Elsewhere in the SJHL!

Although not all scoring summaries are available, I have been able to obtain the out of town scores for all games. Of course, as reported in the prior post, the Wings defeated the Terriers 5-4 in a shootout.

In North Battleford, the Stars battled back in the third period from a 2-0 deficit before succumbing in overtime to the Kindersley Klippers. Ryan Sawka scored all three Klipper goals in the victory. Jayde Dunser added two assists for Kindersley. Ryan Nieszner made 29 saves for the win while rookie Ryan Kerpan took the loss for the Stars but did manage 34 saves on 37 shots for the young Stars squad.

In Melville, the Mils fans went home happy as Melville dumped Estevan 5-0 on opening night. Kyle Cantlon, making his first SJHL regular season start, made 28 saves to earn the shutout. Dion Campbell and Scott Hennings each had a goal and two assists for the Millionaires. Brad Johnston also had a goal and assist. Jarret Fisher and Matt Kinnunen also replied for Melville who peppered Bruins goaltender Guillaume Perusse with 47 shots.

Humboldt looked very strong on home ice on opening night as they trounced the Notre Dame Hounds 6-1. Taylor Nelson had his shutout bid stopped by Hounds rookie Thomas Williams late in the third period. Tory Allan led the Broncos attack with two goals, with Jordan Schindel, Matthew Kirzinger, Steven Schroeder and Evan Bryksa adding singles. Andre-Michel Guay started in goal for the Hounds allowing 5 goals on 29 shots before making way for Antoine Desrosiers who stopped 14 of the 15 shots he faced.

In La Ronge, the Ice Wolves skated away with a 4-0 shutout victory over the Nipawin Hawks. There was no goaltender statistics available although I would suspect Jonathan Jobin was in net for the Wolves. Calvin Fiddler, David Lawrence, Jordie Johnston and Adam Moar scored for La Ronge. Jarrid Dowhay returned from the WHL's Prince Albert Raiders and picked up an assist for the Wolves.

In Flin Flin, the Bombers won their first home opener in six years as they downed the Melfort Mustangs 4-2. Dominic Martel scored the game winner midway through the second period for the Bombers. Pierre-Luc Boucher, Robert Beaudry and Dennis Kubat also scored for Flin Flon. Ryan Gareau and Jordan Morgan replied for the Mustangs who begin the season without the talented Taylor Watt in the lineup. The Bombers made their shots count as they only mustered 21 shots at David Ritz. Calvin Bartel was not much busier as he stopped 22 of 24 shots fired his way.

Just a reminder that the Wings host the Terriers Saturday night in the home opener. The Family Place will be hosting a tail gate party outside the rink before the game. Be sure to save up some room for some tasty burgers and dogs.

Hope to see ya at the rink. Lets pack the Colosseum tomorrow night.

- Brad M.