Can we play the Terriers Every Game?

For whatever reason, the Weyburn Red Wings have the Yorkton Terriers number this year. Weyburn improved to 4-0 versus the Terriers this season following a 7-4 win Saturday night in Yorkton. For the second straight night, the Wings managed to get to Lynden Sammartino and tonight overcame a 4-3 deficit after two periods and scored four unanswered goals in the third on their way to victory. Brayden Nargang led the scoring attack for the Wings as he picked up goals #7 & 8 and now had 12 points in 13 games since his return from WHL training camp. Nargang's second goal proved to be the game winner. Preston Shupe, Torrey Lindsay, Luke Johnson and Nick Needham (empty netter) each had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings. Scott Doody also picked up a goal, his second of the season. Michael Seib, Josh Bray and Kyle Haines each chipped in with a pair of assists. Joel Langevin and Craig Cornelson each added an assist as the Wings as usual, spread the scoring around. Kyle Block had a goal and an assist for the Terriers. Michael Trebish, Carter Smith and Scott Jackson also scored for Yorkton. Chris Cook, Drek Derkach, Bryan Hull and Greg Coburn all had assists. Kyle McConnell got the start for Weyburn and made 23 saves. His counterpart, Lynden Sammartino also made 23 saves. As a side note to the game, Michael Seib and Eric Calibaba were involved in fisticuffs for the second consecutive game as both were involved in late first period tussles. Seib fought Michael Trebish while Calibaba battled with Kirk Byczynski. Apparently some bad blood most of boiled over from Friday's game. Just want to take this opportunity to congratulate the guys on a very well earned four points this weekend against a tough opponent whose goaltender happens to be the SJHL's alltime shutout leader. The Wings are now 9-6-1-1 and are tied with the Estevan Bruins for second place in the Sherwood with 20 points each. The Terriers drop back to fifth in the Sherwood as they are now 7-7-1-2.

The Estevan Bruins got back in the win column tonight as they got by the Kindersley Klippers 5-4 in a shootout. Kyle Ermel was the shootout hero for the Bruins and also had an assist in the game. Payden Benning led the way offensively for the Bruins as he had a goal and two assists. Brennan Wrigley and Riley Tetreault each had a goal and an assist for the Bruins while Trevor Mock also had a goal. Ryan Sawka had a pair of goals for Kindersley while Ben Ritchie and Jayde Dunser added singles. Brett Leedahl and Jonathan Redlick each had two assists for Kindersley. Karsten Felske made his second consecutive start for the Bruins and stopped 34 of the 38 shots he faced. Randy Willis made his second start of the season for Kindersley and this time made it through the entire game. Willis stopped 25 Estevan shots. The Bruins are now 9-5-2-0 while the Klippers now have a record of 8-5-0-1.

The Melville Millionaires have all of a sudden found themselves in their first slump of the season as they fell 7-4 to the Flin Flon Bombers at the always tough Whitney Forum. Complicating matters for the Mils is they continued to be without the services of Kyle Cantlon as the reins have been handed over to Travis Bosch while Cantlon recovers from illness. Pierre - Luc Boucher had a two goals and an assist to lead the way for the Bombers. He and his linemates combined for nine points as Reid MacLeod had a goal and two assists and Dennis Kubat contributed three assists. Dustyn Clegg added a goal and an assist for Flin Flon. David Linsley, Brennan Cox and Michael Young also scored for Flin Flon. Dion Campbell scored twice for the Millionaires who also got goals from Justin Klassen and Jordan Reeve. Carsen Chubak picked up the win as he made 16 saves for the Bombers. Bosch was much busier as he faced 45 shots at the other end, stopping 38 of them. The Millionaires drop to 11-3-1-0 and now only have a three point lead over the Bruins and Red Wings but do have games in hand on both clubs. The Bombers improve their record to 8-5-0-1.

Finally, in La Ronge, the Ice Wolves three game winning streak came to a screeching halt as they were shutout 4-0 by the Melfort Mustangs. The Mustangs addressed goaltending concerns recently with the addition of QMJHL veteran Ilya Ejov. The final shots were not available byt Ejov had stopped 12 shots through two periods and was made the games first star. Brett Slobodzian and Clint Olson each had a goal and an assist for the Mustangs. Kyle Fraser and Bo Lenard also picked up goals for the Mustangs while Kassidy Collins added two assists. The Ice Wolves' Sterling Bear was given a five minute major for cross-checking and a game misconduct later in the third period.Jonathan Jobin was in goal for the Ice Wolves and suffered the loss. The Mustangs are now 8-7-0-0 while the Ice Wolves are now 8-7-1-0.

Tonight's Three Stars:
1. Brayden Nargang - Weyburn Red Wings (2 goals including winner)
2. Ilya Ejov - Melfort Mustangs (first SJHL shutout for experienced goaltender)
3. Payden Benning - Estevan Bruins (goal and two assists)

There is only one game in the SJHL tomorrow night as the Estevan Bruins complete their road trip as they head to North Battleford to face the Stars. With a Bruins victory, they would move within a point of Melville for first in the Sherwood.

Reminder - Wings next game is not until Friday now as they get a bit of a break before welcoming the Flin Flon Bombers.

- Brad M.