Honkings from the Wild Goose; Week 5

Honkings from the Wild Goose 

Let’s start by looking at the Sask West standings. In first is the Kindersley Klippers with a 5-1 record, followed by the Wilkie Outlaws with a 4-0 record. In third is the Edam 3 Stars with a 2-1 record, and the Macklin Mohawks with a 2-2 record. The Biggar Nationals sit fifth with a 1-6 record, with the Asquith Admirals coming in last with a 0-3-1 record. 

Moving over to the Cross Roads,  

Sask West 

On Friday, it was a battle of the undefeated as the Kindersley Klippers and Wilkie Outlaws renewed the rivalry at the West Central Events Centre. Wilkie came out on top with a score of 7-3. 

Will Rathje and Jaxon Georget exchanged goals for a 1-1 draw after one period. The young bucks made their mark in the middle frame for the Outlaws, as Lyndon Ochs and Kaleb Cey each scored. Shayne Neigum countered the Wilkie goals for a 3-2 lead. Rory Gregoire would sneak a power play goal for a 4-2 Outlaws lead after 40 minutes. Brody Ryberg would cut the lead to 4-3 just 17 seconds into the third, but it was as close as they would get. Derek Keller, Mike Sittler and Rathje would all score in the final 10 minutes to secure the victory. 

Joel Gryzbowski takes the win, stopping 28 of 31 shots, while Logan Drackett stopped 47 of 54 shots in the loss. 

On Saturday, the Klippers welcomed the Edam 3 Stars into town. Kindersley would squeak out a 5-3 win. 

Josh LaClare and Carson Grolla exchanged goals for a tie after 20 minutes. Keegan Tiringer would give Edam the 2-1 lead, but Markus Boguslavsky, Ryberg and Jaxon Georget would all score on the power play for a 4-2 Kindersley lead after two periods. Boguslavsky and Tiringer would trade goals in the third to round out scoring. 

Taryn Kotchorek stopped 31 of 36 shots in the loss, while Logan Drackett stopped 38 of 41 shots in the win. 

Also on Saturday, the Biggar Nationals travelled west for a showdown with the Macklin Mohawks. Macklin came away with the 12-5 win. 

Scoring was plentiful, starting early with a Tyler Robertson marker. Taylor Bucsis and Brett Novak would give the Nats the 2-1 lead before Robertson would score two more to make the hats fly, as well as Tyler Baier’s first of the year for a 4-2 Mohawks lead after one period. It was quiet on the front in the middle stanza as Chris Henry and Baier trading goals for a 5-3 Macklin lead. Bucsis would open the third with a shorthanded marker to cut the lead to 5-4. The dam finally broke as Macklin fired 5 goals in 6 minutes past the Nats tender. Alex Cheveldave, Jared Hillis, Hunter Steinhubel, Robertson and Hudson Kreiger would all be part of the barrage. Henry would finally break it up; however, it was far too little, far too late. Baier and Robertson would round out the scoring. 

Mason Briske takes the loss, stopping 26 of 34 shots in 49:57 of playing time. Josh Hawkins came in as relief, stopping 10 of 14 shots in 10 minutes and 3 seconds. Trevor Martin stopped 32 of 37 shots in the win. 

Cross Roads 

On Friday, the Kindersley Kodiaks headed northwest for a matchup against the Luseland Mallards. The visitors would leave with a 4-3 OT victory. 

Bennet Severson and Jace Fisher traded goals for a 1-1 tie after one stanza. Chase Douglas potted the lone second period goal for a 2-1 Kodiaks lead after 40 minutes. Cole Pangman and Steve Gottfried would give Luseland a 3-2 lead in the final frame, but Shane Anderson would tie it up with just 2 minutes left to send the game into overtime. Douglas would prove to be the hero for the Kodiaks.  

Kaden Elliot stopped 27 of 30 shots for the win, while Avery Kohlman stopped 56 of 60 shots in the OTL. 

On Saturday, the Kerrobert Tigers played host to the Unity Miners. Kerrobert came away with the 5-1 win. 

Cole Kissick scored the only goal in the first period. Dalyn McCubbing would tie it up at 1, but Quenton Murphy, James Semilet, and Rylan Borschneck would all score to give the Tigers a 4-1 lead after 40 minutes. Drake Severson would tie a bow on the win. 

Ryan Rewerts stopped 34 of 39 shots in the loss, while Preston Plamondon stopped 30 of 31 shots in the win. 

On Sunday, the Kindersley Kodiaks and Dodsland Stars met at the West Central Events Centre, with Dosland grinding out a 4-3 win. 

Brad Buckingham scored the only goal in the opening frame for a 1-0 Stars lead. Carson Dobson and Brandon Kelly would extend the lead to 3-0 before J.D. Knutson would break up the shutout bid and cut the lead to 3-1. Tyler Benjaminson would again cut the lead to 3-2 before Troy Joyce would bring the lead back up to 4-2. Joyce’s 4th of the year would prove to be the winner as Christian Vogel scored in the late stages of the third.  

Kyle Turk stopped 22 of 25 shots in the win, while Ryan Deck stopped 37 of 41 shots in the loss. 

History Lesson 

Did you know the Wilkie Outlaws had a junior team? And they played the Regina Pats? For a moment in time between 1928 and 1930, the town of Wilkie had a powerful junior aged team, winning the Acaster Cup in 1928. (Side note: the Acaster Cup was awarded to the juvenile division winner, most comparable to U18 AA now). The mighty Jr. Outlaws didn’t make it out of the north in the 1929 playdowns. However, the 1930 playdowns saw the Outlaws be the only north town to enter. They played the winner of the south, which ended up being the powerhouse Pats. Game 1 of the provincial final was played around March 8th of 1930 in Regina, with Regina winning 4-0. On March 11th, the Pats took the train to Wilkie to play on ‘sticky ice’ (according to the Regina Leader). Regina won that game 2-1 to win the title and yet another chance to play for the Memorial Cup (you read that right). 

Upcoming Games 

Sask West 

• Friday December 6th: Edam at Wilkie (8pm), Macklin at Biggar (8pm) 

Cross Roads 

• Friday December 6th: Kerrobert at Rosetown (7:30pm), Dodsland at Kindersley (8pm)