KINGSTON, Ont. - Joseph Blandisi capped off his hat trick in style on Friday night.Blandisi had a short-handed goal in the third period for his third of the game, and it proved to be the winner for the Barrie Colts in a 5-4 win over the Kingston Frontenacs in Ontario Hockey League play.Garrett Hooey and Andrew Mangiapane also scored for the Colts (7-4-1).Robert Polesello had a hat trick of his own in the loss for the Frontenacs (5-4-1). Juno Lammikko had the other goal for Kingston.Jordan DeKort turned aside nine shots for the win while Jeremy Helvig suffered the loss, making 31 saves.The Frontenacs were successful on 2 of 7 power-play opportunities while Barrie was scoreless on two attempts.---BATTALION 6 ICEDOGS 2ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Alex Henriksson struck twice to help get North Bay by the IceDogs.David Sherman, Jared Steege, Zach Bratina and Nick Paul also chipped in for the Battalion (5-2-3).Anthony DiFruscia and Hayden McCool scored for Niagara (2-10-0).---WHALERS 5 STEELHEADS 0PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Matt Mistele and Will Bitten both had two goals for the Whalers as they shut out Mississauga.Matthew Campagna added another while Sonny Milano had three assists for Plymouth (6-5-1).Alex Nedeljkovic made 16 saves for the shutout while Cameron Zanussi kicked out 30 shots for the Steelheads (4-4-0).---OTTERS 6 GREYHOUNDS 4SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Dylan Strome struck twice for Erie as they edged the Greyhounds.Taylor Raddysh, Trent Fox, Nick Betz and Connor McDavid all found the back of the net for the Otters (10-0-1).Edmonton Oilers prospect Darnell Nurse scored his first of the year for Sault Ste. Marie (9-3-0). Colton White, Blake Speers and Jean Dupuy rounded out the attack.---BULLS 4 STING 3 (SO)SARNIA, Ont. — Brett Welychka had the winning goal in the shootout for Belleville in its victory over the Sting.Justin Lemcke, Remi Elie and Jordan Subban all scored in regulation for the Bulls (9-2-0).Anthony DeAngelo, Brandon Lindberg and Pavel Zacha all had a goal for Sarnia (4-5-2).---STORM 5 SPITFIRES 2GUELPH, Ont. — Pius Suter scored three times as the Storm skated past Windsor.Phil Baltisberger and James McEwan supplied the rest of the Guelph (7-3-0) offence.Sam Povorozniouk had two goals for the Spitfires (3-7-1).---ATTACK 4 RANGERS 3 (SO)KITCHENER, Ont. — Petrus Palmu found the back of the net in the shootout to lift Owen Sound over the Rangers.Thomas Schemitsch, Ethan Szypula and Keenan Reynolds also scored for the Attack (7-3-3).Brandon Robinson, Darby Llewellyn and Mike Davies chipped in for Kitchener (5-3-3).---KNIGHTS 5 67s 2LONDON, Ont. — Aaron Berisha struck twice in the first period for the Knights as they beat Ottawa.Kevin Kilma, Christian Dvorak and Michael McCarron all had a goal for London (5-6-0).Travis Barron and Sam Studnicka both scored for the 67s (4-6-0).---PETES 6 WOLVES 4SUDBURY, Ont. — Nick Ritchie had a goal and an assist to help lead Peterborough by the Wolves.Steven Varga, Josh MacDonald, Greg Betzold, Josh Maguire and Michael Clarke also scored for the Petes (2-5-3).Nicholas Baptiste struck twice for Sudbury (1-11-0) with Jacob Harris and Matt Schmalz also chipping in.---GENERALS 8 SPIRIT 5OSHAWA, Ont. — Mitchell Vande Sompel scored once and added four assists as the Generals got by Saginaw.Cole Cassels had two goals for Oshawa (11-1-1) while Josh Sterk, Tobias Lindberg, Jose Manchurek, Hunter Smith and Sam Harding rounded out the attack.Connor Brown recorded a hat trick for the Spirit (5-6-1) with Dylan Sadowy and Devon Paliani also responding.--- Marvin Plattenhardt Germany Jersey . 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The Vikings spent big money to keep defensive end Everson Griffen and sign defensive tackle Linval Joseph to replace Jared Allen and Kevin Williams. They also worked hard to keep quarterback Matt Cassel and get cornerback Captain Munnerlyn to help beef up the struggling defensive backfield, while sprinkling in Simpson, Cox and Fred Evans on one-year deals for depth. "By doing that, it sure helps you head into the draft not to get boxed in; well, youve got to take this position," Spielman said on Friday. "Now we have that flexibility to see how the draft is going to fall -- and I do believe this is a very deep draft and the potential of moving up or down in the draft to accumulate picks -- youre still going to be able to add a lot of youth and a lot of young talent that can come in and help our ball club." The Vikings pick No. 8 overall in the draft, which starts May 8. Addressing many of their most pressing needs in free agency frees Spielman to get creative. With Cassel, he doesnt have to draft a quarterback early. With Joseph there to occupy double teams, he doesnt have to get a run stuffer to play next to last years first-round pick, Sharrif Floyd. With Munnerlyn on one corner opposite Xavier Rhodes, and Cox added to a group that also includes Marcus Sherels and Josh Robinson, he doesnt have to draft a cornerback rright away.dddddddddddd. The aggressiveness also gives a new coaching staff that includes head coach Mike Zimmer, offensive co-ordinator Norv Turner and defensive co-ordinator George Edwards, a solid veteran base with which to work. "I think by the activity that weve done so far, its by no means the end of what were going to do," Spielman said. "Well continue to monitor the market and work through the next couple weeks. But it gives us the flexibility that well need heading into the draft, where you dont have to hone and say you have to take this position. Again, with the opportunity as we develop our draft board to take the best available player." Simpson bounced back from an injury-plagued first season in Minnesota in 2012 with a solid season last year. He caught 48 passes for a career-high 726 yards in 2013 and expressed a desire to return to the Vikings when the season closed. Spielman said the Vikings like the deep threat Simpson brings to the table alongside fellow receivers Greg Jennings and Cordarrelle Patterson. But Simpson could face discipline from the league for a drunken driving arrest when next season opens. "He does have explosive speed down the field and does give us a vertical threat, but we felt confident enough and comfortable enough after the new coaching staff had met with him and understand the whole circumstance behind that last arrest that we re-signed him back to a one-year deal," Spielman said. Spielman said the Vikings were in talks to bring back left guard Charlie Johnson and were not closing the door on a possible return for Williams, the stalwart defensive tackle who has anchored Minnesotas line since 2003. The Vikings hosted defensive tackle Henry Melton for a visit, but he left on Thursday without a deal. "Theres no decision thats been made," Spielman said of Williams. "I told him wed leave it open. But we were trying to address some other needs that we definitely wanted to get done first." ' ' '