Honkings from the Wild Goose; Week 4

Honkings from the Wild Goose 

Sask West Standings: Kindersley Klippers (4-0), Wilkie Outlaws (3-0) and the Edam 3 Stars (2-0) occupy the top three slots. The Macklin Mohawks sit in fourth with a 1-2 record, followed by Biggar Nationals at 1-5, and the Asquith Admirals at 0-3-1. 

Cross Roads Standings: The Rosetown Red Wings sit alone on top with a 4-0 record. The Unity Miners follow in second with a 3-1 record, followed by the Dodsland Stars at 2-1. The Kindersley Kodiaks sit in fourth at 1-3. The Luseland Mallards (0-3) and the Kerrobert Tigers (0-2) bring up the rear. 

Sask West 

On Friday night at the West Central Events Centre, the Kindersley Klippers and Biggar Nationals battled it out, with the home team coming away with the 6-3 win. 

Troy Boisjoli opened the scoring just 5 minutes in, but Brody Vogel and Jonathon Redlick would score just minutes later to give the Nats a 2-1lead. Markus Boguslavsky would tie it up at 2 after 20 minutes. It was all Klippers in the 2nd as Jaxon Georget (2) and Boisjoli would score for a 5-2 Klippers after two periods. Vogel and Georget would trade goals to finish the game. 

Mason Briske stopped 40 of 46 shots in the loss, while Logan Drackett secured the win, stopping 26 of 29 shots. 

Also on Friday, the Edam 3 Stars travelled down to Macklin for a matchup against the Mohawks. Edam won in dominant fashion by a score of 6-1. 

The 3 Stars opened the scoring early and scored often, with goals from Keegan Tiringer, Mitch Wall, Tristan Derenoski and Jared Blaquiere. Joel Blaquiere would add to the lead in the second period, with the scoreboard reading 5-0 Edam after two periods. Marc LaClare would make it 6-0 before Leighton Partington would break up the shutout. 

Kyle Barron stopped 17 of 18 shots in the win, while Trevor Martin stopped 33 of 39 shots in the loss. 

On Saturday, the Kindersley Klippers hosted the Macklin Mohawks, with Kindersley winning by a score of 5-2. 

Brody Ryberg opened the scoring just past the midway mark of the opening stanza. Hunter Steinhubel would tie the game at 1, but Kasim Basharah and Ryberg would give the Klippers the 3-1 lead. Markus Boguslavsky scored the lone goal of the 2nd for a 4-1 Kindersley lead after 40 minutes. Jaxon Georget added to the lead, and Chase Close would round out scoring. 

Trevor Martin stopped 38 of 43 shots in the loss. Logan Drackett stopped 26 of 28 shots in the win. 

Also on Saturday, the Asquith Admirals headed west for a matchup against the Wilkie Outlaws. Wilkie came away with the 9-0 victory. 

Blake Young, Ryne Keller, Barret Nielsen and Rick Cey all scored in the first. Daniel Hilsendager and Braden Lacoursiere added to the score in the 2nd. Hilsendager, R. Cey and Kalen Cey rounded out the scoring. 

Carter Woodside stopped 55 of 64 shots in the loss, while Joel Gryzbowski stopped all 18 shots in the win. 

Cross Roads 

On Friday night, the Luseland Mallards headed north to Unity for a date with the Miners. Unity came away with the 7-3 win. 

Hunter Sperle gave Unity the very early 1-0 lead. Luke Sperle would score on the power play for a 2-0 lead. L. Sperle and Colby Frocklage would score in the final four minutes of the period for a 4-0 lead after 20 minutes. In the 2nd period, Mark Ganter would further extend the lead before Kyle Heintz would break up the shutout bid. H. Sperle and Heintz would trade goals late for a 6-2 Unity lead. Ganter and Heintz trade goals again on the 3rd to finish scoring. 

Ryan Rewerts takes the win, stopping 30 of 33 shots. Sam Walz stopped 44 of 51 shots in the loss. 

On Saturday night, the Kerrobert Tigers and Dodsland Stars gathered at the Kerrobert Memorial Hanger for a ‘home game’ for the Stars. Dodsland won by a score of 5-1. 

The game remained a draw until Troy Joyce opened the scoring with just 2:46 left in the opening frame. Landon McDonald would follow suit a minute later to make it 2-0 Stars after 1. Gavin Halter-Metcalf added to the lead, and Joyce would slip a shorthanded marker in just the nick of time for a 4-0 Dodsland lead after two periods. Mitch Bradley would add another shortie in the third, before Avery Cholin (on the power play) would break up the shutout bid. 

Tyson Borshneck stopped 26 of 31 shots in the loss, while Kyle Turk stopped 29 of 30 shots in the win. 

History Lesson 

We’re going to be looking at the 1980/1981 Wild Goose season again, but for a different reason. The ‘Goose’ and the Sask Intermediate ‘A’ League (1979-1983), which appeared to consist of the Asquith Canadians, North Battleford Beavers, Biggar Nationals, Prince Albert Buckeyes and the Saskatoon Saints. Each team in each league played home and home series. The SIAHL was billed as a ‘higher level’ of hockey, but history shows that the WGHL had its fair share of ‘wagons’ themselves. Even looking through old Saskatoon Star-Phoenix articles, writers note how the Wild Goose was the cream of the crop for senior hockey. 

Upcoming games 

Sask West 

• Friday November 28th: Wilkie at Kindersley (8:30pm), Asquith at Macklin (8:30pm) 

• Saturday November 29th: Edam at Kindersley (8pm), Biggar at Macklin (8pm) 

Cross Roads 

• Friday November 28th: Kindersley at Luseland (8pm) 

• Saturday November 29th: Unity at Kerrobert (8pm) 

• Sunday November 30th: Dodsland at Kindersley (7pm)