SASKATOON — Daniel Hauser stopped all 28 shots he faced as the Winnipeg Ice blanked the Saskatoon Blades 6-0 on Wednesday in Western Hockey League action.
Owen Pederson scored twice, including the eventual winner, to lead Winnipeg (24-4-1).
Connor McClennon, Matthew Savoie, Conor Geekie and Jack Finley rounded out the attack for the Ice.
Nolan Maier made 27 saves for Saskatoon (14-12-1).
Winnipeg was 2 for 3 on the power play and the Blades didn't score on their three man advantages.
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REBELS 6 BRONCOS 1
RED DEER, Alta. — Arshdeep Bains had a power-play goal and two assists to lead the Rebels past Swift Current.
Ben King had the eventual winner for Red Deer (18-9-2), while Jhett Larson, Kai Uchacz, Kyle Masters and Dallon Melin chipped in as well.
Josh Filmon replied for the Broncos (11-14-3).
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OIL KINGS 5 HITMEN 2
CALGARY — Jakub Demek had a power-play goal and a short-handed goal as Edmonton skated past the Hitmen.
Dawson Seitz, Jacob Boucher and Simon Kubicek also found the back of the net for the Oil Kings (20-6-3).
Billal Noori and Anton Astashevich scored in the first period for Calgary (11-10-4).
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BLAZERS 3 ROYALS 0
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Dylan Ernst stopped all nine shots he faced as the Blazers shut out Victoria.
Viktor Persson, Connor Levis and Josh Pillar supplied the offence for Kamloops (19-6-0).
Tyler Palmer made 48 saves in net for the Royals (8-12-4).
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COUGARS 7 GIANTS 3
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Koehn Ziemmer struck twice and added four assists to power the Cougars past Vancouver.
Craig Armstrong had a pair of goals, including the eventual winner, for Prince George (12-14-0). Hudson Thornton, Riley Heidt and Connor Bowie also scored.
Alex Cotton scored twice and Tanner Brown added one for the Giants (13-12-1).
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 15, 2021.
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