Wings Fall To Broncos In Shootout

The Weyburn Red Wings and Humboldt Broncos opened up the Notre Dame tournament in Wilcox this afternoon with the Broncos coming away with the 3-2 shootout victory. Jordan Schindel scored both Bronco goals in regulation well Steven Schroeder added the shootout winner. Brayden Klimosko chipped in with two assists while Matt Rintoul also had an assist for Humboldt.
Luke Johnson continued his scoring streak in the preseason by picking up a goal for the Wings. Preston Shupe also scored. Assists went to Michael Seib, Torrey Lindsay and Kyle Johnson.
Taylor Nelson stopped 10 of 11 shots for the Broncos in 30 minutes of play while Andrew Bodnarchuk was much busier making 31 of 32 saves in 35 minutes of action.
Brittan Kuhlman played the first period for the Wings stopping 9 of 10 shots with AJ Whiffen going the rest of the way stopping 24 of the 25 shots he faced.
The Wings are right back at it tomorrow when the Notre Dame Hounds come to town. Game time is 7:30 at the Colosseum. The Wings return to Notre Dame on Saturday night and then conclude their preseason schedule in Estevan on Sunday afternoon.
Hope to see you all tomorrow night at the Colosseum.

- Brad M.

Nargang Off To Tri-City

Despite being released by the Edmonton Oil Kings expansion franchise, Brayden Nargang is still trying to catch on in the WHL again. The former Portland Winter Hawk is now in camp with the Tri-City Americans. Nargang spent most of last season in Weyburn and was a big part of the team down the stretch. Best of luck to Brayden in his future endeavours.

- Brad M.

I was looking forward to seeing Nargang come back to the Weyburn Red Wings this season. He was just beginning to show what he could really do here. I wish him the best of luck in the future but if things don't work out there is still a place for him here in Weyburn.

- Troy K

Story from US newspaper about Wings!

I would like to thank Lisa and Kevin Folk for passing on this article to me so that I could share with all of our readers. THis just goes to show that you can find hockey players anywhere.

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE
Saskatchewan Junior Team Mines South, Finds Potential Gems

In case you were seeking more proof that the South is respected in hockey circles, look no further than the Weyburn Red Wings’ decision to hold a tryout camp in Nashville this year.

The Red Wings have a well-earned reputation as one of the most successful franchises in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, a tier II junior A league. Led by Dwight McMillan, the second-winningest coach in all of junior hockey, with 920 victories, Weyburn has consistently been one of the top junior teams north of the border.

In order to further its tradition of excellence, Weyburn held a tryout camp April 29 and 30 at the Centennial Sportsplex in Nashville. It was the first SJHL camp ever held in the U.S., let alone in the South. McMillan, along with assistant coach Darcy Pindus and scout Kelly Klippenstein, watched some of the top young talent in USA Hockey’s Southeastern District show off their skills.

McMillan liked what he saw, saying, “I’m very surprised with the great talent that’s down here. There’s some great players here, especially the younger players.”

McMillan was impressed enough to offer invitations to Weyburn’s tryout camp, August 27-30, to 20 kids from the Southeast, roughly half of whom are old enough to play for Weyburn now.

Among those who received invites and are old enough to play junior hockey were James Hogan and Derek Kimbro, forwards with the Southern Flyers midget program in Nashville, and goalie Nicolas Wydock, who played with Centennial High School, also in Nashville.

Others who were invited but aren’t old enough to play junior are goalie Dylan Wells of the Southern Flyers bantam program, defenseman Jay Cox from Knoxville, Ryan Jasinsky from Virginia and Nick Petrarca from Arkansas.



Klippenstein said Weyburn would be interested in the underage players in a year or two. “You basically get an evaluation of a kid at a camp like this. If we think he’s a prospect, we’ll watch him through the year and the following year to see if he’s made any progression as far as his ability and if he’s gotten a little bit better at his weaknesses,” Klippenstein said. “Good kids always get missed. It’s just a matter of teams that are most successful are the teams that miss the least.”

Now that all of the invitations have been made, the players will have a couple of weeks to respond.

“We’ve eliminated the first step of kids having to go up there and be seen the first time,” Klippenstein said. “Now, the kid’s being seen by the head coach and by the assistant coach. If they get a letter, they know that the coach has personally seen them and has an interest in them. And for them to invest their time up there is worth it.”

Both Klippenstein and McMillan said there are options for kids who don’t make the Weyburn squad as a result of the tryout.

“What can happen is, they can go to prep school and then come to us, they can go and play junior B and develop, and then come up and play with us,” McMillan said.

Klippenstein added that if Weyburn doesn’t have room for a player who is good enough to play Junior A, the Red Wings will pass his name along to another junior A coach.

“Once they get to us, our whole main goal is to get them into college hockey, whether it’s in Canada or in the States,” McMillan said. “We feel that the kids are apprenticing for their future. And, by gosh. if they can get an NCAA scholarship, you’re talking probably $100,000-plus, and that’s an investment for a couple of years for the kid and for the parent.”

Wednesday News

Three exhibition games were played around the SJHL this evening.

In Melfort, Jesse Trach and Tanner Shalin combined for 25 saves and shared the shutout as the Mustangs defeated the OCN Blizzard (MJHL) 3-0. Clint Olson led the Mustangs attack with a goal and an assist. Mike Eagleton and Lee Papesong added singles. Assists also went to Harrison Tribble, Shay Neufeld, Taylor Watt, Selleck Bunn and Brandon Wilson.

In the battle of the North, the Flin Flon Bombers dumped the La Ronge Ice Wolves 5-1 in La Ronge. David Linsley, a former WHLer in Seattle, had a hat trick for the Bombers. Former Weyburn defenseman Jean-Sebastien Bergeron added a goal and an assist. Shawn McNulty also had a goal for the Bombers while single assists also went to Myles Masse, Harley Garrioch, Dominic Martel, Jordan Cherney and Dustyn Clegg. Riley Ross went the distance in goal for the Bombers turning aside 16 of the 17 shots he faced. Joel Belair with the assists to Jeff Ratt and Floyd Cook had the only goals for the Wolves. Dallas Ungarian allowed 4 goals on 20 shots in the first half of the game before giving way to Kyle Jarahaus who stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced.

Elsewhere, the Dauphin Kings (MJHL) defeated the Yorkton Terriers 5-3 as the teams met for a second consecutive night. The Kings also won on Tuesday night. Jeff Steele had a goal and an assist for the Terriers. Cory Silverson and Chris Bratina added singles. Kyle Block chipped in with two assists while Russell Billett also added a helper. Mark Currie only faced 10 shots over two periods, stopping 8 of them. Colin Munroe stopped 5 of the 8 shots he faced in the third period for the Terriers.

Tomorrow afternoon the Weyburn Red Wings resume their preseason schedule as they travel to Wilcox to face the Humboldt Broncos at the Notre Dame tournament. Game time is 4:00. The Yorkton Terriers will face the Notre Dame Hounds in the evening game at the tournament. The other SJHL exhibition contest Thursday will feature the Kindersley Klippers hosting the Brooks Bandits (AJHL).

Around the SJHL .....

The Kindersley Klippers have added depth to there forward ranks by acquiring Jeremy Beller from Penticton (BCHL) for futures. Beller had 14 points in 60 games last season with the Vees. He is reunited with head coach Larry Wintoneak who coached him a couple of years back in the SIJHL.

In Yorkton, Terry Struthers has resigned as the voice of the Terriers. I got to know Terry a bit over the last couple of years while broadcasting and he is a stand up guy and I always enjoyed listening to his broadcasts when I had a chance. Good luck to Terry in the future and hope to see him around the rink this year.

Remember to pick up your FLY WITH THE WINGS LOTTERY TICKETS. It would be great to see the full $1000 per week for a year paid out this year. Tickets will be available game nights at the rink or you can stop by the Red Wing office or call any Red Wing director and they can set you up with tickets.

Great weekend ahead folks..... Banjo Bowl in Winnipeg, NFL season starts and lots of exciting SJHL preseason action. A sports fans dream. See ya at the rink.

- Brad M.

Wings Soar Over Bruins!

The Weyburn Red Wings showed that there young players are a force to be reckoned with after trouncing the Bruins 8-1 in exhibition action tonight at the Colosseum. Luke Johnson paced the Red Wing attack with 2 goals and 2 assists. Defenceman Ethan Gardner picked up 2 goals and 1 assist. Ryan Toporowski scored 2 goals for the Wings. Jared Whincup and Kevin Paul also added goals for the Wings. Dylan Lawrence also had three assists for the Wings. Joel Langevin chipped in with two assists. Single assists went to Andrew Perreault, Scott Mills, Mick Pawlyshyn, Blayne Lounsbury and Justin Edin. The shutout for the Red Wings was broke with just over a minute left as Brody Haygarth scored for the Bruins with Chad Filteau picking up the assist. Jamie Wutke stopped all 16 shots he faced in the first period. Ryan Simms made 10 saves in the second period while Tanner Erickson stopped 9 of the 10 shots he faced in the third period. Derek Brennan made 16 of 19 saves in 27 minutes of action for the Bruins. Paul Basek went the rest of the way stopping 22 of the 27 shots he faced. 487 fans were in attendance.

Next action for the Wings is Thursday afternoon at 4:00 in Wilcox as they face the Humboldt Broncos at the inaugural Notre Dame tournament. The Bruins, Hounds and Terriers will also be taking part in this tournament.

The Wings return to home ice Friday night when the Notre Dame Hounds come to town. Game time is 7:30. See ya at the rink.

- Brad M.

Monday Night Exhibition Action

There were four exhibition games this evening in the SJHL. After an all rookie game last night, the Yorkton Terriers and Melville Millionaires dressed the veterans tonight with the Terriers winning 4-0. Lynden Sammartino started his exhibition season strongly playing all 60 minutes in turning aside all 30 Millionaire shots.
Derek Serdachny, Corey Silverson and Chris Cook all had one goal and one assist for the Terriers. Evan Niebrandt also scored. Picking up assists on the evening were Travis Coghill, Logan Dew, Michael Trebish, Kevin Stringfellow and Stephen Martinuk. Kyle Cantlon stopped 25 of the 29 shots he faced in his Millionaires debut.

In Swan River, Manitoba the Flin Flon Bombers dropped a 5-4 overtime decision to the Swan Valley Stampeders. Fred Lamontaigne led the Bombers with a goal and an assist. Jordan Crone, Cole Wilson and Mitch Dougall also scored goals. Owen Woloshyn, Robert Beaudry and Brendan Bentz picked up assists. The Bombers used three goalies. Highly touted rookie Carsen Chubak only faced two shots in the first period, stopping both. Dustin Lehne stopped 10 of the 12 shots he faced in the second period. Joel Rumpel allowed 6 goals on 9 shots including the overtime winner.

The Kindersley Klippers and Battlefords North Stars also met for an all rookie game tonight in Kindersley. Ben Ritchie, Mitch Neumeier and Corbin Weston tallied for the Klippers. Matt Olsen, Jarrett Bicknell, Taylor Duzan, Cameron Boyd and Byron Ismond added assists. Dylan Scheafer scored the lone goal for the Stars with Brian Sydiaih getting the assist.
Riley Williams played the first half of the game in goal for the Klippers stopping all 10 shots he faced. Matt Weinger went the rest of the way stopping 13 of the 14 shots he faced. Ryan Kerpen was flawless for the Stars in his 31 minutes of action stopping all 22 shots he faced. Nathan Keller played the rest of the game stopping 6 of the 9 shots he faced.

As of the time of this writing a score was still not in from the Nipawin - Melfort game.

Tomorrow night in the SJHL the Weyburn Red Wings host the Estevan Bruins at the Colosseum. The puck drops at 7:30. Elsewhere tomorrow night the Melville Millionaires travel to Humboldt to take on the Broncos, the Nipawin Hawks will host the OCN Blizzard and the Yorkton Terriers will be in Dauphin to face the Kings.

See you at the rink Tuesday night.

- Brad M.

Red and White Game Results

Over 300 people were in attendance on Sunday evening to watch the annual Red and White intrasquad game. Team White defeated Team Red by a score of 5-3. Luke Johnson and Josh Bray led the way offensively for the White team with a goal and an assist each. Craig Cornelsen, Scott Mills and Blayne Lounsbury also scored for the White team. Rhys Thomas and James Hogan also added assists.
Kevin Paul, Justin Eden and Rhett Bly replied for Team Red. Brendan Wasyliw added two assists with Stephen Simms also picking up a helper.
Goaltending: (Teams played 3 - 25 minute periods)

Team White: Kyle McConnell 25 MP, 13/15
Jamie Wutke 25 MP, 15/15
Tanner Erickson 25 MP, 12/13

Team Red: Brittan Kulhman 25 MP, 12/12
AJ Whiffen 25 MP, 24/25
Ryan Simms 25 MP, 8/12

The Red Wings return to action on Tuesday night at 7:30 when the Estevan Bruins come to town.

Elsewhere on Sunday ....

The Yorkton Terriers rookies were 6-2 winners over the Melville Millionaires rookies.

Yorkton:
Goals: Clark Byczynski, Dalane Lamb, Brett Derkach, Wyndon Cyz, Brenden Poncelet, Austin Bourhis
Assists: Nathan Murray (2), Cyz, Poncelet, Tory Stott, Aaron Eckel

Melville:
Goals: Bret Profit, Ben Findlay
Assists: Tyler Somogyi, Mitchell McNish, Jordan Reeve

Goal:
Yorkton: Devon Byblow - 40 MP, 13/15
Evan Reifferscheid - 20 MP, 10/10

Melville: Jared Wirth - 30 MP, 17/22
Braden Carnic - 30 MP, 22/23

- Brad M.

Action Shots Are Online!

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Low resolution photo's will also be provided at www.weyburnredwings.ca

Game Action Pictures!

I have had a few complaints from people regarding the photo viewer on the Red Wings homepage (www.weyburnredwings.ca) , people have mentioned how the pictures are too small, too dark and you can't save them. We have a way around this and you will be able to check out the newest high resolution game pictures after the Red and White game tonight.

A Red Wings Photobucket will be posted online tonight where you can view high resolution photo's from each and every Weyburn Red Wings home game. The low resolution pictures can also be seen by clicking the 'Game Action' link at www.weyburnredwings.ca.

The Photobucket link will be posted on the blog once it is tested and up and running. These pictures will be bigger, have higher resolution and be saveable to your personal computer.

We hope you enjoy!

Troy K