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WHL FRIDAY NIGHT RECAP – Reid Jorgensen netted the winner as the Kamloops Blazers got by the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 2-1 in one of nine Western Hockey League contests on Friday night.
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rVictor Bartley also scored for the Blazers, who improve to 16-21-2-2 but remain fifth in the B.C. division. Devan Dubnyk made 25 saves for the win.
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rRiley Holzapfel scored in a losing effort for the Warriors, who drop their seventh straight contests and fall to 6-31-5-1 keeping them fifth in the East division.
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rElsewhere last night, Mike Busto scored in overtime to give the Kootenay Ice a 3-2 win over the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers.
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rRyan Russell and Dale Mahovsky also netted for the Ice, who improve to 24-13-4-0 and remain second in the B.C. division.
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rStefan Meyer and Paul Gentile scored for the Tigers in the loss. The defeat snaps the Tigers’ six-game winning streak and drops them to 23-12-3-2, keeping them second in the Central division.
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rIn Lethbridge, Brent Seabrook scored twice – including the game-winner – to lead the Hurricanes to a 3-2 win over the visiting Swift Current Broncos last night.
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rColton Yellow Horn scored once and added an assist for the ‘Canes, who win their third straight contest and improve to 24-10-8-1 keeping them first in the Eastern conference.
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rTyler Redenbach and Matej Trojovsky scored in a losing cause for the Broncos, who fall to 13-22-5-1 and remain fifth in the Central division.
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rMike Green scored a goal and chipped in two assists to lead the Saskatoon Blades to a 5-2 win over the visiting Portland Winter Hawks last night.
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rDevin Setoguchi tallied once and added an assist for the Blades, who improve to 23-9-5-4 and improve their East division lead over Brandon to 11 points.
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rCody McLeod and Frazer McLaren scored for the Winter Hawks, who, with the loss, fall to 16-19-3-4 and remain third in the U.S. division.
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rIn Everett, Mike Wall stopped 17 shots for his seventh shutout of the season as the Silvertips blanked the visiting Spokane Chiefs 2-0 last night.
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rShaun Heshka scored both goals for the ‘Tips, who improve to 20-12-6-2 and remain second in the U.S. division.
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rKevin Opsahl made 16 saves for the Chief in the loss. With the defeat, the Chiefs slip to 13-20-7-1 and remain fifth in the U.S. division.
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rIn Seattle, Bryan Bridges stopped 27 shots for his league-leading eighth shutout of the season as the Thunderbirds blanked the visiting Kelowna Rockets 3-0 Friday night.
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rMatt Hansen scored the winner and added an assist for the Thunderbirds, who improve to 27-10-0-1 and strengthen their U.S. division lead to seven points over Everett.
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rDerek Yeomans turned aside 26 shots in a losing effort for the Rockets, who fall to 23-10-9-1 but remain first in the B.C. division.
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rRejean Beauchemin made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season as his Prince Albert Raiders beat the Brandon Wheat Kings 3-0 last night.
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rRick Kozak netted the winner for the Raiders while Chris Schlenker scored his first goal of the season in the win. With the victory, the Raiders improve to 16-21-4-1 and remain third in the East division.
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rMike Nichol stopped 24 shots in a losing effort for the Wheat Kings, who fall to 19-13-5-1 and remain second in the East division.
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rIn Prince George, Nick Drazenovic scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Cougars to a 4-3 win over the visiting Vancouver Giants last night.
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rReal Cyr made 36 saves in the win, improving the Cougars to 17-20-3-1 and keeping them 2 points up on Kamloops for fourth in the B.C. division.
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rTriston Grant, Garet Hunt and Adam Courchaine scored for Vancouver who, with the loss, fall to 22-16-1-2 and remain third in the B.C. division.
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rIn other action last night, Konstantin Pushkarev and Riley Merkley each tallied a goal and an assist to lead the visiting Calgary Hitmen to a 4-1 win over the Red Deer Rebels.
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rRyan White also scored while Scott Bowles made 31 saves for the Hitmen, who improve to 18-14-6-2 and move into a tie with the Rebels for third in the Central division.
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rChris Neiszner scored the lone goal for the Rebels, who fall to 18-14-4-4 and sit tied with Calgary for third in the Central division.
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