Wednesday . . .

G Kyle Jahraus was in uniform for Prince George on Wednesday night, which makes him the ninth goaltender to dress for the Cougars. Of the nine, six have gotten into at least one game. . . . I’m not sure what the record is for the number of goaltenders dressed in a season, but the record for most goaltenders to play in one season (9) is shared by the 1976-77 Regina Pats and the 1977-78 Saskatoon Blades.
The goaltenders who played for the 1976-77 Pats, with games played in parentheses: Jack Anderson (2), Pat Ansel (48), Ken Bales (2), Brad Bergh (1), Greg Dumba (3), Gary Frank (5), Doug Koffler (7), Kerry Nisbett (5) and Dan Rogers (14). . . . Collectively, they had an 8-53-11 record (the 11 is ties), with a 6.44 GAA.
The goaltenders who played for the 1977-78 Blades, with games played in parentheses: Dean Berger (6), Geoff Brand (29), Brad Hall (2), Brian Harland (2), John McKerrow (10), Ken McNabb (29), Randy Penny (3), Murray Stephens (5) and Marc Timmons (1). . . . Collectively, they were 20-50-2, with a 6.39 GAA.
The Billings Bighorns and Regina Pats both used eight goaltenders in 1981-82. . . . The goaltenders used by the Bighorns with games played in parentheses: Tracy Chapman (6), Mike Craig (11), Brian Ford (53), Randy Jaycock (5), Dan Moberg (1), Pokey Reddick (1), Jamie Reeve (1) and Mike Zanier (11). . . . The goaltenders used by the Pats with games played in parentheses: Billy Burke (2), Jim Campbell (16), Ken Heppner (32), Darryl Kuntz (16), Dean Shaw (2), Craig Smith (10), Ed Stang (3) and Martin Wood (14). . . . The Cougars have used Jahraus (1), James Priestner (12), Michael Salmon (4), Luke Siemens (1), Hudson Stremmel (18) and Alex Wright (16). . . . In that 1981-82 season, the Medicine Hat Tigers used seven goaltenders and the Kamloops Blazers went through six.
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The Everett Silvertips have returned F Tyler Giebel, 16, to the midget AAA Regina Pat Canadians. Giebel, the 27th overall pick in the 2008 bantam draft, got into one game after being brought up last week.
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WEDNESDAY:
In Kamloops, G Kurtis Mucha stopped 30 shots to lead the Blazers to a 5-4 victory over the Portland Winterhawks. . . . The Blazers acquired Mucha from Portland for a 2010 fourth-round draft pick on Nov. 22. He had spent four-plus seasons with the Winterhawks. This was his first game against his former team. . . . Mucha stopped Portland F Brad Ross on a first-period penalty shot with the Blazers leading 2-0. . . . The Blazers will visit Portland on Jan. 20. . . . Kamloops (20-20-2-3) had won three straight games for the first time since the opening three games of this season. . . . The Winterhawks (26-17-1-1) had won four of five on the road. . . . Attendance was 4,729.
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In Edmonton, F Jesse Ismond scored three times and added an assist as the Kootenay Ice dumped the Oil Kings 4-2 in a rare midweek day game. . . . In fact, this was the first time in WHL history that a midweek game began at 11:30 a.m. That’s because it was CN Hockey Hooky as local schools used the game as an educational field trip and local businesses purchased tickets through the CN Adopt-A-School program. . . . Attendance was 9,168. . . . The Ice (26-15-1-2) got out to a 2-0 first-period lead and went on to run its winning streak to 10 games, one shy of the franchise record. . . . The Oil Kings (10-24-4-7) have lost eight in a row. . . . Ismond scored the game’s first goal, at 1:47 of the first period, added another in the second and one more in the third. He has 11 goals this season. . . . Ismond and F Max Reinhart, who had a goal and an assist, each was plus-4. . . . Ice G Nathan Lieuwen stopped 30 shots. . . . Edmonton G Torrie Jung stopped 31 shots. . . . Edmonton D Drew Nichol scored his first goal of the season.
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In Medicine Hat, the Spokane Chiefs used three second-period goals as the stepping stone to a 4-2 victory over the Tigers. . . . Yes, attendance was 4,006. . . . F Mitch Wahl had a goal and an assist for the Chiefs. . . . F Emerson Etem got his 30th and 31st goals of his freshman season for the Tigers. . . . Spokane G James Reid stopped 25 shots. . . . The Tigers started Tyler Bunz but he left in the second period after allowing three goals on 12 shots. Deven Dubyk came on to stop 17 of 18. . . . The Chiefs (25-15-3-1) jumped past the idle Everett Silvertips and into a tie with the Portland Winterhawks for third in the Western Conference. . . . The Tigers (26-14-3-5), who had won five straight at home, remain atop the Central Division.
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In Prince George, the Red Deer Rebels built up a 2-0 second-period lead and hung on for a 2-1 victory over the Cougars. . . . F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins opened the scoring, with his 18th, at 18:09 of the first period and F Andrej Kudrna got his 20th, on the PP, at 16:19 of the second. Nugent-Hopkins drew an assist on the second goal. . . . F Jaroslav Vlach scored his third for the Cougars at 3:56 of the third period. . . . Red Deer G Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots, while the Cougars’ Kyle Jahraus stopped 26. . . . Prince George G Hudson Stremmel (concussion) and G Alex Wright (broken collarbone) are out, so the Cougars had Marcus Beesley of the major midget Cariboo Cougars on the bench. . . . The teams engaged in a multi-fight situation 19:57 of the third period. . . . The victory lifted the Rebels (23-17-0-4), who had lost three in a row, into sole possession of eighth place in the Eastern Conference. . . . The Cougars (9-33-1-1) have lost five in a row. . . . Attendance was 1,872.
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In Regina, F Jordan Weal scored twice and added an assist to pace the Pats’ 4-2 victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings. . . . Weal has 22 goals this season. . . . Regina (19-24-3-0) scored the game’s first three goals and took a 3-0 lead into the third period. . . . F Shayne Wiebe scored for Brandon at 4:06 of the third, but Weal got that one back 1:04 later. . . . The Pats were 2-for-4 on the PP; Brandon was 0-for-5. . . . Regina G Damien Ketlo stopped 41 shots in his first appearance since suffering a shoulder injury before Christmas. He had missed seven games. . . . Brandon G Andrew Hayes stopped 25 shots. . . . The Wheat Kings (28-15-0-3) have lost three in a row. . . . Attendance was 3,763. . . . Brandon was without F Jay Fehr. He is out indefinitely after suffering a skate cut to his left knee during a 2-0 loss to the Warriors in Moose Jaw on Tuesday.
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In Saskatoon, G Steven Stanford stopped 37 saves to help the Blades to a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Hitmen. . . . The Hitmen (28-14-1-1) have lost four of their last five and six of eight. . . . The Blades (31-9-1-3) remain in first place overall. . . . F Derek Hulak and F Walker Wintoneak each had a goal and an assist for Saskatoon. . . . Calgary G Martin Jones stopped 25 shots. . . . Saskatoon was 0-for-7 on the PP; the Hitmen were 0-for-3. . . . Attendance was 3,639. . . . The Blades lost D Teigan Zahn with an apparent injury to his right leg in the first period.
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In Swift Current, G Linden Rowat turned aside 38 shots to lead the Lethbridge Hurricanes to a 2-1 victory over the Broncos. . . . Lethbridge was outshot 30-14 over the last two periods. . . . The Hurricanes (15-23-3-2) got out to a 2-0 lead on goals by F Mark Reners, his fifth, at 2:36 of the first period and F Cam Braes, his 13th, at 2:15 of the second on the PP. . . . F Cody Eakin got his 31st for the Broncos (23-20-0-2) at 19:06 of the second. . . . Broncos G Morgan Clark stopped 24 shots. . . . Attendance was 2,270.
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In Kennewick, Wash., F Brooks Macek scored at 4:17 of overtime to give the Tri-City Americans a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Thunderbirds of Kent. . . . The Thunderbirds scored the game’s first goal when F Chance Lund scored on the PP at 15:21. Lund scored from a scramble, but play continued as the puck went right back into play. At the first stoppage, video review confirmed the puck had crossed the line. . . . Tri-City F Brendan Shinnimin forced OT with a PP goal at 18:27. It was his 22nd goal of the season. . . . Shinnimin drew an assist on Macek’s 14th goal. . . . Tri-City G Drew Owsley stopped 24 shots. He leads the WHL with 28 victories. . . . Seattle Calvin Pickard stopped 30 shots. . . . The Americans (32-11-0-1) remain first in the overall standings. . . . The loser point moved the Thunderbirds (14-23-3-4) to within five points of the eighth-place Kelowna Rockets in the Western Conference. . . . Attendance was 3,233. . . . The teams will play again Friday in Kennewick.