Winterhawks thump Hurricanes 9-4 in Western Hockey League action

LETHBRIDGE — Nathan Brown and Nathan Free each scored two goals as the Portland Winterhawks crushed the Lethbridge Hurricanes 9-4 in Western Hockey League action on Friday.

Alex Weiermair, Carter Sotheran, Kayd Ruedig, Sam Spehar and Finn Spehar provided the rest of the offence for Portland (3-3-0), which scored four goals in each of the second and third periods.

Ondrej Stebeták made 21 saves in the win.

Logan Wormald, with two goals, Hudson Kibblewhite and Nathan Maloney replied for Lethbridge (2-6-0), which held a 2-1 lead after the first period.

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.