Scout
10-04-2007, 07:40 AM
with Gregg Drinnan
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Wednesday is over
With Milan Lucic, 19, still with the Boston Bruins, the Vancouver Giants selected RW Spencer Machacek, 18, as their nex captain. It is only a coincidence that Machacek likely is Lucic’s best friend among the Giants. D Jon Blum and LW Garet Hunt are full-time alternates, while RW Michal Repik and D Mike Berube will share one, with Repik having it at home and Berube on the road. . . .
WEDNESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
When the Prince Albert beat the Kootenay Ice 2-1, it was the Raiders’ first victory in Cranbrook since New Year’s Eve of 2004. . . . D Blaine Tendler’s first WHL goal — it was his 62nd regular-season game — late in the second period was the game-winner. . . . G Dustin Butler stopped 31 shots for the Raiders and was named the game’s first star. . . .
In Calgary, D Eric Frere’s first WHL goal — it came in his 150th regular-season game — highlighted the Hitmen’s 7-2 victory over the Swift Current Broncos. Earlier in the day, the CHL released its weekly rankings and the Hitmen, who were No. 1 last week, slipped to No. 2, behind the OHL’s Soo Greyhounds. . . .
The Prince George Cougars, who never once played with a lead in losing their first four games, hit the win column with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Tri-City Americans, who lost for the first time in six games. The Americans had won, 5-2, in Prince George on Tuesday night. Attendance was announced at 2,385, the smallest crowd to attend a game in Prince George since the Multiplex (now the CN Centre) opened in 1996. . . . The Cougars lost C Alex Poulter in the second period to an arm or shoulder injury. He will be evaluated Thursday. . . .
In Everett, the Silvertips won for the first time in five games as they blanked the Spokane Chiefs, 4-0. The Chiefs had won their first three regular-season games after posting six straight preseason victories. . . . Leland Irving stopped 15 shots for his 17th career shutout. That ties him for fifth with Jeff Glass, who played for Kootenay, on the WHL’s all-time list. Ahead of Irving are Bryan Bridges (21), Justin Pogge (20), Kelly Guard (19) and Dustin Slade (18). . . . Everett C Zack Dailey left the ice surface on a stretcher and was taken to hospital after a third-period hit by Spokane D Justin Falk left him convulsing on the ice. Dailey acknowledged the crowd as he was taken off on a stretcher. An injury report wasn’t available last night. . . . Everett D Dane Crowley, 20, missed the game as he left the club to attend a funeral.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Wednesday is over
With Milan Lucic, 19, still with the Boston Bruins, the Vancouver Giants selected RW Spencer Machacek, 18, as their nex captain. It is only a coincidence that Machacek likely is Lucic’s best friend among the Giants. D Jon Blum and LW Garet Hunt are full-time alternates, while RW Michal Repik and D Mike Berube will share one, with Repik having it at home and Berube on the road. . . .
WEDNESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
When the Prince Albert beat the Kootenay Ice 2-1, it was the Raiders’ first victory in Cranbrook since New Year’s Eve of 2004. . . . D Blaine Tendler’s first WHL goal — it was his 62nd regular-season game — late in the second period was the game-winner. . . . G Dustin Butler stopped 31 shots for the Raiders and was named the game’s first star. . . .
In Calgary, D Eric Frere’s first WHL goal — it came in his 150th regular-season game — highlighted the Hitmen’s 7-2 victory over the Swift Current Broncos. Earlier in the day, the CHL released its weekly rankings and the Hitmen, who were No. 1 last week, slipped to No. 2, behind the OHL’s Soo Greyhounds. . . .
The Prince George Cougars, who never once played with a lead in losing their first four games, hit the win column with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Tri-City Americans, who lost for the first time in six games. The Americans had won, 5-2, in Prince George on Tuesday night. Attendance was announced at 2,385, the smallest crowd to attend a game in Prince George since the Multiplex (now the CN Centre) opened in 1996. . . . The Cougars lost C Alex Poulter in the second period to an arm or shoulder injury. He will be evaluated Thursday. . . .
In Everett, the Silvertips won for the first time in five games as they blanked the Spokane Chiefs, 4-0. The Chiefs had won their first three regular-season games after posting six straight preseason victories. . . . Leland Irving stopped 15 shots for his 17th career shutout. That ties him for fifth with Jeff Glass, who played for Kootenay, on the WHL’s all-time list. Ahead of Irving are Bryan Bridges (21), Justin Pogge (20), Kelly Guard (19) and Dustin Slade (18). . . . Everett C Zack Dailey left the ice surface on a stretcher and was taken to hospital after a third-period hit by Spokane D Justin Falk left him convulsing on the ice. Dailey acknowledged the crowd as he was taken off on a stretcher. An injury report wasn’t available last night. . . . Everett D Dane Crowley, 20, missed the game as he left the club to attend a funeral.