WHL roundup: Oiring scores in OT, Raiders rally to beat Wheat Kings 5-4

BRANDON — Aiden Oiring scored 57 seconds into overtime to lift the visiting Prince Albert Raiders to a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings in Western Hockey League action on Saturday.

Max Heise, Harrison Lodewyk, Evan Smith and Ty Meunier also scored for the Raiders, who trailed 4-2 heading into the third period.

Heise scored a power-play goal at 17:55 of the third period to tie the game 4-4 and force overtime.

Chase Surkan scored twice for the Wheat Kings, while Jaxon Jacobson and Nicholas Johnson added singles. Joby Baumuller and Luke Mistelbacher each chipped in with two assists.

Raiders goaltender Michal Orsulak stopped 26 of 30 shots, while Wheat Kings goalie Jayden Kraus saved 40 of 45 shots.

Elsewhere in the WHL on Saturday:

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ROYALS 9 GIANTS 4

VICTORIA, B.C. — Roan Woodward had four goals and an assist, Hayden Moore and Reggie Newman each had three assists, and the Victoria Royals whipped the Vancouver Giants 9-4.

The Giants had beaten the Royals 6-5 in overtime a night earlier at Langley Events Centre.

Miles Cooper, Caleb Matthews, Ludovic Perreault, Ashton Brown and Timofei Runtso also scored for the Royals, who outshot the visitors 31-13. Heath Nelson, Nolan Stewart, Perreault and Runtso all chipped in with two assists.

Ty Halaburda scored twice for the Giants, while Ethan Mittelsteadt and Tyus Sparks netted singles. Cameron Schmidt chipped in with two assists.

The Royals led 3-2 after the first period and 6-3 heading into the third.

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HITMEN 6 OIL KINGS 3

CALGARY, Alta. — Ethan Moore had a goal and two assists as the Calgary Hitmen defeated the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings 6-3.

Kale Dach, Landon Amrhein, Ben MacBeath, Axel Hurtig and Keaton Jundt also scored for the Hitmen. Andrei Molgachev, Wyatt Pisarczyk and Caine Wilke each chipped in with two assists.

Luke Powell, Max Curran and Joe Iginla scored for the Oil Kings.

Hitmen netminder Anders Miller stopped 28 of 31 shots, while Oil Kings goalie Ethan Simcoe stopped 31 of 36 shots.

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WARRIORS 6 BRONCOS 1

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Lynden Lakovic scored twice, Ethan Semeniuk, Aiden Ziprick and Pavel McKenzie each chipped in with two assists, and the Moose Jaw Warriors beat the visiting Swift Current Broncos 6-1.

Gage Nagel, Casey Brown, Colt Carter and Noah Degenstein also scored for the Warriors, who were tied 1-1 after the first period and led 3-1 heading into the third. Lakovic’s first goal was scored on a penalty shot.

Connor Dale scored for the Broncos, who were outshot 36-31.

The Warriors were 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Broncos went 0-for-5.

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BLAZERS 6 THUNDERBIRDS 0

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — J.P. Hurlbert had two goals and two assists, Josh Evaschesen had three assists, netminder Logan Edmonstone stopped all 38 shots he faced, and the Kamloops Blazers blanked the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds 6-0.

Ty Bonkowski, Tommy Lafreniere, Jordan Keller and Nathan Behm also scored for the Blazers, who led 1-0 after the first period and 3-0 heading into the third. Joaquin Geras chipped in with two assists.

The Blazers, who outshot the visitors 42-38, went 1-for-5 on the power play, while the T-Birds were 0-for-6.

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REBELS 4 HURRICANES 2

RED DEER, Alta. — Talon Brigley’s goal at 3:42 of the third period snapped a 2-2 deadlock and lifted the Red Deer Rebels to a 4-2 win over the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Ty Coupland, Owen Shadrick and Matthew Gard (empty-netter) also scored for the Rebels, who outshot the visitors 31-18.

Luke Cozens and Shane Smith scored for the Hurricanes, who went 1-for-3 on the power play. The Rebels were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

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TIGERS 4 BLADES 1

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Jordan Switzer made 30 saves, Markus Ruck had two assists, and the Medicine Hat Tigers beat the visiting Saskatoon Blades 4-1.

Kadon McCann, Bryce Pickford, Dayton Reschny and Liam Ruck scored for the Tigers, who led 3-0 after the first period and 3-1 heading into the third.

Rowan Calvert scored for the Blades, who were outshot 37-31.

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SILVERTIPS 4 WILD 1

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Julius Miettinen had two goals and an assist, Matias Vanhanen had two assists, and the visiting Everett Silvertips beat the Wenatchee Wild 4-1.

Zackary Shantz and Tarin Smith also scored for the Silvertips, who outshot the hosts 41-32.

Aiden Grossklaus scored for the Wild, who trailed 2-1 after the first period and 3-1 heading into the third.

The Wild were 0-for-6 on the power play, while the Silvertips went 0-for-2.

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ROCKETS 3 VEES 2 (SO)

KELOWNA, B.C. — Tomas Poletin scored the lone goal of a three-round shootout to lift the Kelowna Rockets to a 3-2 win over the visiting Penticton Vees.

Kayden Longley and Poletin scored in regulation time for the Rockets, while Doogan Pederson and Brittan Alstead scored for the Vees.

The Rockets outshot the Vees 30-19 and went 1-for-3 on the power play. The Vees were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

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CHIEFS 3 AMERICANS 0

SPOKANE, Wash. — Carter Esler stopped all 19 shots he faced to lead the Spokane Chiefs to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Tri-City Americans.

Will McIsaac, Mathis Preston and Owen Martin (empty-netter) scored for the Chiefs, who outshot the visitors 46-19. Americans’ netminder Xavier Wendt stopped 43 of the 45 shots he faced.

The Chiefs went 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Americans went 0-for-1.

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

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 27, 2025.

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