Winterhawks thump Hurricanes 9-4 in Western Hockey League action

Koen Cleaver stopped 28 of 37 shots.

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WARRIORS 6 REBELS 4

RED DEER, Alta. — Lynden Lakovic scored twice in leading the Moose Jaw Warriors to a 6-4 win over the Red Deer Rebels.

Casey Brown, Riley Thorpe, Kash Andresen and Steven Steranka also contributed to the scoring for Moose Jaw (4-2-1), turned a 2-2 tie into a 5-2 game within the second period.

Talon Brigley, Matthew Gard, Jaxon Fuder and Beckett Hamilton replied for Red Deer (1-6-0).

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RAIDERS 5 BLAZERS 2

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Riley Boychuk had a goal and an assist as the Prince Albert Raiders scored three times in under five minutes to open the game en route to a 5-2 win over the Kamloops Blazers.

Evan Smith, Justice Christensen and Max Heise scored within the first 4:50 of the contest, with Boychuk scoring in the second period and Jackson Kostiuk adding an empty-netter in the third for Prince Albert (6-0-1).

Nathan Behm and Owen Cooper scored for Kamloops (3-3-0).

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WHEAT KINGS 4 GIANTS 3

BRANDON, Man. — Brady Turko capped a run of four straight goals from the Wheat Kings as Brandon pulled out a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Giants.

Luke Mistelbacher, Nicholas Johnson and Chase Surkan also scored for Brandon (1-4-1), which was down 2-0 by the midway point of the first period before its run.

Aaron Obobaifo, Jakob Oreskovic and Ryan Lin, with a short-handed goal, provided the offence for Vancouver (2-6-0).

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HITMEN 4 TIGERS 2

CALGARY — Eric Tu made 38 saves as the Calgary Hitmen held off the Medicine Hat Tigers for a 4-2 win.

Andrei Molgachev, Shaun Hildebrandt, Rylan Ng and Caine Wilke scored for Calgary (4-2-0), which was outshot 40-29.

Bryce Pickford and Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll replied for Medicine Hat (5-2-0), which went 2 for 4 on the power play.

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THUNDERBIRDS 3 ROCKETS 1

KELOWNA, B.C. — Marek Sklenicka turned away 35 shots to help the Seattle Thunderbirds take a 3-1 win over the Kelowna Rockets.

Kaleb Hartmann, Antonio Martorana and Sawyer Mayes, with an empty-netter, scored for Seattle (3-3-0), which was outshot 15-9 in the third period and 36-31 for the game.

Mazden Leslie ended Sklenicka’s shutout bid 10:25 into the third period on the power play for Kelowna (3-2-0).

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CHIEFS 4 WILD 0

SPOKANE, Wash. — Carter Esler earned a 24-save shutout as the Spokane Chiefs cruised to a 4-0 win over the Wenatchee Wild.

Will McIsaac opened the scoring with a short-handed goal and Assanali Sarkenov, Mathis Preston and Caden Campion added the others for Spokane (3-3-0).

Cal Conway made 34 saves for Wenatchee (0-4-1-1).

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SILVERTIPS 4 ROYALS 1

VICTORIA — Shea Busch netted two goals as the Everett Silvertips topped the Victoria Royals 4-1 thanks to a four-goal opening period.

Carter Bear and Zackary Shantz also scored for Everett (6-0-1).

Roan Woodward replied for Victoria (3-2-1) with 2:18 left in the contest.

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BLADES 4 BRONCOS 1

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Zach Olsen scored twice to kick-start a run of four unanswered goals as the Saskatoon Blades topple the Swift Current Broncos 4-1.

Cooper Williams and Rowan Calvert also scored for Saskatoon (6-2-0) in the third period. Both of Olsen’s goals came in the opening frame.

Anthony Wilson opened the scoring for Swift Current (4-3-0) just 2:22 into the contest.

*This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 10, 2025.

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by The Canadian Press

Winterhawks thump Hurricanes 9-4 in Western Hockey League action

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