WHL Plays of the Week: Feb. 10-16

Goaltender Mac Engel and the Spokane Chiefs suffered a loss to the Vancouver Giants on Wednesday

WHL Plays of the Week: Feb. 10-16

Here are the Top 10 from the WHL, featuring four highlights from the Kelowna Rockets and a give-and-go from the Vancouver Giants.

Feb. 17, 2012 1:00 p.m.
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Zach Franko’s hat trick, Carter Rigby’s top-corner hockey, and the miraculous glove of Adam Brown all make appearances in a Rockets-filled Top 10 plays from the WHL, Feb. 10-16, 2012.

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