WEDNESDAY DUB NEWS AND ROUND-UP
REGINA – Sloan Stanick produced a goal and an assist as the Prince Albert Raiders beat the Regina Pats.
Krzysztof Macias, Cole Peardon and Niall Crocker also scored for Prince Albert. Raiders netminder Chase Coward stopped 23 shots.
Corbin Vaughan had the lone goal for Regina. Pats goaltender Kelton Pyne made 22 saves.
CALGARY – Neck guards will be mandatory for Western Hockey League players starting Friday, or as soon as teams can get the protective equipment.
The change to the league’s protective equipment policy comes after hockey player Adam Johnson died after his neck was cut by an opponent’s skate blade during a game in England on Saturday.
The WHL said in a release that players will be required to wear protective neck guard equipment at all times while participating in on-ice activities, including games and practices.
Neck guards are already mandatory in the Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League – the other two major junior leagues under the Canadian Hockey League umbrella.
Elsewhere in the DUB:
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – Josh Davies and Diego Buttazzoni each scored twice as the Portland Winterhawks defeated Medicine Hat Tigers 6-3 on Wednesday night in the Western Hockey League.
Jack O’Brien and Gabe Klassen had the other goals for Portland. Klassen also pitched in three assists. Luca Cagnoni had four helpers.
Winterhawks goaltender Jan ?punar stopped 22 shots to earn the win.
Tyler MacKenzie, Hunter St. Martin and Kadon McCann scored the goals for Medicine Hat. Reid Andresen had two assists.
Tigers goaltender Evan May made 26 saves.
SILVERTIPS 5 HURRICANES 1
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Julius Miettinen scored twice as the Everett Silvertips topped the Lethbridge Hurricanes.
Dominik Rymon, Carter Bear and Teague Patton had the other goals for Everett. Silvertips netminder Tyler Palmer stopped 19 shots.
Leo Braillard had Lethbridge’s only goal. Hurricanes netminder Harrison Meneghin made 24 saves.
COUGARS 3 WHEAT KINGS 2 (OT)
BRANDON, Man. – Bauer Dumanski scored the overtime winner with 23 seconds left in the extra frame as the Prince George Cougars edged the Brandon Wheat Kings.
Arjun Bawa and Riley Heidt had the other goals for Prince George. Cougars netminder Ty Young stopped 24 shots.
Jayden Wiens and Nate Danielson replied for Brandon. Wheat Kings netminder Carson Bjarnason made 28 saves.
AMERICANS 4 GIANTS 1
Kennewick, Wash. – Jordan Gavin scored twice as the Tri-City Americans defeated the Vancouver Giants.
Deagan McMillan and Jake Sloan had the other goals for Tri-City. Americans’ goaltender Lukas Matecha made 36 saves.
Aaron Obobaifo scored Vancouver’s only goal. Giants netminder Brett Mirwald stopped 20 shots.
(Canadian Press)
