hillside Stadium.
The torch will arrive in Kamloops late Wednesday afternoon, with festivities planned for inside at the Tournament Capital Centre and outside at Hillside Stadium.
Recchi, a right-winger with the NHL's Boston Bruins, is from Kamloops. He was born in the B.C. city on Feb. 1, 1968. He has said this is probably his final NHL season. A two-time Stanley Cup winner, he is a guaranteed Hall of Famer once he becomes eligible.
Recchi is the 13th-leading scorer in NHL history, with 1,469 points.
He is 24th in goals, with 554, just two behind Bruins great Johnny Bucyk and four in arrears of former Montreal Canadiens star Guy Lafleur. Recchi also is 17th in assists, with 915.
Recchi played in game No. 1,540 on Saturday afternoon, moving into a tie for 10th with Bucyk on the alltime list. That is nine behind Detroit Red Wings great Alex Delvecchio.
Recchi played for Canada at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Canada finished fourth in that tournament.
Recchi also is a co-owner of the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers, for whom he played two seasons. The team has retired his number (8).
In 2000, he was saluted as Kamloops' male athlete of the 20th century. Mark Recchi Way, which runs in front of Interior Savings Centre, is named after him.
His folks, Mel and Ruth, live in Kamloops, as do brothers Matt and Marty.
The Bruins, who were beaten 2-1 by the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon (Recchi had a goal disallowed on video review, the eyes in Toronto ruling that he kicked in the puck), visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday and then don't play again until Friday when they travel to Buffalo to play the Sabres. Recchi will take part in the party in Kamloops and then rejoin his Bruins teammates in time for Friday's morning skate.
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F Dave Michayluk (Regina, 1979-82) was honoured Friday night by the IHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks, who retired his No. 27 during a 1-0 victory over the Fort Wayne Komets. Michayluk’s 16-year pro career included a lengthy stint (1985-92) in Muskegon. Among Michayluk’s accomplishments were 547 regular-season goals and seven all-star selections. He also won two Turner Cup championships with the Lumberjacks. In 1992, he was on the roster of the Stanley Cup-champion Pittsburgh Penguins. . . . “Individual success only comes from team success,” Michayluk told the crowd of 2,656. “The people and hockey fans from Muskegon made me and my family welcome here in Muskegon.” . . . Michayluk now farms near Wakaw, Sask.
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SATURDAY:
In Kennewick, Wash., C Mitch Wahl scored at 18:48 of the first period and the Spokane Chiefs never trailed as they went on to beat the host Tri-City Americans, 3-2. . . . Wahl has 22 goals, five of them in his last four goals. . . . F Tyler Johnson got his 20th to give the Chiefs a 2-0 lead at 10:42 of the second. . . . F Kyle Beach’s 29th turned into the winner. He scored at 10:28 of the third for a 3-1 lead. . . . Tri-City got goals from F Justin Feser, at 12:12 of the second, and F Adam Hughesman, his 17th, at 14:11 of the third on the PP. . . . Spokane G James Reid stopped 32 shots, while Tri-City’s Alex Pechurskiy turned aside 23. . . . The Americans (36-12-0-1) had their eight-game winning streak snapped. . . . The Chiefs (27-16-3-1) were playing for the first time in a week. . . . Spokane has won four of the seven games between the teams this season. . . . Attendance was 5,591.
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In Chilliwack, C Kevin Sundher set up two goals as the Bruins dumped the Kamloops Blazers, 4-1. . . . The Bruins, 4-3 losers in Kamloops on Friday, led this one 2-0 in the second period. . . . Kamloops F Dylan Willick got his club to within one at 14:34 of the second, but the Bruins put it away with two third-period goals. . . . Kamloops won the season series, 5-3. . . . Chilliwack went 3-4-0-1 in the season series. . . . F Tim Traber scored his second goal of the season for Chilliwack. Both goals have come in victories over Kamloops. . . . Chilliwack G Braden Gamble turned aside 24 shots, while the Blazers’ Kurtis Mucha stopped 26. . . . The Bruins (23-23-1-5) moved back into sixth place in the Western Conference one point ahead of the Blazers (23-23-2-3). . . . Kamloops was 0-for-6 on the PP; Chilliwack was 0-for-5. . . . On Friday night, Chilliwack was 0-for-7 and the Blazers were 0-for-6. . . . Attendance last night was 3,675.
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In Medicine Hat, F Linden Vey had a goal and four assists as the Tigers whipped the Edmonton Oil Kings, 9-2. . . . F Tristan King added a goal and three assists for the Tigers, who got goals from nine different players. . . . That included freshman F Emerson Etem, who got No. 32. . . . F Cole Grbavac, who rejoined the Tigers following Christmas after leaving them earlier in the season, got his first goal of the season at 11:04 of the third period. He began the season with the Kamloops Blazers, left them and was dealt to the Tigers for F John Stampohar. . . . The Tigers (28-15-3-5) were playing their first game in a week. . . . The Oil Kings (10-29-4-7) have lost 13 in a row. . . . Admission was, yes, 4,006. . . . The teams meet again Sunday in Edmonton.
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In Prince Albert, G Jamie Tucker stopped 33 shots as the Raiders dumped the Kootenay Ice, 5-2. . . . And so ended Kootenay’s 14-game winning streak. . . . The Raiders, who improved to 26-22-1-2, scored twice in each of the first two periods to take a 4-0 lead. . . . The Ice got to within 4-2 in the third period but Prince Albert F Dustin Cameron iced it with an empty-netter, his 25th, at 18:40. . . . F Brandon Herrod had a goal, his 30th, and two assists for the Raiders. . . . Kootenay D Jagger Dirk, the son of former WHL/NHL D Robert Dirk, scored his first WHL goal. . . . Kootenay G Nathan Lieuwen stopped 23 shots. . . . Prince Albert, now 21-6-0-1 at home, was 2-for-6 on the PP; the visitors were 0-for-5. . . . The Ice is 30-16-1-2. . . . Attendance was 2,313.
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In Prince George, F Brett Bulmer scored two goals to help the Kelowna Rockets to a 6-2 victory over the Cougars. . . . Bulmer, who is from Prince George, had two assists in a 4-1 Kelowna victory on Friday. . . . Kelowna D Collin Bowman had three assists, while F Brandon McMillan and F Shane McColgan each had a goal and two helpers. . . . Kelowna D Tyson Barrie had two assists, while D Dallas Jackson, who moved from Prince George to Kelowna at the trade deadline, had a goal and an assist. . . . The Rockets were 2-for-10 on the PP; the Cougars were 2-for-5. . . . The Rockets are 21-25-2-2. . . . The Cougars (9-37-1-1) have lost nine in a row. . . . Attendance was 1,848.
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In Red Deer, F Landon Ferraro scored twice to help the Rebels to a 3-1 victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors. . . . Ferraro, who has 10 goals, broke a 1-1 tie at 7:46 of the third period and added his second goal at 18:48. . . . F Willie Coetzee assisted on both of Ferraro’s goals. . . . The Rebels are 25-19-0-4, while the Warriors slipped to 25-17-2-3. . . . The Warriors were 0-for-5 on the PP; the Rebels were 0-for-3. . . . Attendance was 4,811. . . . Red Deer G Darcy Kuemper stopped 24 shots, nine fewer than Moose Jaw’s Jeff Bosch.
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In Saskatoon, the Brandon Wheat Kings scored the game’s last four goals and beat the Blades, 5-2. . . . Saskatoon F Marek Viedensky scored his sixth goal, at 13:46 of the first period, to give the home side a 2-1 lead. . . . Brandon D Darren Bestland tied the score at 16:35 of the first with his second goal. . . . The teams played a scoreless second period. . . . Brandon, which was opening a four-game road trip, got the eventual winning goal from F Matt Calvert at 1:23 of the third. He added an empty-netter, his 33rd of the season, at 19:36. . . . Brandon F Scott Glennie assisted on all three third-period goals, including F Aaron Lewadniuk’s 24th. . . . Brandon G Andrew Hayes stopped 31 shots, five more than Saskatoon’s Steven Stanford. . . . Brandon, which had lost five of its last six road games, was 0-for-2 on the PP; the Blades were 0-for-1. . . . Yes, there were two referees. . . . The victory pulled Brandon (31-16-0-3) to within two points of the Eastern Conference-leading Blades (32-11-2-3), who have lost three in a row. . . . Attendance was 4,199. . . . Saskatoon was without F Curtis Hamilton, who is to have surgery Sunday on his broken collarbone. He returned Friday after missing 21 games with a broken collarbone. But, during Friday’s game, he broke the collarbone again, in a different spot than the first time. There is no timetable for his return.
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In Kent, Wash., F Ty Rattie had two goals to lead the Portland Winterhawks to a 6-1 victory over the host Seattle Thunderbirds. . . . It was the Thunderbirds’ Teddy Bear Toss game and attendance was 6,151, the largest crowd to watch the team since it moved from Seattle to the ShoWare Center in Kent midway through last season. . . . F Prab Rai’s 26th goal of the season, at 5:44 of the second period, was the Teddy Bear goal -- fans tossed 4,049 stuffed toys on to the ice surface. It cut the home team’s deficit to 2-1 but Portland scored the game’s last four goals. . . . F Chris Francis had a goal and two assists for the Winterhawks. . . . Portland F Seth Swenson, a 16-year-old from Parker, Colo., scored his first WHL goal. . . . There were four fights in the game’s last two minutes, with both head coaches -- Rob Sumner of Seattle and Mike Johnston of Portland -- getting the old heave-ho. . . . KA-CHING!!!! . . . No, the teams don’t play each other again Sunday. . . . Portland was 1-for-1 on the PP; Seattle was 1-for-5. . . . Portland G Ian Curtis stopped 29 shots, while Seattle’s Calvin Pickard stopped 30. . . . Portland (29-19-1-1), which has beaten Seattle six straight times, had lost five of eight. . . . Seattle (14-26-4-4) has lost five in a row and is 10 points out of a playoff spot.
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In Swift Current, the Regina Pats scored three third-period goals and beat the Broncos 5-2 in a game that was delayed by a power outage. . . . The power went out in the iPlex during the second intermission and was out for close to an hour. The teams were granted a brief warmup before the third period began. . . . It seems that security people started to clear the building during the power outage and there were only about 300 fans left in the stands when the third period began. . . . Attendance was announced at 2,571. . . . Southern Saskatchewan was battered by a blizzard, which no doubt had something to do with the power outage. The Pats ended up spending the night in Swift Current. They are to play host to the Kootenay Ice on Sunday, weather permitting. . . . The Pats took a 2-1 lead into the third period and stretched it to 3-1 on D Colten Teubert’s ninth goal at 3:38 on the PP. . . . Broncos F Adam Lowry got his club to within one at 9:17, but Regina F Jordan Weal put it away with goals No. 23 and 24 at 13:14 and 15:24. . . . F Carter Ashton drew assists on both of Weal’s goals. . . . The Pats (22-24-3-1) have won six of their last eight games as they push for an Eastern Conference playoff spot. . . . The Broncos are 24-23-0-3. . . . Regina F Jordan Eberle was held to one assist. He has 71 points in 35 games. . . . Regina G Damien Ketlo stopped 34 shots. . . . The Pats had beaten the Broncos 6-5 in a shootout on Friday in Regina.