WINNIPEG – Benjamin Zloty, Matthew Savoie and Connor McClennon each scored two goals as part of the Winnipeg Ice’s 8-2 demolishment of the Medicine Hat Tigers to help them clinch the WHL regular-season title on Sunday.
It’s the second time in franchise history the Ice (51-10-5) have won a regular-season title.
Winnipeg has already amass a team record 107 points and 51 wins this season with two more games to play.
Mikey Milne also scored for Winnipeg and added three assists in the victory.
Tyler MacKenzie and Noah Danielson were the Tigers’ (11-52-4) goal scorers in the loss.
Winnipeg only carried a 3-2 lead after Danielson scored at 11:07 of the second period, but Savoie scored his first of the night at the 15:33 mark and that opened the floodgates to four more Ice goals that went unanswered.
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OIL KINGS 4 HITMEN 1
CALGARY — Dylan Guenther, Jake Neighbours and Justin Sourdif all had a goal and an assist as Edmonton (48-14-4) downed Calgary (25-33-8). Hitmen goaltender Ethan Buenaventura stopped 37 of the 40 shots he was peppered with in defeat.
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GIANTS 3 ROCKETS 2
KELOWNA, B.C. — Evan Toth scored the game winner at 15:10 in the second as Vancouver (24-37-4) edged Kelowna (40-20-6). All three of the Giants’ goals came in the second period with Adam Hall and Zack Ostapchuk scoring the other two.
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THUNDERBIRDS 4 SILVERTIPS 1
KENT, Wash. — Nico Myatovic and Reid Schaefer each scored a goal and added an assist as Seattle (41-18-6) beat Everett (45-10-10). Silvertips goalie Koen MacInnes made 29 saves in the loss while his Thunderbirds counterpart, Thomas Milic, only needed to make 16.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 10, 2022.
