Wednesday’s WHL Round-up

WHEAT KINGS TOP BLADES ndash; Brenden Walkerrsquo;s seventh goal of the season 8:00 into the third period broke a 3-3 tie and lifted the Brandon Wheat Kings to a 5-3 win over the visiting Saskatoon Blades in Western Hockey League action on Wednesday.nbsp;Aaron Lewadniuk, Shayne Wiebe, Matt Calvert and Brayden Schenn ndash; with a goal and an assist ndash; also scored for the Wheat Kings (45-18-1-3), who leapfrog the Blades into first place in the East Division and second place in the Eastern Conference.nbsp; Jacob DeSerres made 22 saves to record his 23rd win of the season.nbsp;Derek Hulak notched his 30th goal of the season while Walker Wintoneak and Josh Nicholls ndash; with a goal and a helper ndash; also counted for the Blades (43-16-3-4), who suffer their second loss in a row.nbsp; Steven Stanford made 19 saves in the defeat.nbsp;Game Summarynbsp;nbsp;ICE 7, OIL KINGS 3nbsp;Matt Fraser scored twice and Kevin King tallied a goal and set up three more to lead the visiting Kootenay Ice to a 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Wednesday.nbsp;Max Reinhart ndash; with a goal and two assists ndash; Dustin Sylvester, Steele Boomer and Brayden McNabb also scored for the Ice (40-22-3-2), who snap a three-game losing skid and move five points up on the Red Deer Rebels and Medicine Hat Tigers for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.nbsp; Todd Mathews made 27 saves in the win.nbsp;Stephane Legault notched his first WHL goal for the Oil Kings (16-38-4-9), who suffer their third loss in a row, while Mike Piluso and Dylan Wruck also counted.nbsp; Torrie Jung and Cam Lanigan combined for 33 saves in the defeat.nbsp;Game Summarynbsp;nbsp;TIGERS 3, WARRIORS 2nbsp; S/Onbsp;Wacey Hamilton scored the deciding goal in a shootout to lift the Medicine Hat Tigers to a 3-2 win over the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors on Wednesday.nbsp;Bretton Cameron and Linden Vey scored in regulation for the Tigers (36-23-3-5), who move into a tie with Red Deer for fifth spot in the Eastern Conference.nbsp; Deven Dubyk made 35 saves through three periods and overtime, and prevailed in the shootout to claim his eighth win of the season.nbsp;Connor Cox scored his first goal of the season and Kevin Smith notched a goal and an assist for the Warriors (32-24-5-5), who see a three-game win streak come to an end but gain a valuable point from the shootout loss.nbsp; Brandon Glover made 29 saves through three periods and overtime, but was beaten three times in the shootout to take the loss.nbsp;Game Summarynbsp;nbsp;RAIDERS 3, REBELS 2nbsp;Justin Maylan scored the go-ahead goal 6:16 into the third period to lift the visiting Prince Albert Raiders to a 3-2 win over the Red Deer Rebels on Wednesday.nbsp;Jordan Rowley and Jordan Hickmott ndash; with his 20th of the season ndash; also counted for the Raiders (31-31-3-2), who snap a four-game losing skid and close to within five points of Swift Current for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.nbsp; Garrett Zemlak made 24 saves in the win.nbsp;Andrej Kudrna notched a goal and an assist and Cullen Morin also scored for the Rebels (38-24-0-4), who suffer their second straight loss at home.nbsp; Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves in a losing cause.nbsp;Game Summarynbsp;nbsp;ROCKETS 3, CHIEFS 2nbsp; S/Onbsp;Geordie Wudrick and Brandon McMillan scored in a shootout to lift the Kelowna Rockets to a 3-2 win over the visiting Spokane Chiefs on Wednesday.nbsp;McMillan and Evan Bloodoff scored in regulation for the Rockets (31-30-2-4), who earn their second win in their last three games and move into sole possession of sixth place in the Western Conference.nbsp; Adam Brown made 19 saves through regulation and overtime, and wasnrsquo;t beaten in the shootout to claim the victory.nbsp;Tyler Johnson and Brendan Kichton scored and Mitch Wahl chipped in two assists for the Chiefs (40-21-3-2), who see a two-game winning streak come to an end but remain in fourth place in the Western Conference.nbsp; James Reid made 31 saves in regulation and overtime, but was beaten on both Rocketsrsquo; shootout attempts for the loss.nbsp;Game Summarynbsp;nbsp;- (more…)