WHL Roundup: Hurricanes cruise past Thunderbirds 5-0
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Kooper Gizowski scored two goals, Harrison Meneghin earned a 22-save shutout and the Lethbridge Hurricanes took a dominant 5-0 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds on Wednesday.
Leo Braillard, Tyson Zimmer and Elias Knoester also chipped in a goal apiece for Lethbridge (8-5-1), which sits atop the Eastern Conference.
Scott Ratzlaff stopped 26-of-31 shots for Seattle (7-2-0), which had its six-game winning streak snapped and sits fourth in the West.
The Hurricanes jumped out to a 3-0 lead by the 12:47 mark of the first period, with Gizowski scoring the first and third, and never looked back.
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SILVERTIPS 6 AMERICANS 2
EVERETT, Wa. — Austin Roest led the way with a hat trick, Julius Miettinen added a goal and two assists and the Everett Silvertips toppled the Tri-City Americans 6-2.
Jesse Heslop and Dominik Rymon also scored for Everett (6-5-0).
Jake Sloan and Brandon Whynott replied for Tri-City (6-4-0-1).
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BRONCOS 3 RAIDERS 2
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Mathew Ward scored the go-ahead goal at 3:40 of the third period to push the Swift Current Broncos past the Prince Albert Raiders 3-2.
Connor Gabriel and Clarke Caswell added the others for Swift Current (6-6-1).
Ryder Ritchie and Brayden Dube, who made it a 2-1 game 15:12 into the first period, scored for Prince Albert (7-5-0-1).
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ROCKETS 6 ROYALS 3
KELOWNA, B.C. — Max Graham scored two goals, including one to start a run of three unanswered, and the Kelowna Rockets held off the Victoria Royals to earn a 6-3 win.
Hiroki Gojsic, Gabriel Szturc, Andrew Cristall and Tij Iginla each contributed a goal apiece for Kelowna (7-4-1). Cristall scored the second, and Iginla the last of the final three goals that pulled the Rockets out from a 3-3 tie.
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