Riche nets OT winner as Saskatoon Blades down Brandon Wheat Kings

Ben Riche scored his second goal of the game at 1:37 of overtime as the Saskatoon Blades edged the Brandon Wheat Kings 4-3.

Tyler Parr and Brandon Lisowsky also scored for Saskatoon.

Evan Gardner made 34 saves for the Blades.

Jaxon Jacobson scored twice, while Dylan Ronald added one for Brandon.

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BRONCOS 4 HURRICANES 1

SWIFT CURRENT - Brady Birnie scored a goal and an assist as the Swift Current Broncos downed the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Carlin Dezainde, Dawson Gerwing and Eric Johnston also scored for Swift Current.

Reid Dyck made 19 saves for the Broncos.

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RAIDERS 4 THUNDERBIRDS 3

PRINCE ALBERT - Cole Peardon knocked in the game-winning goal at 8:37 in the third period as Prince Albert edged Seattle.

Prince Albert also got goals from Aiden Oiring, Niall Crocker, Cole Peardon and Justice Christensen

Raiders netminder Max Hildebrand stopped 33 of 36 shots.

Nathan Pilling scored twice for Seattle.

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REBELS 4 TIGERS 2

RED DEER - Carson Birnie scored a goal and an assist as Red Deer defeated Medicine Hat.

Jaxon Fuder, Ollie Josephson and Jhett Larson also scored for Red Deer.

Rebels goaltender Chase Wutzke saved 40 of 42 shots.

Andrew Basha and Oasiz Wiesblatt tallied for Medicine Hat.

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SILVERTIPS 7 OIL KINGS 2

EVERETT - Carter Bear scored three goals as the Everett Silvertips downed Edmonton.

Dominik Rymon added two goals for Everett, while Julien Maze and Jesse Heslop chipped in with singles.

Miroslav Holinka and Gavin Hodnett scored for the Oil Kings.

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AMERICANS 6 WILD 3

WENATCHEE - Jordan Gavin scored twice as Tri-City topped Wenatchee.

Brandon Whynott, Gavin Garland, Austin Zemlak and Kale Margolis also scored for Tri-City.

Americans netminder Lukas Matecha stopped 31 of 34 shots.

Luka Shcherbyna scored twice for the Wild.

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COUGARS 6 ROYALS 3

PRINCE GEORGE - Koehn Ziemmer scored twice as Prince George topped Victoria.

Prince George got singles from Viliam Kmec, Borya Valis, Terik Parascak and Riley Heidt.

Joshua Ravensbergen stopped 34 shots for the Cougars, while Jayden Kraus made 36 saves in the Royals' net.

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ROCKETS 6 WARRIORS 0

KELOWNA - Jake Pilon made 17 saves for the shutout as Kelowna blitzed Moose Jaw 6-0.

Tij Iginla powered the Rockets with a hat trick with Jackson Gillespie, Andrew Cristall and Brett Calhoon each tallying once.

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CHIEFS 4 GIANTS 3

SPOKANE - Rasmus Ekström knocked in the game-winning goal at 1:23 overtime period as Spokane edged Vancouver.

Ekström finished with two goals, while Shea Van Olm also scored twice for Spokane.

Tyler Thorpe, Ty Halaburda and Mazden Leslie replied for Vancouver.


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