Saturday Night Roundup!

For the second consecutive night, the Notre Dame Hounds surrendered 11 goals in a game, as they were clobbered by the Flin Flon Bombers 11-2. Dennis Kubat and Reid MacLeod (pictured left) each had two goals and two assists to lead the Bombers attack. Tommy Castonguay added two goals for the Bombers. Castonguay and Pierre-Luc Boucher both had three point games for the Bombers. Myles Masse, Jordan Cherney, Dustyn Clegg and Shawn McNulty also scored for the Bombers. Masse, Robert Beaudry, Cole Wilson, David Linsley and Jean-Michel Allard all had multi-point games for the Bombers. Steven Robinson, a former Bomber, had a goal and an assist for the Hounds. Eddie Gale scored the other Notre Dame goal. Carsen Chubak played the first two periods in goal for the Bombers stopping 14 shots. Riley Ross came in for the third period and also made 14 saves. It was a rough night for both Hounds tenders as Andre-Michel Guay allowed eight goals on only 28 shots in 36 minutes of play. Antoine Desrosiers was not that busy in the final 24 minutes of play but allowed 3 goals on 9 shots. The Bombers improve to 3-3-0-1 to move into third in the Itech Conference. The Hounds drop to 1-7-0-0 with the loss.

One has to think that Hounds head coach Mike Vandenberghe might be looking for some goaltending help after the two results so far this weekend. To make things tougher on the Hounds, they have to face the defending Credential Cup Champion Humboldt Broncos on Sunday night. It will be interesting to see how the Hounds respond to giving up 22 goals in the last two games.

The Estevan Bruins improved to 5-3-0-0 on Saturday night as they defeated the La Ronge Ice Wolves 6-3. Payden Benning, Kyle Ermel and Kyle Stroh (pictured left) all had a goal and an assist for the Bruins. Kyle Garagan added two goals, one of which was into an empty net. Vincein Scott was the other goal scorer for the Bruins as he had to eventual game winner at 8:14 of the second period. Kealin Wong added two assists for the Bruins. Jarrid Dowhay and Jordie Johnston each had a goal and an assist for the Ice Wolves. Calvin Fiddler also scored for the Wolves. Guillaume Perusse was in goal for the Bruins and made 30 saves. Brian Kaval stopped 32 shots in the La Ronge net. The Ice Wolves drop to 3-5 with the loss.

The Battlefords North Stars broke out of their losing streak as they defeated the Kindersley Klippers 6-4 on Saturday night. Nick Kalnicki (pictured left) made up for a slow start to the season as he had a goal and three assists for the Stars. Ryan Scheafer, Rick Cey and Jason Walker all had a goal and an assist for the Stars. Barrett Penner and Cory Demko also scored for the Stars who also got two assists from defenseman Matt Restoule. Kendall Holmes had a goal and an assist for Kindersley. Jeremy Beller, Jayde Dunser and Casey Rempel also scored for the Klippers. Ryan Kerpan made 31 stops to preserve the victory for Battlefords. Matt Weninger was chased from the net early in the first period after giving up 2 quick goals on 7 shots. Ryan Nieszner went the rest of the way for Kindersley and stopped 24 of the 27 shots he faced. The Stars are now 2-6-0-1. Kindersley drops to 4-3-0-0.

Saturday's Stars:

1. Reid MacLeod - Flin Flon Bombers (2 goals, 2 assists)

2. Nick Kalnicki - Battlefords North Stars (1 goal, 3 assists)

3. Tommy Castonguay - Flin Flon Bombers (2 goals, 1 assists)

There are two games on Sunday night in the SJHL as the Notre Dame Hounds complete their road trip in Humboldt and the Estevan Bruins finish up their three game trip in Melfort.

Be sure to check back tonight for updates on those games and updated power rankings.

Reminder: Wings next game is Tuesday night when Notre Dame is in town. Game time is 7:30. The Wings then head north on the long weekend with games in Kindersley, Battlefords and Humboldt.

- Brad M.