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REGINA - Dyson Stevenson scored his 25th goal of the season in the second period, and it held up as the winner as the Regina Pats edged the Kootenay Ice 3-2 in Western Hockey League action on Wednesday. Braden Christoffer and Connor Gay also scored for Regina (29-22-5). Luke Philp had a goal and an assist for Kootenay (31-22-4), while Jagger Dirk rounded out the Ice offence. Pats goalie Daniel Wapple made 27 saves for the victory. Kootenays Mackenzie Skapski stopped 28 shots in defeat. --- RAIDERS 4 OIL KINGS 3 EDMONTON -- Collin Valcourt scored two goals and assisted on another as Prince Albert edged Edmonton. Dakota Conroy had a goal and two assists for Prince Albert (29-22-5), and Leon Draisaitl scored one and helped on another. Henrik Samuelsson scored twice and Cole Benson rounded out the offence for Edmonton (40-15-1), whos win streak was halted at 11 games. Cole Cheveldave stopped 41 of 44 shots for the Raiders, who were outshot by 20. Oil Kings goalie Tristan Jarry made 20 saves. --- HURRICANES 3 WHEAT KINGS 2 (OT) LETHBRIDGE, Alta. -- Taylor Cooper scored in overtime to lift the Hurricanes over the Wheat Kings and snap Lethbridges three-game losing streak. Brady Ramsay and Riley Sheen had a goal and two assists apiece for Lethbridge (12-41-5), who won for just the third time in its last 10 games. Richard Nejezchleb and Ryley Lindgren replied for Brandon (28-22-7). Hurricanes goalie Teagan Sacher kicked aside 25 shots while his Wheat Kings counterpart, Jordan Papirny, made 23 saves. --- TIGERS 4 REBELS 1 RED DEER, Alta. -- Curtis Valk had a two-point night with a goal and an assist to lead the Tigers over the Rebels. Tommy Vannelli, Anthony Ast, and Alex Mowbray also scored for Medicine Hat (34-20-3). Tyler Lewington chipped in with three assists. Connor Bleackley replied with the lone goal for Red Deer (27-26-4). Marek Langhammer made 27 saves for the Tigers while Rebels goalie Patrik Bartosak stopped 34 shots. --- WINTERHAWKS 6 COUGARS 4 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- Keegan Iverson scored twice and WHL point-leader Nicolas Petan added three more to his tally with a goal and two assists to power the red-hot Winterhawks over the Cougars. Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist, and Garrett Haar and Tyler Leier also scored for Portland (40-12-5), which has 15 wins in its last 16 games. Troy Bourke scored twice and added an assist for Prince George (24-28-7), and Marc McNulty and Brad Morrison also scored. Corbin Boes stopped 20 shots for the Winterhawks while Ty Edmonds made 29 saves for the Cougars. --- ROCKETS 2 CHIEFS 1 SPOKANE, Wash. -- Cole Linaker scored with 27 seconds left to give the Rockets a close win over the Chiefs. Myles Bell scored a power-play goal to put Kelowna (45-8-4) on the board in the first period. Reid Gow responded for Spokane (32-20-5), tying the game in the third period before Linaker sealed the victory for the Rockets. Jordan Cooke made 29 saves to pick up his 30th win of the season. Chiefs goalie Eric Williams stopped 32 shots in the loss. --- ROYALS 3 AMERICANS 2 (OT) VICTORIA -- Jordan Fransoo scored at 2:26 of overtime to drive the Royals over the Americans. Steven Hodges had a goal and an assist, and Logan Nelson also scored for Victoria (39-16-4), which is 8-0-2 in its last 10. Parker Bowles scored a goal and assisted on another, and Mitch Topping also scored for Tri-City (27-24-6). Beau McCue had assists on both goals. Royals goaltender Coleman Vollrath made 37 saves. Eric Comrie turned aside 25 shots for the Americans. New Jersey Devils Jerseys . Sizemore, who turned 29 on Jan. 4, has been limited to six games over the past two seasons because of an injured left knee that twice required surgery. 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The victory strengthened Liverpools position in the top four after Tottenham lost 1-0 at Norwich in the days late kickoff, cutting the north London club six points adrift of fourth place and the final Champions League slot for next season.TORONTO -- One year after an 8-1 humbling in Honduras that signalled yet another early end to World Cup qualifying, there seemingly has been little to celebrate in Canadian mens soccer. Canada fell to an all-time low in the FIFA rankings Thursday for the second straight month, dropping five positions to No. 111. The Canadians stand 12th in the CONCACAF region, which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean. Going into the Honduras game at San Pedro Sula on Oct. 16, 2012, Canada was ranked 61st in the world and sixth in CONCACAF. Today, the Canadian men stand a hair above No. 112 Antigua and Barbuda, whose population is some 90,000 compared to Canadas 35 million. Canada is below Angola, Botswana, both Congos, Gabon, Guinea and Niger, to name just a few. "I can sympathize with fans who are frustrated that we are not getting the results that we all want to get," said Victor Montagliani, president of the Canadian Soccer Association. Montagliani, however, says the association has shown already it is "fully committed" to getting the national team games, as opposed to past years when the squad has virtually been put on hold following failed World Cup qualifying campaigns. While Canada is looking at the 2018 World Cup, the CSA boss says the 2022 tournament and beyond may be more realistic. "And unfortunately its going to mean some tough results because youre going to be using a lot of players who dont have the caps or the experience to compete at the international level," he said. "And there are some realities we have. Our young players are not getting time with their clubs and those are things I think they need to fix as much as we need to help them to fix. "But I think our approach is sound, in that its long-term, were not going to make decisions based on the way the wind blows in terms of popularity. Quite honestly I think weve done that too much in the past and were going to make decision based on long-term health." The FIFA rankings are not the be-all and end-all in soccer, but its hard to argue with Canadas decline given results over the last 12 months. The Canadians have gone 0-8-3 and scored just once since being thumped in Honduras. They have been outscored 16-1 and have only Marcus Habers goal in a 2-1 loss to Japan in March to avoid a total shutout on the year. As it stands, Canada has not scored in 12 hours 32 minutes. The rebuilding job has fallen to Benito Floro, who has just three games under his belt since officially taking as coach on Aug. 1. With an eye to the future, his focus has clearly been on changing the nationnal team culture while educating a squad that is brimming with youth.dddddddddddd Floro, a 61-year-old Spaniard whose coaching career has taken him from Real Madrid to Mexicos Monterrey, has used long classroom and videos sessions to educate the Canadians in his two camps to date. "I think its been great," said 20-year-old defender Doneil Henry. "Im definitely optimistic and positive for Benito," he added. "Hes been great so far and he really does know the game." Henrys optimism extends to the Canadian squad, which he sees as "a team for the future." Henry, who already has nine senior caps to his credit, was one of four of Toronto FC players aged 23 or younger in the Canadian squad that lost 3-0 to Australia on Tuesday. Other youngsters who saw action included 18-year-old Samuel Piette, 20-year-old Russell Teibert and 21-year-old Stefan Cebara. "If we can start getting these players the professional experience they need at the international stage, it will definitely benefit us in the long run," said Henry. Recent losses, while painful, have shown the youngsters "that this is a mans game," according to Henry. "Theres so much more to learn," he added. "Especially myself going up against, playing against top players in the world. These are the games that we need. "Its going to build our character and build us as individual professionals in the long run. I understand that results right now are hurting us but eventually theres going to be a turn." Henry is certain that with the growth of the three MLS teams academies and Canadians continuing to go overseas, "were going to eventually be there with the top countries in the world." Floro, said Montagliani, is pleased at the reaction of his players to date. "Hes got a positive outlook," the CSA president said. "He knows that its not a task for the faint of heart and that theres a lot of work to do but hes committed to the task." Longtime leader Spain -- the defending World Cup champion --remains atop the FIFA rankings released Thursday, followed by Germany, Argentina, Colombia and Belgium. The Canadian men reached a high of No. 40 in December 1996. Canada last won in October 2012 when it defeated Cuba 3-0 in Toronto. Montagliani said the Canadian men may play a friendly next month while the World Cup qualifying playoffs take place. There will be a January camp plus a March game, with CSA officials hoping they might get to play before the World Cup as well as opportunities in September, October and November. ' ' '