F Jamie Lundmark (Moose Jaw, Seattle, 1998-2001) has signed a two-year extension with Klagenfurt (Austria, Erste Bank Liga). In 54 games, Lundmark had 24 goals and 25 assists. He led his team in goals, assists and points, and was eighth in the league’s scoring race.
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FRIDAY’S GAMES:
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There weren’t any embellishment penalties handed out in the Everett-Spokane game, despite both coaches having complained about the opposition’s diving tactics. . . . If you missed it, Everett head coach Kevin Constantine filled in Nick Patterson of the Everett Herald on Thursday:
“Their diving and their flopping to me has almost turned into an Olympic sport. It was very evident, it was epidemic in the game (Wednesday) night.
“I think a couple players on our team over the course of the season gave us a false team reputation of going down easy. Our team has never promoted that or done that, even though there's a couple players who have done it a little. It's nothing compared to what Spokane has done in the first three games."
With Spokane’s special teams having been better in the regular season, Constantine told Patterson that the Chiefs “as a team, conspired to turn this into a flopping contest. You could pick out 10 times before what happened with Scherbak in overtime — 10 times — where they just purposely dropped to the ice. I don't debate that Scherbak, in the case of the overtime penalty, might have tried to encourage the ref to make a call the other way and got called for it. But that call that was made on Scherbak should have been called on Spokane 10 times prior to that call being made. I could show you the 10 times (on video) right now.
“To me it's a bit comical and a bit frustrating how much Spokane is just flopping all over the ice. I think it's a travesty to the game, I think it's bad for the game that they're doing that, and I hope the officiating can stay on top of them doing that.”
Patterson’s complete story is right here.
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F Colby Cave of the Swift Current Broncos has signed a three-year, entry-level deal with the NHL’s Boston Bruins. Cave, who just completed his 20-year-old season with the Broncos, was an undrafted unrestricted free agent. . . . From Battleford, Sask., Cave had career highs in goals (35), assists (40) and points (75) this season. He played all 72 regular-season games for a third straight season. . . . In 287 career games, he had 202 points, 95 of the goals.
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The NHL’s Montreal Canadiens have assigned Swift Current Broncos D Brett Lernout to the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs. Lernout was selected by Montreal in the third round of the 2014 NHL draft and signed a three-year contract with the Habs on Dec. 19. . . . This sesason, Lernout, 19, had 42 points, including 14 goals, in 72 games with the Broncos, whose season ended this week with a first-round loss to the Regina Pats. . . . The Bulldogs are at home to the Utica Comets tonight.
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F Mads Eller of the Edmonton Oil Kings played hurt as his squad lost to the Brandon Wheat Kings in five games. Chris O’Leary of the Edmonton Journal has more right here on Eller and his broken mastoid process.
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The Everett Silvertips have signed F Spencer Gerth, 16, a list player who was in their training camp prior to this season. Gerth spent the season with the junior B Golden Rockets of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. Ty Davidson, who was the Rockets’ GM/head coach, is the son of Everett GM Garry Davidson. . . . Gerth had 22 points, including eight goals, in 52 games with Golden.
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KABOOM! . . . The Kimberley Dynamiters opened the Cyclone Taylor Cup — B.C.’s junior B championship tournament — with a 2-1 victory over the host Mission Outlaws on Friday night. . . . F Braden Saretsky, who turns 19 on April 16, scored the Nitros’ first goal, to continue his amazing playoff run. The West Kelowna native now has 19 goals in 23 playoff games; he scored 19 goals in 44 regular-season games. He played the first 19 games of the season with the KIJHL’s Summerland Steam and the last 25 with the Dynamiters. . . . Kimberley faces the Campbell River Storm today at 2 p.m. Pacific.
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Everett beats Spokane 3-1 to go up 3-1. Chiefs 0-6 with 6 goals for in last 6 home playoff games.
— Scott Sepich (@SSepich) April 4, 2015
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In Brandon, F Tim McGauley scored at 1:46 of OT to give the Wheat Kings a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings. . . . One night earlier, the Wheat Kings (19-5-1) beat the Oil Kings, 7-4. . . . McGauley finished with two goals, giving him 11, and an assist. HE also had three points in Friday‘s victory. . . . Brandon overcame a 4-2 third-period deficit when F Jesse Gabrielle scored at 1:36 and F Jayce Hawryluk tied it at 15:18. . . . Gabrielle and Hawryluk each has 13 goals. . . . Brandon F Nolan Patrick, who had two goals on Friday, added a goal, his seventh, and an assist in this one. . . . F Lane Bauer had two goals, giving him eight, and an assist for the Oil Kings (12-10-3). . . . Edmonton F Brett Pollock ran his point streak to seven games with one assist. . . . This was the third time in four games that the Oil Kings went to OT. They went 1-0-2 in those games. . . . Edmonton F Cole Benson scored his fifth goal of the season. He has 14 points in 25 games. Last season, he finished with 13 points in 59 games. . . . Rob Henderson of the Brandon Sun has a game story 
In Lethbridge, G Justin Paulic stopped 26 shots to help the Moose Jaw Warriors to a 5-1 victory over the Hurricanes. . . . The Warriors (10-11-3) are 1-1-1 in their last three outings. . . . The Hurricanes (5-14-4) have lost eight in a row (0-5-3). . . . Moose Jaw G Zach Sawchenko wasn't dressed for the Warriors. He turned from an injury-forced absence on Friday night but left after one period having apparently re-injured himself. . . . F Tanner Jeannot, F Kolten Olynek and F Brayden Point each had two assists for the Warriors, who broke open a scoreless game with three goals in 5:55 in the second period. . . . F Jaimen Yakubowski, who like Olynek once played for the Hurricanes, got the game's first goal, his fourth. . . . Warriors F Tanner Eberle scored his 12th goal, while D Austin Adam got his first. . . . F Carter Folk was among Lethbridge's scratches. He has been suspended under supplemental discipline for something that happened during Friday's game in Cranbrook. . . . The Hurricanes entertain the Prince Albert Raiders late this afternoon. . . . The Warriors are in Cranbrook tonight to meet the Kootenay Ice. . . . 
In Red Deer, G Rylan Toth posted his first WHL shutout as the Rebels beat the Calgary Hitmen, 4-0. . . . Toth, an 18-year-old from Saskatoon, finished with 23 saves. . . . Red Deer F Scott Feser scored his eighth goal and added three assists. . . . F Wyatt Johnson helped out with his 12th goal and F Evan Polei notched his 11th. . . . The Rebels broke a scoreless tie with three goals in 7:12 in the second half of the second period. . . . Red Deer (13-9-3) had won two straight. . . . The Hitmen (12-9-3) were 5-0-2 in their previous seven games. . . . The same two teams meet this evening in Calgary. . . .
In Medicine Hat, G Wyatt Hoflin turned aside 48 shots as the Kootenay Ice beat the Tigers, 3-0. . . . Hoflin has one shutout this season and two in his career. . . . As WHL Facts pointed out on Twitter, that is the most saves by a goaltender in a shutout this season. . . . The Tigers held a 20-10 edge in shots in the first period and 21-6 in the third. . . . Ice F Jaedon Descheneau scored the game's first goal, on a PP, at 13:49 of the first period. . . . He's got 12 goals. . . . Ice F Sam Reinhart drew an assist on that goal to run his point streak to seven games. . . . The Ice (10-14-0) has won two in a row, while the Tigers (16-6-2) have dropped two straight. . . . The Ice is at home to the Moose Jaw Warriors tonight. . . . 
In Vancouver, F Zach Pochiro broke a 3-3 tie at 18:48 of the third period to give the Prince George Cougars a 4-3 victory over the Giants. . . . Pochiro scored his first two goals of the season in this one. . . . According to a story on the Cougars’ website, written by radio voice Dan O’Connor, the winner came after “a Giants clearing attempt took a weird bounce off of an official and bounced out in front of the Giants goal. The first player to arrive at the loose puck was Zach Pochiro who snuck a shot past (G Cody) Porter.” . . . The Cougars held 2-0 and 3-1 leads before the Giants tied it on third-period goals by F Carter Popoff, his 13th, at 3:48, and F Matt Bellerive, his second of the game and ninth of the season, at 15:34. . . . Cougars F Aaron Macklin and Vancouver F Dakota Odgers were ejected after fighting 12 seconds into the first period. . . . Prince George G Tavin Grant, who is from Burnaby and had family in the crowd, stopped 19 shots for his second WHL victory. . . . The Cougars were without F Chase Witala, who suffered a leg injury on a knee-on-knee hit by Kamloops Blazers F Matthew Campese on Friday night. Campese was hit with one of those 'tbd' suspensions on Saturday. . . . The Cougars are 13-13-0, while the Giants, who have lost three in a row, are 9-15-0. . . . Steve Ewen of the Vancouver Province wonders 
In Victoria, G Jayden Sittler stopped 33 shots as the Royals blanked the Regina Pats, 5-0. . . . Sittler has two straight victories and his first career shutout. . . . D Travis Brown scored twice for the Royals, giving him nine goals. . . . Brown got the game's first goal, via the PP, at 9:08 of the first period. . . . The Pats are 1-1-0 on their B.C. Division trek. . . . Regina (13-10-1) had won its previous five games. . . . The Royals (14-11-2) have won two straight. . . . G Jordan Hollett, a first-round selection in the 2014 bantam draft, made his WHL debut for Regina with 21 saves. Hollett, 15, is from Langley, B.C. . . . Victoria F Austin Carroll scored his 17th goal. . . . 
In Kent, Wash., D Carter Cochrane scored the only goal of a five-round shootout as the Everett Silvertips got past the host Seattle Thunderbirds, 3-2. . . . Cochrane, who is pointless in 12 games this season, also scored a shootout goal during a 15-round victory over the Kamloops Blazers last weekend. . . . Everett F Graham Millar forced OT with a PP goal at 17:20 of the third period. He has eight goals. . . . F Patrick Bajkov of Everett scored the game's first goal at 14:02 of the first period. . . . Seattle F Keegan Kolesar tied it on a PP at 6:12 of the second. He's got seven goals in 23 games this season, after scoring two in 60 games last season. . . . Seattle F Justin Hickman gave his side a 2-1 lead with his seventh goal 17 seconds into the third. . . . Everett G Austin Lotz stopped 31 shots through OT. . . . Seattle G Taran Kozun made 29 saves. . . . The Silvertips (15-4-3) snapped a two-game losing skid. . . . The Thunderbirds (9-11-4) have lost four in a row. . . . "I just think we've forgotten how to win," Seattle head coach Steve Konowalchuk told reporters after the game. . . . Everett and Seattle each has gone to OT eight times already this season. . . . The game was delayed for about 10 minutes in the second period after Everett D Nikita Scherbak went down after a hit from Kolesar. No penalty was issued on the play. Scherback was placed in a neck brace and removed from the ice on a stretcher. Late last night, the Silvertips tweeted that Scherbak has “movement in all his extremities and his head/neck are okay. Undergoing tests for a potential back injury.” . . . Prior to the game, the Silvertips contributed $250 to the WHL's Christmas shopping fund, the result of a warmup violation in Victoria on Friday night. . . . The Thunderbirds honoured the 1981-82 Seattle Breakers prior to the game, including head coach Jack Sangster and former player Mitch Wilson. The latter is battling ALS and there is a GoFundMe page working on his behalf. That page is 
In Kelowna, the Portland Winterhawks scored the game's first three goals and went on to a 4-3 victory over the Rockets. . . . The Winterhawks, who beat Kelowna 4-3 in OT on Friday, won three of four games with the Rockets this season. They won't meet again unless it's in the playoffs. . . . F Rourke Chartier scored twice for Kelowna, upping his WHL-leading total to 26. His first goal, shorthanded at 13:00 of the third, cut Portland's lead to 3-2. . . . Portland F Miles Koules got his eighth, on a PP, just 37 seconds later. . . . Chartier got his second goal at 19:25. . . . Chartier also had an assist, while F Nick Merkley drew two assists. . . . Chartier and Merkley are tied for the WHL scoring lead, each with 45 points. . . . F Chase De Leo got his 15th goal for Portland and F Oliver Bjorkstrand scored his 13th. . . . Winterhawks G Aden Hill stopped 34 shots, six more than Kelowna's Jackson Whistle. . . . The Winterhawks (11-12-3) have won two in a row. . . . The Rockets (21-2-3) were 11-0-3 in their last 14 outings. . . . Kelowna, with seven players injured, was playing its fourth game in five nights. . . . F Paul Bittner was among Portland's scratches after he suffered a leg injury in the second period of Friday's game. . . . 
In Kennewick, Wash., F Calder Brooks broke a 1-1 tie at 2:31 of the second period and the Spokane Chiefs went on to beat the Tri-City Americans, 2-1. . . . F Beau McCue gave the Americans a 1-0 lead at 3:09 of the first period on a PP. He's got 10 goals. . . . Spokane F Riley Whittingham tied it with his fifth goal at 2:22 of the second. . . . Brooks got his eighth just nine seconds later. . . . The Chiefs held a 57-39 edge in shots. Spokane G Garret Hughson stopped 38 shots, while Tri-City's Eric Comrie turned aside 55. . . . The Chiefs (11-7-3) have won two in a row. They are at home to the Kamloops Blazers tonight. . . . The Americans (14-10-0) had won their previous two. They also had won four in a row at home.
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