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Daily Dose of the Dub: Wiebe suspended one game, Giants fined $250 and more

Written by Ben Dooley on

Rebels Wiebe suspended for one game

Red Deer Rebels forward Jaxsen Wiebe was suspended for one game for this knee-on-knee hit against Winnipeg on Friday night. Wiebe sat out Saturday’s game against Calgary and will be eligible to play Wednesday against Lethbridge

Giants fined $250 

The Vancouver Giants have been fined $250 for what the league is calling a “warm-up violation” on Friday night against the Kamloops Blazers.

Garand leaves with lower-body injury

Kamloops Blazers goaltender Dylan Garand was injured after being rammed into by Vancouver Giants forward Tristen Nielsen. Garand did not return to the game and Head Coach Shaun Clouston was unsure of his timetable for a return.

Wedman out for Kelowna

Matthew Wedman did not play in the second half of a back-to-back with the Spokane Chiefs on Saturday night. Cole Schweibus was projected to be the starting goalie but Roman Basran ended up between the pipes to start the game.

Brks out for Royals

Graeme Bryks was an odd scratch for the Victoria Royals on Saturday against Moose Jaw. No word on what kept him out of the lineup.

Little joins long list of scratches

John Little joined a long list of scratches for Tri-City’s game against the Prince George Cougars.

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Lyda returns to Thunderbirds

Blake Lyda was healthy enough to be the back-up for the Seattle Thunderbirds on Saturday against Portland. He last played against the Medicine Hat Tigers on January 4th. This news allowed the team to return Thomas Milic to his CSSHL team.

Viggars back for Hitmen

After being out for almost the entire season, Andrew Viggars was back in the lineup for the Calgary Hitmen on Saturday.

Milestones

  • Robbie Fromm-Delorme (Portland) played in his 100th WHL game.
  • Andrej Kukuca (Seattle) recorded his 100th WHL point.
  • Mason Dunsford (Tri-City) posted his first WHL win and point.
  • Riley Gannon (Victoria) scored his first WHL goal.

Three Stars:

First Star: Victoria’s Carson Miller had two goals and one assist

Second Star: Victoria’s Brandon Cutler had two goals and one assist.

Third Star: Vancouver’s David Tendeck made 40 saves on 42 shots

Honourable Mention

Tri-City’s Mason Dunsford made 37 saves on 39 shots.