The Brandon Wheat Kings played their best hockey early on and in the late stages of Saturday night's game against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. However, it was the middle part that hurt them.
Rouyn-Noranda scored five unanswered goals after falling down 1-0 just 2:44 into the contest and held off a late rush by the Western Hockey League champions to pick up a 5-3 victory on the second day of the Memorial Cup at the Enmax Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta.
Colorado Avalanche prospect AJ Greer scored the Huskies' first goal and Timo Meier tallied twice to help the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League titleholders start their first Memorial Cup tournament on the right foot.