Scout
01-31-2009, 05:38 AM
with Gregg Drinnan
Saturday, January 31, 2009
FRIDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:
In Moose Jaw, the Saskatoon Blades ran their winning streak to 10 games with a 6-2 victory over the Warriors. . . . The Blades, with at least a point in 14 straight, set a franchise record with their 21st road victory of the seson. . . . Moose Jaw has lost 11 in a row. . . . Saskatoon G Braden Holtby stopped 27 shots for his 29th victory of the season. . . . The Warriors remain without D Travis Hamonic (knee).
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In Prince Albert, F Dustin Cameron scored 25 seconds into overtime to give the Raiders a 4-3 victory over the Swift Current Broncos. . . . The goal was Cameron’s 28th of the season. . . . RW Keegan Dansereau scored his 30th of the season for the Broncos. . . . The victory lifted the Raiders into a tie with the idle Regina Pats for eighth in the Eastern Conference.
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In Cranbrook, F Kevin King drew three assists as the Kootenay Ice got past the Brandon Wheat Kings 3-2. . . . The Ice broke a 1-1 tie with two second-period PP goals, one on a 5-on-3, from F Andrew Bailey and F Brayden McNabb. . . . The 5-on-3 occurred as Brandon got hit with too-many-men penalties just 47 seconds apart. . . . G Todd Mathews stopped 29 shots for the victory. . . . F Andrew Clark scored his 30th goal of the season for Brandon late in the third period. . . . Brandon had won its last four games. . . . The Ice was without G Nathan Lieuwen (concussion) and had G Dylan Tait of the junior B Kimberley Dynamiters on the bench. . . . Linesman Scott Pryor left the game after a second-period collision with Brandon C Jay Fehr. Fehr, who was shaken up on the play, was back for the third period. . . . As was suggested here last week, the Ice announced cuts in some ticket prices after signing a new 15-year lease with the city of Cranbrook. That lease was officially signed at centre ice Friday, coinciding with the announcement that season-ticket prices had been reduced for next season. Jeff Bromley of the Kootenay NewsAdvertiser reports that an adult season-ticket purchased before May 29 will go for $399, down $50. A senior ticket is down $60 to $299, with students paying $249, a reduction of $90. A child’s ticket has fallen $31 to $199.
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In Kelowna, C Cody Almond had three straight goals to lead the Rockets to a 10-1 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers. . . . Kelowna now has won three in a row. . . . The Rockets last scored 10 goals on Jan. 5, 2002, when they beat the Vancouver Giants, 11-1. . . . The Tigers hadn’t lost this badly on the road since Oct. 5, 2001, when they were beaten 11-5 by the Cougars in Prince George. . . . LW Jamie Benn and F Mitchell Callahan each scored twice. Benn now has 30 goals on the season. . . . Almond, who has 25 goals, scored all three in an eight-minute span of the second period. . . . Kelowna D Tyler Myers was plus-5. . . . The Tigers had beaten the Rockets 4-1 in Medicine Hat on Oct. 3. . . . Swedish C Mikael Backlund, whose mother was in the crowd, set up three goals. . . . Kelowna F Ian Duval left the game with an injury and won’t play Saturday in Kent, Wash., against the Seattle Thunderbirds.
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In Everett, F Greg Scott scored twice as the Seattle Thunderbirds dumped the Silvertips, 3-1. . . . Scott has 19 goals this season. . . . The Thunderbirds were coming off consecutive one-goal losses to Medicine Hat and Kamloops. . . . Seattle closed to within one point of sixth-place Everett in the Western Conference. . . . Everett has lost eight straight games, the longest such streak in franchise history.
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In Portland, G Chet Pickard stopped 22 shots to help the Tri-City Americans to a 2-0 victory over the Winter Hawks. . . . C Kruise Reddick, just back after an 18-game concussion-related absence, scored his 13th goal of the season at 6:29 of the second period. . . . It was Pickard’s third shutout of the season and the 10th of his career. Carey Price holds the franchise record (15). . . . It was the eighth time this season that Portland has been blanked. . . . The Winter Hawks now have lost 10 in a row.
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In Spokane, LW Drayson Bowman scored three times and set up two others to lead the Chiefs to a 6-0 victory over the Chilliwack Bruins. . . . The Chiefs lost D Jared Cowen to a leg injury in the second period. . . . The Bruins have been blanked 10 times this season with all of those shutouts coming in their last 42 games. . . . Spokane has won 10 straight games and is six points behind the Tri-City Americans, who are the second seed in the Western Conference. The Chiefs have three games in hand. . . . G Dustin Tokarski stopped 33 shots for the shutout. He has five this season and 13 for his career. He also has won 10 straight games. . . . Bowman’s first goal came with the Chiefs shorthanded. They have a shorthanded goal in each of their last four games.
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In Lethbridge, D Keith Seabrook’s 11th goal at 1:26 of OT gave the Calgary Hitmen a 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes. . . . Calgary F Brett Sonne forced OT with his 31st goal, a PP effort, at 10:17 of the third period. . . . D Eric Bonsor scored his second goal of the season for Calgary in the first period. . . . F Zach Boychuk had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes.
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In Prince George, D Nick Ross’s eighth goal of the season stood up as the winner as the Vancouver Giants edged the Cougars, 3-2. . . . Ross scored at 19:06 of the second period to give the Giants a 3-1 lead.
Scout
Saturday, January 31, 2009
FRIDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:
In Moose Jaw, the Saskatoon Blades ran their winning streak to 10 games with a 6-2 victory over the Warriors. . . . The Blades, with at least a point in 14 straight, set a franchise record with their 21st road victory of the seson. . . . Moose Jaw has lost 11 in a row. . . . Saskatoon G Braden Holtby stopped 27 shots for his 29th victory of the season. . . . The Warriors remain without D Travis Hamonic (knee).
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In Prince Albert, F Dustin Cameron scored 25 seconds into overtime to give the Raiders a 4-3 victory over the Swift Current Broncos. . . . The goal was Cameron’s 28th of the season. . . . RW Keegan Dansereau scored his 30th of the season for the Broncos. . . . The victory lifted the Raiders into a tie with the idle Regina Pats for eighth in the Eastern Conference.
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In Cranbrook, F Kevin King drew three assists as the Kootenay Ice got past the Brandon Wheat Kings 3-2. . . . The Ice broke a 1-1 tie with two second-period PP goals, one on a 5-on-3, from F Andrew Bailey and F Brayden McNabb. . . . The 5-on-3 occurred as Brandon got hit with too-many-men penalties just 47 seconds apart. . . . G Todd Mathews stopped 29 shots for the victory. . . . F Andrew Clark scored his 30th goal of the season for Brandon late in the third period. . . . Brandon had won its last four games. . . . The Ice was without G Nathan Lieuwen (concussion) and had G Dylan Tait of the junior B Kimberley Dynamiters on the bench. . . . Linesman Scott Pryor left the game after a second-period collision with Brandon C Jay Fehr. Fehr, who was shaken up on the play, was back for the third period. . . . As was suggested here last week, the Ice announced cuts in some ticket prices after signing a new 15-year lease with the city of Cranbrook. That lease was officially signed at centre ice Friday, coinciding with the announcement that season-ticket prices had been reduced for next season. Jeff Bromley of the Kootenay NewsAdvertiser reports that an adult season-ticket purchased before May 29 will go for $399, down $50. A senior ticket is down $60 to $299, with students paying $249, a reduction of $90. A child’s ticket has fallen $31 to $199.
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In Kelowna, C Cody Almond had three straight goals to lead the Rockets to a 10-1 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers. . . . Kelowna now has won three in a row. . . . The Rockets last scored 10 goals on Jan. 5, 2002, when they beat the Vancouver Giants, 11-1. . . . The Tigers hadn’t lost this badly on the road since Oct. 5, 2001, when they were beaten 11-5 by the Cougars in Prince George. . . . LW Jamie Benn and F Mitchell Callahan each scored twice. Benn now has 30 goals on the season. . . . Almond, who has 25 goals, scored all three in an eight-minute span of the second period. . . . Kelowna D Tyler Myers was plus-5. . . . The Tigers had beaten the Rockets 4-1 in Medicine Hat on Oct. 3. . . . Swedish C Mikael Backlund, whose mother was in the crowd, set up three goals. . . . Kelowna F Ian Duval left the game with an injury and won’t play Saturday in Kent, Wash., against the Seattle Thunderbirds.
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In Everett, F Greg Scott scored twice as the Seattle Thunderbirds dumped the Silvertips, 3-1. . . . Scott has 19 goals this season. . . . The Thunderbirds were coming off consecutive one-goal losses to Medicine Hat and Kamloops. . . . Seattle closed to within one point of sixth-place Everett in the Western Conference. . . . Everett has lost eight straight games, the longest such streak in franchise history.
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In Portland, G Chet Pickard stopped 22 shots to help the Tri-City Americans to a 2-0 victory over the Winter Hawks. . . . C Kruise Reddick, just back after an 18-game concussion-related absence, scored his 13th goal of the season at 6:29 of the second period. . . . It was Pickard’s third shutout of the season and the 10th of his career. Carey Price holds the franchise record (15). . . . It was the eighth time this season that Portland has been blanked. . . . The Winter Hawks now have lost 10 in a row.
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In Spokane, LW Drayson Bowman scored three times and set up two others to lead the Chiefs to a 6-0 victory over the Chilliwack Bruins. . . . The Chiefs lost D Jared Cowen to a leg injury in the second period. . . . The Bruins have been blanked 10 times this season with all of those shutouts coming in their last 42 games. . . . Spokane has won 10 straight games and is six points behind the Tri-City Americans, who are the second seed in the Western Conference. The Chiefs have three games in hand. . . . G Dustin Tokarski stopped 33 shots for the shutout. He has five this season and 13 for his career. He also has won 10 straight games. . . . Bowman’s first goal came with the Chiefs shorthanded. They have a shorthanded goal in each of their last four games.
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In Lethbridge, D Keith Seabrook’s 11th goal at 1:26 of OT gave the Calgary Hitmen a 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes. . . . Calgary F Brett Sonne forced OT with his 31st goal, a PP effort, at 10:17 of the third period. . . . D Eric Bonsor scored his second goal of the season for Calgary in the first period. . . . F Zach Boychuk had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes.
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In Prince George, D Nick Ross’s eighth goal of the season stood up as the winner as the Vancouver Giants edged the Cougars, 3-2. . . . Ross scored at 19:06 of the second period to give the Giants a 3-1 lead.
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