The Winnipeg Ice has added some goaltending experience with the acquisition of Mason Beaupit from the Spokane Chiefs. . . . In exchange for Beaupit, 19, and 
an eighth-round selection in the WHL’s 2023 draft, the Ice gave up G Dawson Cowan, 17, and three draft picks — a fourth-rounder in 2025 and third- and sixth-rounders in 2026. . . . In 71 regular-season games with the Chiefs, Beaupit was 24-35-7, 3.83, .888. . . . He was a fourth-round pick in the WHL’s 2018 draft. . . . Following last season, he was named the Chiefs’ player of the year, after going 20-22-4, 3.63, .893. . . . This season, with the Chiefs’ clearly in a major rebuild, he was 0-8-0, 5.58, .833 
in nine games. . . . From Surrey, B.C., Beaupit’s NHL rights belong to the San Jose Sharks, who took him in the fourth round of the 2022 draft. . . . Beaupit will team with Daniel Hauser as Winnipeg’s goaltenders. Hauser, 18, went into Friday games at 13-0-0, 2.37, .915. . . . Cowan, from Warren, Man., was 3-1-0, 2.52, .901 in five appearances with the Ice this season. . . . The Chiefs now have two 17-year-old freshman goaltenders on their roster — Cowan and Cooper Michaluk, who is 3-2-1, 4.97, .853. Michaluk started against the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds on Friday night, with Cowan backing up.
FRIDAY IN THE WHL:
The host Brandon Wheat Kings scored three times in the shootout as they got past the Red Deer Rebels, 3-2. . . . The Wheat Kings (7-9-2) snapped their six-
game losing streak (0-5-1). . . . The Rebels (15-2-1), who opened the season with 15 straight victories, now have lost three in a row (0-2-1). . . . The Wheat Kings got shootout goals from F Brett Hyland, F Nolan Ritchie and F Jake Chiasson. F Kai Uchacz scored in the shootout for the Rebels, He also scored once in regulation time, taking over the WHL goal-scoring lead (16). A few hours later, F Connor Bedard of the Regina Pats scored twice to pull into a tie with Uchacz. . . . Red Deer F Craig Armstrong tied the score, 2-2, at 15:48 of the third period. . . . Red Deer remains without veteran F Ben King, who led the league in goals (52) last season. . . . Brandon was able to dress only 16 skaters, including four defencemen. . . . Lucas Punkari of the Brandon Sun reported that D Mason Ward is injured, while Eastyn Mannix and Zach Turner both were “unable to dress due to illness.” The Wheat Kings then lost Owen Harris to injury in the first period, so F Calder Anderson slipped into the rotation. . . .
In Prince Albert, the Raiders jumped out front 12 seconds into the first period 
and never looked back en route to a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings. . . . The Raiders improved to 6-12-2; the Oil Kings, who have lost three in a row, are 2-15-1. . . . F Harrison Lodewyk’s second goal of the season gave the Raiders the early lead and away they went. . . . F Carson Latimer had a goal and two assists for the winners, who were 2-2 on the PP. . . .
The Swift Current Broncos overcame a 2-0 deficit and then coughed up a 4-2 
lead before scoring in OT to beat the visiting Regina Pats, 5-4. . . . The Broncos (8-8-0) have won two in a row. . . . The Pats are 8-8-2. . . . D Owen Pickering won it 58 seconds into extra time. . . . The Broncos got a goal and two assists from F Connor Hvidston. . . . F Alexander Suzdalev had a goal and three assists for Regina, which got two scores and a helper from F Connor Bedard. . . . The tweet posted above features some Bedard numbers going into Friday’s games. Last night, Bedard ran his point streak to 17 games. He has 17 points over his past five games. . . .
D Denton Mateychuk’s shootout goal gave the Moose Jaw Warriors a 5-4 victory 
over the Tigers in Medicine Hat. . . . The Warriors (11-6-0) have won two straight. . . . The Tigers (4-9-4) have lost seven in a row (0-4-3). . . . D Bogdans Hodass pulled the Tigers into a 4-4 tie at 12:56 of the third period. . . . The Warriors had scored twice in the first 10 minutes of the opening period but weren’t able to hold the lead. . . . F Jagger Firkus gave them a 4-3 lead at 11:07 of the third, only to have Hodass tie it 1:49 later. . . . F Noah Degenstein, a second-round pick in the WHL’s 2022 draft, made his debut with the Warriors. From Airdrie, Alta., he plays for his hometown U18AAA CFR Bisons. . . . These same two teams will play tonight in Moose Jaw. . . .
In Spokane, the Seattle Thunderbirds scored on each of their first three shots en 
route to a 7-2 victory over the Chiefs. . . . F Gracyn Sawchyn, F Nico Myatovic and D Kevin Korchinski all scored unassisted goals for Seattle before the first period was five minutes old. . . . The Thunderbirds (12-3-0) have won two in a row. . . . The Chiefs (3-11-1) have lost nine straight (0-8-1). . . . F Jared Davidson was back in Seattle’s lineup after not playing since Nov. 1; he missed three games. He had a goal and two assists in this one, and has points in 10 of 11 games as he rides a nine-game streak. . . .
In Kennewick, Wash., the Everett Silvertips built up a 4-0 lead early in the 
second period and hung on for a 4-3 victory over the Tri-City Americans. . . . Everett (12-5-0) has won four straight. . . . Tri-City (7-10–0) has lost two in a row. . . . F Ryan Hofer scored twice — he’s got 12 — as Everett grabbed a 4-0 lead at 1:30 of the second period. . . . F Tyson Greenway pulled the Americans to within one at 3:50 of the third period, but they weren’t able to equalize. . . . D Lukas Dragicevic had two assists in running his point streak to 11 games. He has two points in each of his last two games, and has 23 points, including five goals, in 17 games. . . .
D Luca Cagnoni and F Robbie Fromm-Delorme each scored twice to help the Portland Winterhawks to a 5-1 victory over the Royals in Victoria. . . . Portland led 4-0 by 11:23 of the second period. . . . The Winterhawks (12-1-2) have points in seven straight (5-0-2). . . . The Royals (3-13-3) have lost four in a row (0-3-1). . . . Portland was 3-6 on the PP. . . . They’ll do it again tonight in Victoria.
“Northwestern freshman Michael Cole couldn’t find a taker for one of the $8.50 tickets he bought to the Oct. 26, 1984 Chicago Bulls game, so he kept it,” reports Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times. “And finally sold it this year — for $468,000. Seems there’s still a market for the NBA debut of Michael Jordan.”
And you thought it was over. . . . Henrik Sedin is one of the 2022 inductees who 
will be going into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Monday. Unfortunately, he wasn’t available to attend Friday’s news conference and ring presentation as he is recovering from COVID-19. By taking an extra day to recover, he is hopeful of attending Monday night’s ceremony and perhaps other events over the weekend. . . . Mask up!
BTW, Perry Bergson began covering the Brandon Wheat Kings for the Brandon Sun in 2015. And he hadn’t missed a home game . . . until Friday’s contest against the Red Deer Rebels. . . . “I’m about to miss my first home game — pre-season, regular season or playoff — since I began covering the Wheat Kings in 2015,” he tweeted, “as I deal with round two of COVID. Happily, this time it’s just a bad cold.” . . . Mask up!
THINKING OUT LOUD — Looking for an interesting read? You won’t go wrong with Rising From the Deep: The Seattle Kraken, a Tenacious Push for Expansion, and the Emerald City’s Sports Revival. Written by Geoff Baker, who covers the Kraken for the Seattle Times, this is an engrossing look at what went on financially and politically as the Kraken arrived in Seattle ahead of an NBA team. . . . In 2019-20, the WHL’s average announced attendance for 694 games was 4,154. Last season, for 748 games, the number was 3,205. This season, going into Friday games, that average was 3,182 for 177 games. On a scale of 1-10, how much concern do you think there is among the governors? . . . So the NHL stages its annual Hall of Fame game in Toronto on Friday night — and there is a wonderfully emotional story there involving Börje Salming — and the game isn’t shown nationally. Sheesh, NHL, what were you thinking?
JUNIOR JOTTINGS:
Victor Gervais, a former high-scoring WHL forward, will be inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame in January. . . . Gervais, from Prince George, played four seasons (1985-90) with the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds, putting up 119 and 160 points in the last two. . . . From a news release: “Gervais notched 462 points in just 266 career ECHL games, an average of nearly 1.75 points-per-game. He racked up 305 assists over his career in the league, making him just one of 31 players all-time to record at least 300 helpers. During the 1992-93 season, he led the ECHL with 80 assists while finishing second with 118 points in 59 games. In 1993-94, he racked up 53 assists in just 31 games, an average of 1.71 assists-per-game which ranks as the best single-season average in ECHL history. Gervais’ 1.15 assists-per-game average over his career is tied for the top spot in league history.” . . . The induction ceremony will take place on Jan. 16 in Norfolk, Va., in conjunction with the ECHL’s All-Star Classic. . . .
The BCHL’s Penticton Vees ran their season-opening record to 17-0-0 on Friday night, beating the visiting Vernon Vipers, 6-2. . . . The Vees are scheduled to visit the Trail Smoke Eaters tonight.
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