VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Giants honoured late co-owner Pat Quinn with a win on Friday.The Giants beat the Portland Winterhawks 3-2 in Western Hockey League action, in Vancouvers first home game since Quinns death on Nov. 23.The team held a pre-game ceremony in honour of Quinn, a former player, coach and executive in the National Hockey League. Vancouver also unveiled a jersey patch and logo to commemorate him.On the ice, it was Jackson Houck who scored twice and added an assist for the Giants (11-18-0). Carter Popoff rounded out the attack, in the debut of head coach Claude Noel.Noel previously coached the Winnipeg Jets from 2011-14 and was hired by Vancouver on Nov. 30.Miles Koules and Alex Schoenborn each had a goal for Portland (15-13-3), which had its six-game winning streak snapped in the loss.Payton Lee got the win, making 32 saves, while Brendan Burke turned aside 34 shots for the Winterhawks.The Giants went 2 for 5 on the power play while Portland was scoreless on six chances.---BRONCOS 5 HURRICANES 2SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Coda Gordon scored twice and added an assist as the Broncos defeated Lethbridge.Colby Cave, Jay Merkley and Andreas Schumacher rounded out the Swift Current (15-12-4) attack. The win snaps a three-game losing skid for the Broncos.Taylor Cooper and Zane Jones found the back of the net for the Hurricanes (6-18-4).---PATS 3 WHEAT KINGS 2BRANDON, Man. — Adam Brooks had a pair of goals for Regina in its win over the Wheat Kings.Braden Christoffer had the other goal for the Pats (18-10-1), who won their fifth straight.Nolan Patrick and Reid Duke replied with their ninth goals of the season for Brandon (21-7-2).---HITMEN 6 OIL KINGS 2CALGARY — Connor Rankin had a hat trick as the Hitmen dominated Edmonton.Jordy Stallard, Adam Tambellini and Elliott Peterson also scored for Calgary (16-11-3).Mitchell Walter and Garan Magnes chipped in for the Oil Kings (14-11-5) in the third period.---REBELS 2 WARRIORS 1RED DEER, Alta. — Conner Bleackley scored the game-winning goal on the power play for the Rebels as they edged Moose Jaw.It was Bleackleys second goal of the game, after tying the score for Red Deer (15-11-4) in the first period.Jack Rodewald opened the scoring for the Warriors (12-13-3).---ICE 2 CHIEFS 1CRANBROOK, B.C. — Captain Sam Reinhart scored on the power play in the third period to lift Kootenay over Spokane.Jaedon Descheneau opened the scoring 41 seconds into the game for the Ice (14-15-0), who won their third straight.Jason Fram responded with a late second-period goal for the Chiefs (14-10-3).---RAIDERS 5 BLAZERS 4KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Jayden Hart scored a power-play goal at 19:34 of the third period as Prince Albert edged the Blazers.Simon Stransky had a goal and two assists for the Raiders (15-14-0). Reid Gardiner, Dylan Stewart and Gage Quinney rounded out the attack.Matt Revel struck twice for Kamloops (12-14-5), with Cole Ully and Logan McVeigh also chipping in.---COUGARS 4 ROCKETS 3KELOWNA, B.C. — Chase Witala had two of Prince Georges four second-period goals in its win over the Rockets.Sam Ruopp and Marc McNulty also scored for the Cougars (14-15-0).Nick Merkley, Rourke Chartier and Justin Kirkland scored for Kelowna (23-4-3).---ROYALS 6 BLADES 3VICTORIA — Axel Blomqvist recorded a hat trick as the Royals doubled up Saskatoon.Joe Hicketts, Greg Chase and Chaz Reddekopp also had goals for Victoria (16-14-2), which scored four straight in the third period.Ryan Coghlan, Alex Forsberg and Brett Stovin supplied the offence for the Blades (7-21-2), who havent won in six games.---THUNDERBIRDS 3 AMERICANS 1KENT, Wash. — Ryan Gropp had a goal and an assist as Seattle downed Tri-City.Jerret Smith and Ethan Bear also chipped in with goals for the Thunderbirds (12-12-4).Jordan Topping responded with his first of the season for the Americans (15-13-0).---TIGERS 5 SILVERTIPS 2EVERETT, Wash. — Trevor Cox had a hat trick and added an assist to lead Medicine Hat over the Silvertips.Chad Labelle and Cole Sanford rounded out the attack for the Tigers (20-6-2), for their fourth-straight win.Remi Laurencelle had two second-period goals for Everett (17-6-4). 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