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WHL roundup: Birnie nets shootout winner, Broncos beat Warriors 4-3

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Brady Birnie scored in the fifth round of the shootout to lift the Swift Current Broncos to a 4-3 victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors in Western Hockey League action on Tuesday night at Moose Jaw Events Centre.

Grayson Burzynski, Carlin Dezainde and Clarke Caswell scored in regulation time for the Broncos (12-6-0-0), who outshot the hosts 46-28 but had difficulty getting pucks past Broncos' netminder Jackson Unger. Birnie and Luke Mistelbacher each chipped in with two assists.

Ethan Hughes, Brayden Yager and Aiden Ziprick scored for the Warriors (4-13-2-1), who led 1-0 after the first period but were tied 1-1 heading into the third.

The Warriors went 1-for-1 on the power play, while the Broncos went 0-for-2.

Elsewhere in the WHL on Tuesday:

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THUNDERBIRDS 3 REBELS 2 (SO)

SEATTLE, Wash. — Braeden Cootes had a goal in the shootout, on the power play and while short-handed as the Seattle Thunderbirds rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat the visiting Red Deer Rebels 3-2.

Netminder Grayson Malinoski stopped 29 of 31 shots for the Thunderbirds (6-11-2-1), who trailed 1-0 after the first period and 2-0 heading into the third.

Beckett Hamilton and Ollie Josephson scored for the Rebels (9-8-1-1), who went 0-for-4 on the power play. The T-Birds were 1-for-7.

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

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 12, 2024.

The Canadian Press

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