WHL roundup: Schmidt comes up big on power play as Giants beat Blazers 5-3

LANGLEY — Cameron Schmidt’s power-play goal at 13:06 of the third period snapped a 3-3 tie and lifted the Vancouver Giants to a 5-3 win over the visiting Kamloops Blazers in Western Hockey League action on Sunday at Langley Events Centre.

Tyus Sparks scored twice for the Giants (7-7-0-1), who trailed 3-1 late in the second period. Jakob Oreskovic and Blake Chorney netted singles, while Aaron Obobaifo chipped in with two assists.

Josh Evaschesen, Isa Guram and Kayd Ruedig scored for the Blazers (6-6-1-1), who lost 5-4 in overtime to the Giants a night earlier in Kamloops, B.C.

The Blazers led 1-0 after the first period and took a 3-2 lead into the third.

The Giants, who outshot the visitors 26-25, went 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Blazers were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Vancouver netminder Burke Hood stopped 22 of 25 shots, while Logan Edmonstone stopped 21 of 25 shots for the Blazers.

Elsewhere in the WHL on Sunday:

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HITMEN 3 OIL KINGS 2

EDMONTON, Alta. — Brandon Gorzynski’s second goal of the game, scored at 8:47 of the third period on the power play, lifted the visiting Calgary Hitmen to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings.

Ethan Moore also scored a short-handed goal for the Hitmen (7-3-1-0), who outshot the hosts 24-23.

Andrew O’Neill and Poul Andersen scored for the Oil Kings (9-4-1-1), who led 1-0 after the first period but were tied 2-2 heading into the third.

The Hitmen went 1-for-6 on the power play, while the Oil Kings were 0-for-3.

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ROYALS 3 WINTERHAWKS 2

PORTLAND, Ore. — The visiting Victoria Royals scored the first three goals of the game, then hung on to beat the Portland Winterhawks 3-2.

Nolan Stewart, Timofei Runtso and Ashton Brown scored for the Royals (7-3-2-1), who were outshot 42-27.

Reed Brown and Ryan Miller scored for the Winterhawks (7-6-0-0), who trailed 1-0 after the first period and 2-0 heading into the third.

The Royals went 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Winterhawks were 0-for-4.

Royals netminder Ethan Eskit stopped 40 shots, while Ondrej Stebetak made 24 saves for the Winterhawks.

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SILVERTIPS 5 CHIEFS 2

SPOKANE, Wash. — Carter Bear’s third goal of the season proved to be the winner as the visiting Everett Silvertips beat the Spokane Chiefs 5-2.

Jaxsin Vaughnan, Lukas Kaplan, Cameron Dillard and Shea Busch also scored for the Silvertips (11-1-1-0), who led 2-0 after the first period and 5-2 heading into the third. Cole Temple and Matias Vanhanen each chipped in with two assists.

Nolan Saunderson and Rhett Sather scored for the Chiefs (7-6-0-0), who outshot the visitors 28-27. Cohen Harris had two assists.

The Silvertips went 2-for-4 on the power play, while the Chiefs were 1-for-6.

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WHEAT KINGS 8 WARRIORS 4

BRANDON, Man. — Chase Surkan had three goals and two assists, Luke Mistelbacher had three goals and an assist, and the Brandon Wheat Kings plowed past the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 8-4.

Grayson Burzynski and Dylan Ronald also scored for the Wheat Kings (4-6-1-0), who led 1-0 after the first period and 5-1 heading into the third. Jaxon Jacobson had four assists, Jordan Gavin added three, and Burzynski chipped in with a pair of helpers.

Mathieu Lajoie scored twice for the Warriors (7-6-1-0), while Connor Schmidt and Jan Trefny netted singles. Landen McFadden and Riley Thorpe chipped in with two assists apiece.

The Wheat Kings outshot the Warriors 47-43 and went 5-for-7 on the power play. The Warriors were 2-for-3 with the man advantage.

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

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 26, 2025.