SJHL Tuesday Night!

All eyes were on Kindersley tonight for the big Sherwood conference matchup between the host Klippers and the visiting Melville Millionaires. The Millionaires took an early 2-0 lead before giving up give goals in the second period as the Klippers win 6-4 and move into a share of first place in the Sherwood with Weyburn.

Ryan Sawka (2 goals, 3 assists), Jonathan Redlick (1 goal, 2 assists) and Brett Leedahl (1 goal, 2 assists) led the way offensively for the Klippers. Matt Sawa added a goal and an assist for the Klippers. Kirk Pearce had the other Kindersley goal. Casey Rempel, Justin Perreaux, Jayde Dunser and Scott Linnell each had one assist for the Klippers. Bryant Dyke scored twice for Melville with both of his goals being assisted on by Kale Dolinski. Jordan Reeve and Derek Edwards also scored for Melville. Jarret Fisher, Dion Campbell and Shane Stanicky each had an assist. Ryan Nieszner got the start for the Klippers and made 28 saves for the win. For the second consecutive game, Kyle Cantlon was pulled after allowing three goals in less than three minutes as he only made 9 saves on 12 shots. Travis Bosch went the rest of the way making 13 saves on 16 shots and Bosch will be charged with the loss. Cantlon was pulled against Weyburn on Saturday night after allowing three goals in less than two minutes. The Millionaires now trail both Weyburn and Kindersley by four points in the Sherwood conference standings.

In Estevan, the Bruins were looking to go into the Christmas break on a high but will have to settle for less as they were shutdown 4-2 by Jonathan Jobin and the La Ronge Ice Wolves. Jobin was outstanding in the La Ronge goal as he made 44 saves on the night. Calvin Fiddler had a pair of goals on the game. Joel Belair added a goal and an assist for the Wolves while Jarrid Dowhay had an empty netter. Jordie Johnston had a pair of assists for the Ice Wolves with single helpers going to Ryan Desjarlais and Bruno-Pier Gosselin. Brant Harris and Kyle Stroh scored for the Bruins with assists going to Kealin Wong, Chad Filteau, Colton MacPherson and Kyle Ermel. David Ritz made 28 saves for the Bruins. Gosselin was ejected late in the second period after receiving a checking from behind major and game misconduct which was called by one of the linsemen as referee Nathan Wieler did not see the hit. In speaking with Dallas Hicks of MBC radio after the game, Ice Wolves head coach Bob Beatty felt the hit should not have even warranted a minor penalty never mind a major. According to the comments on the radio, there were even Bruin fans surprised by the call. Although I was not at the game, I question a linseman making a major call on this play. Can anyone who was at the game elaborate on the play?

In Nipawin, the Hawks were hosting the Notre Dame Hounds and it was the Hawks hanging on for a 5-4 win after leading 5-2 with four minutes to play in the third period. Steve Mason had two goals and an assist to lead the way for the Hawks. Dean Prpick added a pair of goals for the Hawks while Brent Ottmann had a goal and two assists. Torrie Dyck and Jordan Bourgonje each had two assists for the Hawks while Mike Brodziak and Kyle Cowan each had an assist. Blake Peake, Cody Mapes, Travis Montgomery and Rylan Schwartz scored for the Hounds. Thomas Williams had two assists while single helpers went to Blayne Stevenson and Kyle Ireland. Daniel DiCamillo made his second start in a row for the Hawks and made 32 saves to improve to 2-0 in his SJHL career. Andre - Michel Guay got the start for the Hounds and was extremely busy as he was peppered with 48 shots, stopping 43 of them.

Tonight's SJHL Three Stars:
* Ryan Sawka - Kindersley Klippers (five point night for Klippers leading scorer)
** Jonathan Jobin - La Ronge Ice Wolves (44 saves performance to lead Ice Wolves to victory over the Bruins)
*** Steve Mason - Nipawin Hawks (3 point night, reaping the rewards of playing on a line with Ottmann and Dyck)

Tomorrow Night - Be sure to head down to the Colosseum as it will be the last chance for you to see the Wings before the Christmas break. The La Ronge Ice Wolves will be in town as the Wings look for there first win over La Ronge this season. The Wings should be fired up after a taking one on the chin on Sunday night so come out and cheer on the guys.

- Brad M.