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CALGARY - Greg Chase had two goals and two assists as the Calgary Hitmen crushed the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 7-3 on Saturday in Western Hockey League play. Jake Virtanen also scored twice for the Hitmen (26-8-5), who extended their win streak to four games, while Alex Roach, Brady Brassart and Travis Sanheim had a goal and an assist apiece. Scott Cooke, Bryson Gore and Torrin White scored for the Warriors (12-24-6). Mack Shields made 28 saves for Calgary. Moose Jaws Justin Paulic allowed six goals on 34 shots before giving way to Brody Willms, who stopped 4-of-5 shots in 13 minutes of relief. The game was chippy right from the beginning and a combined 191 minutes in penalties were handed out to the two clubs. In total, 12 fighting majors were given, as well as nine miscoducts, including a game misconduct to Calgarys Joe Mahone for head butting 3:31 into the first period. The Hitmen went 1 for 8 on the power play while the Warriors scored once on six chances with the man advantage. --- BLADES 5 HURRICANES 2 SASKATOON — Troy Trombley stopped 43 shots, including 24 in the third period, as the Blades hung on to defeat Lethbridge. Nick Zajac and Logan Harland each scored twice for Saskatoon (12-27-4), who held a 4-0 lead after two periods of play, and Chase Clayton scored once. Reid Duke and Jamal Watson scored for the Hurricanes (8-30-5). Lethbridges Corbin Boes turned away 42-of-46 shots in a losing cause. --- WHEAT KINGS 4 PATS 3 (OT) BRANDON, Man. — Richard Nejezchleb scored with four seconds remaining in extra time as the Wheat Kings narrowly escaped blowing a three-goal lead. John Quenneville, Tyler Coulter and Jens Meilleur gave Brandon (21-16-4) a 3-0 lead after 40 minutes of play. Colby Williams scored twice in the third period for Regina (20-18-4) and Patrick DAmico had the other to complete the comeback and earn at least one point. Jordan Papirny made 31 saves for the Wheat Kings while Dawson MacAuley stopped 36-of-40 shots for the Pats. --- OIL KINGS 7 THUNDERBIRDS 0 EDMONTON — Tristan Jarry stopped 22 shots and Henrik Samuelsson had five assists as the Oil Kings blanked Seattle for their third win in a row. Reid Petryk scored twice for Edmonton (26-12-1) while Mitchell Moroz had a goal and two assists. Ashton Sautner, Luke Bertolucci, Brandon Ralph and Brett Pollock also scored for the Oil Kings. Danny Mumaugh turned away 36-of-43 shots for Seattle (22-12-5). --- BRONCOS 3 TIGERS 1 MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Eetu Laurikainen stopped 46-of-47 shots as Swift Current downed the Tigers for its first win in three outings. Colby Cave, Jake Debrusk and Coda Gordon supplied the offence for the Broncos (22-15-6). Cole Sanford scored the lone goal for Medicine Hat (23-13-3), which came into the contest with back-to-back victories. Daniel Wapple gave up three goals on 21 shots for the Tigers. --- ROYALS 3 WINTERHAWKS 2 PORTLAND, Ore. — Steven Hodges scored the winner at 16:40 of the third period and Coleman Vollrath made 37 saves as Victoria handed the Winterhawks their fourth loss in a row. The Royals (28-14-2) also got goals from Axel Blomqvist and Austin Carroll. Dominic Turgeon and Layne Viveiros scored for Portland (25-15-4). Jarrod Schamerhorn stopped 23-of-26 shots in net for the Winterhawks. --- COUGARS 3 BLAZERS 1 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Marc McNultys power-play goal 12:08 into the second period stood up as the winner as the Cougars beat Kamloops. Klarc Wilson and Zach Pochiro had a goal and an assist each for Prince George (16-21-5) and Todd Fiddler tacked on two assists. Cole Ully scored for the Blazers (10-27-4), who sit last in the Western Conference. Ty Edmonds made 19 saves for the Cougars while Taran Kozun kicked out 37-of-40 shots for Kamloops. --- ROCKETS 4 GIANTS 2 KELOWNA, B.C. — Myles Bell scored twice and set up one more as the Rockets doubled up Vancouver. Carter Rigby and Justin Kirkland also scored for Kelowna (33-4-2), which has won 17 of its last 18 contests, and Jesse Lees had two assists. Alex Baer and Cain Franson scored for the Giants (20-15-7), who had their three-game win streak halted. Jordon Cooke made 21 saves for the Rockets while Payton Lee turned aside 32-of-36 shots for Vancouver. --- CHIEFS 3 SILVERTIPS 2 (OT) SPOKANE, Wash. — Mike Aviani scored twice, including the winner, and added an assist as the Chiefs slipped past Everett. Aviani scored 56 seconds into extra time for Spokane (25-13-2) while Jason Fram had a goal and an assist. Jujhar Khaira and Carson Stadnyk scored for the Silvertips (23-13-5), who fall to fifth in the Western Conference standings one point behind the Chiefs. 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Tom Brady Jersey New England Patriots . - Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has nothing but good problems right now.Its no secret within the locker room that several members of the Vancouver Whitecaps love to dance. Youll have seen some quality evidence during the wildly successful campaign that surrounded their 40-year, 70s themed anniversary match in May. There have also been some impromptu dance parties involving the Latin-based players grooving to their preferred music sometimes in makeshift dance-halls, like a hotel business centre. So perhaps its appropriate that the Whitecaps as a team prefer a willing, and similarly skilled, dance partner when they pair up on weekends. The proof comes in the form of victories over New York, Houston, Portland, Columbus, Seattle and most recently, Kansas City. The common thread amongst those teams; their own desire to get forward and play. Conversely, teams like Chivas, Chicago and Montreal, ones that didnt appear in the mood to tango, obviously tripped up the Whitecaps rhythm. You could argue that those teams are equally devoid of a midfield maestro; the guy who can dictate tempo. Its an issue that could rear its head this Saturday in Los Angeles when Carl Robinsons young team visits the "Goats." One would think that teams without a dominant middle third would be over-run by the likes of Pedro Morales, Gershon Koffie and Mattias Laba. But thats not the way the story has unfolded for much of 2014. Midfield was where the Whitecaps ultimately won their seventh game against the likes of KCs talented Benny Feilhaber and Honduran World Cup participant Jorge Claros. It was Morales who dropped deep to accept the ball before launching what turned into the 17th minute own goal. Then 23 miinutes later, Labas foresight led to the perfectly executed counter that finished with Darren Mattocks slotting home from 18 yards.dddddddddddd But when Robinsons group is in the mood to hustle while the opponent wants to waltz, it puts a lot of pressure on the leader to freestyle. Morales would benefit greatly from the occasional bounce (as he did on Sunday) or the odd goal from a corner or free kick. They lost their dead ball specialist and proven poacher in the off-season, but in new centreback signing Kendall Waston, the Caps may have found a partial solution. The towering Tico has, by Costa Rican League standards, a simply outstanding goal scoring record. He is difficult to defend on dead ball opportunities, and will potentially remedy an area the Whitecaps have been deficient in since joining MLS. (Vancouver has just three goals from its centre backs in its 3+ year history). He will also aid in preventing those same types of goals from occuring in his own penalty area, where the Whitecaps have also been vulnerable. (Remember the late stages of the Amway Canadian Championship second leg vs Montreal, or the early second half of this years Chivas home game?) Look back since 2011 and its shocking how many points have been erased from those types of goals. Having someone whos willing to take the lead in either box like Waston might help the Whitecaps finally convert even a fraction of the dead ball chances theyve been creating. In doing so, opponents will be forced to drop their attacking inhibitions more often and join the dance party. Which is precisely when the Whitecaps seem to put their best foot forward. ' ' '