BRANDON, Man. — Fourteen-year-old Jaxon Jacobson scored twice in his Western Hockey League debut and the Brandon Wheat Kings went on to beat the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-4 in the shootout on Friday.
Roger McQueen, Dominik Petr and Jayden Wiens scored in the shootout as Brandon (14-11-5) won its fourth straight. Brett Hyland and Nate Danielson had goals in regulation time.
Carson Bjarnason made 27 saves and turned aside 7 of 9 skaters in the shootout for the win.
Brayden Schuurman struck twice for Moose Jaw (17-11-2), while Atley Calvert and Jagger Firkus also found the back of the net.
Goaltender Jackson Unger stopped 36 of 40 shots.
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RAIDERS 4 HITMEN 3
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Ryder Ritchie's winner came at the 6:34 mark of the third period as the Raiders shaded Calgary.
Sloan Stanick, Justice Christensen and Matej Kubiesa also scored for Prince Albert (16-13-2).
Sean Tschigerl, Oliver Tulk and Fraser Leonard replied for the Hitmen (11-14-3).
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PATS 6 BLAZERS 4
REGINA — Brayden Barnett had a goal and an assist as the Pats defeated Kamloops.
Logan Peskett, Tye Spencer, Borya Valis, Tanner Howe and Jaxsin Vaughan also scored for Regina (12-15-2).
Jordan Keller scored twice for the Blazers (7-17-5), while Andrew Thomson and Connor Levis added singles.
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BLADES 4 REBELS 2
SASKATOON — Egor Sidorov had a hat trick as the Blades doubled Red Deer.
Trevor Wong also scored for Saskatoon (20-8-1).
Samuel Drancak had a pair of goals for the Rebels (13-12-3).
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TIGERS 8 OIL KINGS 2
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Oasiz Wiesblatt and Shane Smith had two goals apiece as the Tigers routed Edmonton.
Andrew Basha, Cayden Lindstrom, Hunter St. Martin and Hayden Harsanyi also scored for Medicine Hat (18-8-2).
Vojtech Port and Marshall Finnie replied for the Oil Kings (8-18-1).
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HURRICANES 5 BRONCOS 3
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Logan McCutcheon had a goal and an assist as the Hurricanes beat Swift Current.
Kooper Gizowski, Miguel Marques, Leo Braillard and Trae Wilke rounded out the attack for Lethbridge (15-11-2).
Connor Hvidston, Caleb Wyrostok and Josh Filmon supplied the offence for the Broncos (14-12-3).
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ROYALS 5 COUGARS 3
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Ben Riche scored and had an assist as Victoria downed the Cougars.
Casper Evensen Haugen, Ryan Spizawka, Dawson Pasternak and Tanner Scott chipped in for the Royals (18-11-2).
Zac Funk scored twice and Riley Heidt added a goal for Prince George (21-8-0).
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WINTERHAWKS 8 CHIEFS 5
PORTLAND, Ore. — James Stefan had a hat trick as the Winterhawks flew past Spokane.
Josh Davies, Marcus Nguyen, Marek Alscher, Josh Zakreski and Carter Sotheran scored for Portland (16-9-2).
Berkly Catton scored twice for the Chiefs (10-14-2), while Conner Roulette, Chase Bertholet and Hayden Paupanekis also had goals.
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AMERICANS 4 THUNDERBIRDS 1
KENT, Wash. — Lukas Dragicevic scored a goal and added an assist as Tri-City topped Seattle.
Carter MacAdams, Jordan Gavin and Deagan McMillan rounded out the attack for the Americans (14-12-2).
Luca Hauf scored once for the Thunderbirds (11-12-1).
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SILVERTIPS 4 GIANTS 1
EVERETT, Wash. — Ben Hemmerling scored twice as the Silvertips topped Vancouver.
Eric Jamieson and Dominik Rymon had the other goals for Everett (18-11-2).
Jaden Lipinski was the lone scorer for the Giants (11-16-2).
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 8, 2023.
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