2012 WARRIORS SKILLS COMP SUMMARY




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The 2012 Moose Jaw All Star Skills Competition was a lot of fun with a lot of flash this afternoon at Mosaic. The Warrior players showcased their individual talents in a variety of skill testing events.

Team Brooks took the overall team trophy by collecting the most points throughout the events. Each player took part in at least one event. The player's skills were tested in the puck handling challenge, the accurate shot, hardest shot, fastest skater and shoot-out challenge. The highlight of the competition was the final event, the trick shot. Sam Fioretti wore a Morgan Rielly jersey and a crown on his head during the event. Tanner Eberle pulled a Corey Perry and used a mini-stick in his Trick Shot attempt.



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The highlight of the afternoon's festivities had to be Dallas Ehrhardt's smoke and fire show puck in the trick shot. Ehrhardt also had the crowd buzzing when he scored his between the legs spin-around goal in the shootout. Accordingly, Ehrhardt was named the shootout winner for his impressive move. Quinton Howden posted the fastest time in the Fastest Skater event with a 13.13 time. Cody Beach won the award for his 4 targets on 6 shots in the Accurate Shooting Contest. Spencer Tremblay was named Top Goalie for his 9 saves on 10 shootout attempts. Dylan McIlrath took home the Hardest Shot trophy with his booming shot of 93mph.

The Warriors players were picked by the two captains, youngest players on the team, Braiden Doucette and Brett Brooks. Doucette was the captain of Team Black, while Brooks captained Team Red.



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Sunday afternoon was fun for the players and the fans a bit of change what you usually see at Mosaic when the Warriors play. Thank you to our fans for coming out. Thank you to our celebrity judges, Dean Lang, Marc Smith and Rick McKeown, who judged our Trick Shot event. And thank you to Peter Delisle of Top Shot "An Interactive Hockey Experience".

The Warriors next game action is Friday in Saskatoon to face the Blades for the second time in a week. The game gets going at 7 p.m. All the action can be heard on Country 100FM with James Gallo.

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WARRIORS DEFEAT BRONCOS AT MOSAIC

GAME SUMMARY: SWIFT CURRENT BRONCOS AT MOOSE JAW WARRIORS

The Moose Jaw Warriors finished the weekend collecting all four points possible and kept the winning streak alive. A 5-2 win over Swift Current at Mosaic Place on Saturday night also gave the Warriors their 22nd win on home ice. The Warriors have six wins and an overtime loss in their last seven games. The Swift Current Broncos were the latest team to fall during the current streak, twice. The Warriors also blanked the Broncos 3-0 in Swift Current on Tuesday.



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Justin Kirsch continues to put up points as a member of the Warriors. With four more tonight, Kirsch has 32 points in 28 games wearing the black, white and red. Kirsch recorded a goal and three helpers to the way on the powerplay. Cody Beach and Cam Braes also had multiple point nights tallying, two assists and a goal and an assist, respectively.

The offensive explosion in the second launched the Warriors to victory. The Warriors scored four in the second period. Three goals came on the powerplay. Cam Braes scored his 29th on the season at even strength. Kenton Miller, James Henry and then Justin Kirsch all scored while the Warriors were on the man advantage. The Warriors fired 15 shots at the Broncos Groenheyde. Luke Siemens faced one shot in the period.

After one period of play the Warriors and Broncos were tied at 1-1. The Warriors struck first. Tanner Eberle scored his 7th goal of the season. Cody Beach assisted on the goal and also got involved in a tilt. The Broncos answered the Warriors goal with less than two minutes remaining in the first period on the powerplay. Coda Gordon scored his 20th goal of the season. Luke Siemens turned away six of the seven shots, while the Broncos goaltender Joe Groenheyde stopped eight of nine shots.

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The barrage in the middle frame chased the Broncos goalie Groenheyde from the net; Austin Smith came in and made six saves. Taylor Vause added his 26th to his team leading goal total to add another for the Broncos in the third.

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Tonight's Three Stars:

1st Justin Kirsch

2nd Cody Beach

3rd Travis Brown

Hardest Working Warrior (HWW) - Carter Hansen

Scoring Summary

1. M.J. T. Eberle, (7) (C. Beach), 7:52

1. S.C. C. Gordon, (20) (R. Scarlett, R. Nedomlel), 18:04 (PP)

2. M.J. C. Braes, (29) (J. Kirsch, T. Brown), 0:41

2. M.J. K. Miller, (19) (J. Kirsch), 4:01 (PP)

2. M.J. J. Henry, (9) (J. Kirsch, C. Braes), 6:17 (PP)

2. M.J. J. Kirsch, (17) (C. Beach), 11:26 (PP)



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3. S.C. T. Vause, (27) (B. Hoban), 8:58 (PP)

Saves

Luke Siemens - 20 saves on 22 shots

Jon Groenheyde - 19 saves on 24 shots

Austin Smith - 6 saves on 6 shots

BRONCOS AND WARRIORS CLASH AT MOSAIC

Game Preview: Broncos at Warriors

The Warriors and Broncos meet for the second time in four days. The Warriors (30-14-5-1--66 points), clash with the Swift Current Broncos (19-25-2-3--43points) in another divisional match-up tonight. This time the Warriors are the hosts. The Warriors upset the trend between these two clubs when they won on the road on Tuesday night. The home team had dominated, prior to Tuesday; each home club had two wins in the four match-ups thus far. Tonight's game is the sixth of the eight meetings between these divisional rivals; the Warriors have won three of the five. Tuesday night the Broncos hosted the Warriors the road team spoiled the party by not only taking two points but also blanking the home team 3-0. Luke Siemens returned to guard the crease and made 32 saves. The Warriors hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series thus far in 2011-12. After tonight the Warriors will hook up again in the third week in February. Last season, the Warriors won the six game series by collecting four wins.

Last night the Warriors came away with a victory increasing their lead over the Saskatoon Blades to seven. A 2-1 win at Mosaic Place also increased the Warriors home win total to 21. Quinton Howden and Kenton Miller scored for the Warriors while Luke Siemens made 29 saves in the victory. Tuesday night the Warriors travelled west to face their division rival the Swift Current Broncos. Luke Siemens returned to the net and blanked the Broncos 3-0. Siemens made 32 saves for his third shutout of the season. For the second straight game, overtime was needed to declare a victor. The Warriors do leave Regina with a point, but lost 3-2 in overtime to the Pats Saturday night at the Brandt Centre. Moose Jaw held the lead through two periods before the Pats forced the contest into overtime.

The Warriors have five wins and one overtime loss in their last six, collecting eleven of a possible 12 points. Over that five game span, the club has scored 24 goals. Moose Jaw has the most wins on home ice with 21and a road record of 9-11-3. When leading after the first the Warriors are 18-1-2. That unblemished record was broken by the Hitmen Friday, Jan.13th. And when leading after forty minutes, they hold a record of 18-1-4. The one loss held by the Warriors when leading after 40 minutes was tarnished by the Pats on Dec. 9th, 2011. When the Warriors outshoot their opponent they have a 19-6-3 record. The Warriors have a 18-4 record in one goal games. The Warriors have the 10th ranked power play (22.0%) and the eighth best penalty killing (81.2%) in the league. The Moose Jaw Warriors have played in 12 overtime games, (tied) most in the WHL. They have collected 18 points from games in extra time. The Warriors have 7 players with 10 or more goals this season.

Who to watch tonight. For the Broncos, Taylor Vause, the 20-year-old, leads the Broncos in all scoring categories. The Broncos centre has played 250 games in his WHL career recording 163 points. Colby Cave, the Broncos rookie, was acquired in the Cody Eakin trade, could be a player to watch for the next few years. For the Warriors Justin Kirsch has enjoyed some success against the Broncos in his career. Kirsch has recorded 5 points in four games over his career against Swift Current. Luke Siemens has 2-1 record with a 2.33 GAA and a .908 save percentage. Travis Brown is one defenseman fans and others should keep their eye on. The slick skating d-man can move both on the blades and the transition the puck out the defensive zone.

The game is the last one for the Warriors before getting back into action next Friday against the Blades at the Credit Union Centre. The Warriors return home to face the Prince Albert Raiders. The Warriors have 3-1 record against Prince Albert. Two wins at home and one win, one loss at the Art Hauser Centre. After that Saturday match-up with the Raiders, the Warriors play a three game stint in Alberta. Cam Braes returns to face his old team in Lethbridge. Then the team is off to Calgary and Red Deer.

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WARRIORS WIN IN A TIGHT GAME

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GAME SUMMARY: BLADES @ WARRIORS
The Warriors increased their lead in the division by holding on for a 2-1 win Friday night against the Saskatoon Blades at Mosaic Place. With the two points the Warriors move seven points ahead of the Blades with the win and sit atop the East Division.

Kenton Miller has been known this season to put the game away with four insurance goals this season. This time Miller, with his 18th, put the Warriors ahead in a closely contested game. On their sixth powerplay opportunity of the evening, Miller buried a loose puck to give the Warriors a 2-1 lead.

The Blades grabbed the lead at the midway point in the second. Matej Stransky, a Dallas Stars draft pick, scored his 26th goal of the season. Quinton Howden tied the game for the Warriors later in the second. Howden picked up a pass from James Henry and flew down his off-wing and snapped home is 16th of the season. With that marker, Howden is three goals shy of the 100 career goal mark in his WHL career. Henry finished with two assists on the night, the only player to record a multi-point night.

Like the first twenty minutes, the last twenty ended up scoreless. The teams traded chances and the game came down to the wire. Both team's goalies were called upon and answered. The Warriors outshot the Blades 17-6 in the second, but were outshot 14-10 in the third. However, the Warriors did end the game with a 36-30 advantage on the shot clock.

The Warriors are right back at it tomorrow night here at Mosaic. The Swift Current Broncos pay a visit with a second match-up this week. All the action can be heard live on Country100 FM with James Gallo. Be sure to check out our Moose Jaw Warriors webpage, http://www.mjwarriors.com/, Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/mjwarriors and Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/MJWARRIORS.

Tonight's Three Stars:


1st Quinton Howden

2nd Luke Siemens

3rd Matej Stransky (Blades)

Hardest Working Warrior (HWW) - Kenton Miller

Scoring Summary
2. SAS M. Stransky, (26) (J. Nicholls, B. Benson), 9:15

2. M.J Q. Howden, (16) (J. Henry, J. Edmundson), 14:15

2. M.J K. Miller, (18) (J. Henry, J. Kirsch), 19:40 (PP)

Saves
Andrey Makarov - 34 on 36 shots

Luke Siemens - 29 on 30 shots


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GAME PREVIEW: BLADES AT WARRIORS

Game Preview: Blades at Warriors

Looking to increase their lead atop the East Division, the Warriors will defend home ice tonight against the second place Saskatoon Blades. With 20 home wins, the Warriors have the second most victories on home ice in the WHL. Tied to those victories, the collection of 43 points at home the Warriors are tied for most points accumulated.

The Warriors (29-14-5-1,64 points), face off against the Saskatoon Blades (29-18-0-1,59 points) in a divisional match-up tonight. The Warriors hold a five point lead over the Blades in the division making the next two match-ups potential four point swings. In their previous three meetings this season, the Warriors hold a one game advantage. Their last hook-up was Friday, Dec. 16th at the Credit Union Centre, the Warriors triumphed with a 4-2 win. The Warriors scored three straight after falling behind 2-1early in the second. The two previous match-ups were decided by one goal, a 3-2 Warriors win and a 4-3 OT victory for Saskatoon, respectively. Justin Kirsch, Sam Fioretti and rookie Carter Hansen have registered 3 points against the Blades this season. Kirsch had a hat trick on Nov. 4th, 2011 in his third game as a Warrior.

The Warriors have four wins and one overtime loss in their last five, collecting nine of a possible 10 points. Over that five game span, the club has scored 22 goals. Moose Jaw has the most wins on home ice with 20-3-2 and a road record of 9-11-3. When leading after the first the Warriors are 18-1-2. That unblemished record was broken by the Hitmen Friday, Jan.13th. And when leading after forty minutes, they hold a record of 17-1-4. The one loss held by the Warriors when leading after 40 minutes was tarnished by the Pats on Dec. 9th, 2011. When the Warriors outshoot their opponent they have an 18-6-3 record. The Warriors have a 17-4 record in one goal games. The Warriors are 17-4-5 in one goal games. The Warriors have the ninth ranked power play (22.4%) and the eighth best penalty killing (80.6%) in the league. The Moose Jaw Warriors have played in 12 overtime games, (tied) most in the WHL. They have collected 18 points from games in extra time. The Warriors have 7 players with 10 or more goals this season.

Players to watch tonight:

In three games against the Blades this season, Luke Siemens has two wins and one overtime loss. Siemens has turned aside 97 of the 105 shots he has faced.

The last time Justin Kirsch faced the Blades, he had a three goal performance leading the way offensively for the Warriors.

Rookie forward Carter Hansen also has three points (1G,2A) in three games versus the Blades.

Three Warriors are closing on career milestones; Quinton Howden needs four goals to reach the 100 goal plateau in his WHL career. James Henry is closing in on two WHL milestones in games played and points. Henry needs 10 points to reach 200 and 12 games played to hit 300 career WHL regular season game mark. Kendall McFaull will play in 200 career regular season games in 2012, he is just 25 games played shy.

On the other side, former Warriors Jesse Paradis and Connor Cox are back to play at Mosaic. Paradis played two and about a half seasons with the Warriors before joining the Blades this season. Cox also played two seasons and a hand full of games for the Warriors prior to his trade last season. In that transaction, the Warriors attained a 2nd round pick in 2011 draft. Dalton Thrower is among the league leaders in points as a defenseman and is ranked 30th among North American players for the upcoming 2012 Draft.

Upcoming games for the Warriors: The Warriors have another home game tomorrow night when Swift Current comes to the Band City. The return match with the Blades goes next Friday at the Credit Union Centre followed by a home date with Prince Albert next Saturday night.

This Sunday, the Warriors will be holding their Skills Competition at Mosaic Place. The start time is 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the two home games this weekend on the concourse, $10 general admission. Then the Pizza Hut on Main Street wants to invite all Warriors' fans down for the Grand Re-opening celebration following the Skills Competition.

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GAME PREVIEW: WARRIORS AT BRONCOS

In the first of two meetings, this week the Warriors travel West to do battle with the Broncos at the Credit Union i-Plex. The home-and-home series part one is tonight, followed by a Saturday night game at Mosaic. The schedule of games between the two clubs has had them playing twice a month in every month except December. In the second half, the two teams will play two in January and two more in February.

There first two meeting were in October and then twice in November. Thus far, the two teams have split the four-game head-to-head series. Ironically, the home teams have the victories. Both teams play well when on home ice. The Warriors have 20 wins on home ice, which is tied for the most in the WHL. The Broncos record at home is four games above .500 (13-9). The Warriors collected two wins in October. Both games were at Mosaic, a 7-4 and 3-2 victory. At the Credit Union, the Broncos evened the season series with 3-2 and 6-2 wins. Last season, Moose Jaw won four of six.

The Warriors (28-14-5-1, 61 points), will take on the Swift Current Broncos (18-24-2-3,41 points) in a divisional match-up tonight. The Warriors come in with three wins in their last four and collecting seven of a possible eight points. In the last five games, the Warriors are 3-2. In their last three games, the club has scored 16 goals. Moose Jaw has the most wins on home ice with 20-3-2 and a road record of 8-11-3. When leading after the first the Warriors are 17-1-2. That unblemished record was broken by the Hitmen Friday, Jan.13th. And when leading after forty minutes, they hold a record of 16-1-4. The one loss held by the Warriors when leading after 40 minutes was tarnished by the Pats on Dec. 9th, 2011. When the Warriors outshoot their opponent they have a 17-6-2 record. The Warriors are 17-4-5 in one goal games. The Warriors have the ninth ranked power play (22.1%) and the eighth best penalty killing (80.2%) in the league. The Moose Jaw Warriors have played in 12 overtime games, (tied) most in the WHL. They have collected 18 points from games in extra time. The Warriors have 7 players with 10 or more goals this season.

The last three games for the Warriors have needed extra time to decide which team will get two points in two of them. For the second straight game, overtime was needed to declare a victor. The Warriors do leave Regina with a point, but lost 3-2 in overtime to the Pats Saturday night at the Brandt Centre. Moose Jaw held the lead through two periods before the Pats forced the contest into overtime. An overtime winner by Andrew Johnson kept the winning streak alive and at three. The Warriors earned two points with a 6-5 win over the Kootenay Ice Friday night at Mosaic Place. Joel Edmundson, Kendall McFaull, Quinton Howden and Cody Beach all had two point nights against Kootenay. Moose Jaw won their second consecutive game Wednesday night by a score of 2-0 over the Victoria Royals. Spencer Tremblay recorded a shutout the first of his WHL career. The netminder stopped all 23 shots put his way. James Henry and Cam Braes scored for the Warriors.

Players to watch on both sides tonight. Cam Braes leads the Warriors in scoring with 53 points with 27 goals and 26 assists. In his six games with the club, he has 3 goals and 5 assists. For the Broncos, Taylor Vause leads the Broncos in scoring with 24 goals and 30 helpers for 54 points. The pair are playing in their 20-year-old season, similar to Braes, Vause has played for one club his entire career. Braes had played for one team during his WHL career until the trade deadline this season saw him leave Lethbridge for Moose Jaw. Another trade deadline acquisition James Henry has also contributed on the offensive side. Henry has six points in six games as a Warrior. Henry is approaching a couple of WHL milestones. Henry is 13 games short of 300 for his career and 10 points shy of 200 in the WHL.

The Warriors currently hold 1st place in the East Division, three points up on Saskatoon. The Broncos currently sit 10th in the Conference and are eight points out of a playoff spot which is being held by Brandon.

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GAME SUMMARY

Warriors at Pats

In their second game this weekend, the Warriors had to play in another overtime game. The Regina Pats took the extra point Saturday night with a 3-2 overtime win. Last night, the Warriors were the victors taking two points from Kootenay in an extra time game. The Warriors earned three out of a possible four points and hold top spot in the East Division with 62 points.

The Warriors held the lead after two periods. Cody Beach opened the scoring in the second with his 11th goal on the season, that goal gave him 100 career WHL points. Eric Arnold got the second Warrior goal in the second who lead 2-1 after 40 minutes. The Pats tied the game on a successful penalty shot in the third. And the Pats ended the game 30 seconds into overtime when the puck was redirected into the Warriors net.

Spencer Tremblay made 28 saves on 31 shots. Tremblay was named the third star. This was the first time the rookie Tremblay has played three games in a row this season.

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GAME PREVIEW: WARRIORS AT PATS

It is the fifth meeting of the 2011-12 regular season, as the Warriors travel to Regina to face-off against their rival at the Brandt Centre. The Warriors come in winning three in a row and have outscored their opponents 16-7 over those three games.

The Warriors (28-14-4-1, 61 points), square off against the Pats (25-17-5-1,56 points) at the Brandt Centre tonight. In their previous four meetings this season, the Warriors hold three wins and an OT loss. The last two games have been split with each team earning an overtime victory with the final score registering 3-2. The Warriors OT hero on Nov. 11 was Quinton Howden. The Warriors sit atop the division with a five point lead over tonight's opponent. The Warriors built a two-goal after two periods on Dec. 9th, the two team's most recent clash. The Pats scored three to not only win, but hand the Warriors their first loss when leading after 40 minutes. The Pats and Warriors will face each other three times after tonight's match. Three of the four remaining games (including tonight) will take place at the Brandt Centre. Last season, the Warriors won seven games against the Pats, suffering only an overtime loss in eight games.

Tonight's game ends a four game week for the Warriors who a bit of a streak going. An overtime game kept the winning streak alive and currently at three. The Warriors earned two points with a win over the Kootenay Ice Friday night at Mosaic Place. Andrew Johnson scored the OT winner. Joel Edmundson, Kendall McFaull, Quinton Howden and Cody Beach all had two point nights against Kootenay. The club won their second consecutive game Wednesday night 2-0 over the Victoria Royals. Spencer Tremblay recorded a shutout the first of his WHL career. The netminder stopped all 23 shots put his way. James Henry and Cam Braes scored for the Warriors. Sunday night ended a weekend three game set Brandon was the night's opponent and the game was one-goal game until the Warriors scored five unanswered to make the final 8-2. Four Warriors registered three point nights. James Henry and Cam Braes each recorded a goal and two assists. Henry's goal was his first as a Warrior. Justin Kirsch had two goals and an assist. The fourth Warrior to register three points was Quinton Howden, he tallied three helpers.

Spencer Tremblay has been between the pipes in two of those three victories. In his start against Victoria Tremblay made 23 saves to earn his first career WHL shutout. The next outing Tremblay turned aside 25 shots to help his team defeat Kootenay. This is the first time Tremblay has played back-to-back games since November. Luke Siemens will return to the line-up, however, his status of playing is unknown. The Warriors also found out yesterday that Dylan McIlrath will not be in line-up for eight games due to a league issued suspension.

Justin Kirsch, Cam Braes, James Henry and Quinton Howden have been foremost contributors to the offense lately for the Warriors. Since coming over and taking a couple games to adjust, Cam Braes has eight points in five games (3G,5A). James Henry is also registering a point-a-game with the Warriors with five in five (2G,3A). Quinton Howden has seven assists in his last four games and has 36 points in 27 games. Justin Kirsch is also providing the offense. Since coming back off of injury on Dec. 28th, 2011, Kirsch has 11 points in 12 games (4G, 7A). As a Warrior, the 19-year-old forward has 25 points in 24 games. Cody Beach needs to record a single point to achieve 100 in his WHL career of 150 played (adding tonight`s).

On the other side, Jordan Weal continues his torrent pace. Weal is now the WHL leader in points with 79, one ahead of Ty Rattie in Portland. He is also tied for fourth in goals amongst WHL players. He is the WHL top assist leader with 50. Obviously, Weal is the catalyst behind the Pats offensive attack. The Pats made a move at the trade deadline to bring over a defenseman. Martin Marincin was acquired from the Prince George Cougars. Since coming to the Pats, the d-man has produced a point-a-game (five points in five games).

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WARRIORS WIN IN OT

Game Summary - Ice at Warriors
Another one-goal game between the Ice and the Warriors, no surprise there. The final 6-5 might have you doing a double-take when reading the scoring summary. The game was closely contested and extra time was needed to decide who skated away with two points. Andrew Johnson made sure the Warriors got that extra point. Making a play on the wall to keep the puck and heading to the front of the net, Johnson stroked the puck into the yawning cage off a rebound when Edmundson put the puck at the net from the corner.

Each team scored twice in the third. Kootenay grabbed an early lead in the third period. The Warriors even the game once again when Kendall McFaull scored his fourth of the season, James Henry and Cody Beach had the assists, his second helper on the night. The Ice would break the tie with one minute and seven seconds left on the clock with the Warriors down a man. With 51 seconds on the clock the Warriors sent the game to extra time. Joel Edmundson scored his first goal of the season with a seeing-eyed point shot bulged the twine. Quinton Howden and Cam Braes assisted on the goal.

The second period the teams played a little tighter. The Ice tied the game late in the second. Tremblay faced 16 shots in the frame while the Warriors put 10 towards the Ice cage.

The Warriors had to play catch up as the Ice took the lead with a shorthanded goal. The Warriors answered a minute and a half later with a powerplay goal. Kenton Miller scored his 16th of the season tipping the point shot by Justin Kirsch. Quinton Howden also picked up an assist on the goal. The Ice took the lead again with a man advantage goal. Four seconds later, Andrew Johnson scored his 12th of the season, again, on a Warriors' powerplay to tie the game at 2-2. Rounding out the scoring in the first period, rookie Eric Arnold wristed a shot top shelf glove side to put the Warriors up 3-2. The Warriors fired 12 shots at the Ice net. Tremblay faced six shots in the period.

To finish out the first month of 2012, the Warriors play two on the road, Regina tomorrow night and Swift Current on Tuesday (Jan. 24th). The two home dates are back-to-back games next Friday when the Blades come to town and the Broncos pay a visit to Mosaic. As the Warriors have four games left in the month.

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Three Stars:
1 Andrew Johnson 2 Sam Reinhart (ICE) 3 Kenton Miller HWW Jordan Wyton
 
Scoring Summary
1. KTN E. Benoit, (10) (D. McKinlay), 7:29 (SH)


1. M.J K. Miller, (16) (J. Kirsch, Q. Howden), 9:00 (PP)

1. KTN S. Reinhart, (16) (J. Antilla, J. Dirk), 10:31 (PP)

1. M.J A. Johnson, (12) (D. Ehrhardt, C. Beach), 10:35 (PP)

1. M.J E. Arnold, (7) (J. Wyton), 16:43

2. KTN J. Martin, (3) (L. Cable, J. Hubic), 15:28

3. KTN J. Martin, (4) (J. Leach), 3:56

3. M.J K. McFaull, (4) (C. Beach, J. Henry), 13:48

3. KTN B. Montgomery, (14) (S. Reinhart, M. Reinhart), 18:53 (PP)

3. M.J J. Edmundson, (1) (Q. Howden, C. Braes), 19:09

OT. M.J A. Johnson, (13) (J. Edmundson, K. McFaull), 2:27
 
Tremblay - 25 saves on 30 shots
Lieuwen - 30 saves on 36 shots

GAME PREVIEW: ICE AT WARRIORS

GAME PREVIEW: WARRIORS HUNT WINTER MAMMOTHS

The Moose Jaw Warriors kick off their two game weekend set tonight versus the Kootenay Ice at Mosaic. The Warriors are on a two-game winning streak with an 8-2 win over Brandon on Sunday night and then beating Victoria 2-0 on Wednesday.

The Warriors (27-14-4-1) with 59 points, face the Ice (26-13-2-3) who have 57 points for the final time this regular season. The Warriors hold a one game advantage in the series having won two of the three meetings thus far. Last season the two split the season series at 2-2. All three games have been decided by a goal. The last meeting was the final game of the post-Christmas road trip for the Warriors who won 3-2 on January 7th. Tanner Eberle had a big night pacing the Warriors to the win. Eberle had two goals and an assist.

The Warriors won their second consecutive game 2-0 Wednesday night against the Victoria Royals. Spencer Tremblay recorded his 1st shutout in WHL career. The netminder stopped all 23 shots sent his way. James Henry and Cam Braes scored for the Warriors. Sunday night ended a weekend three game set Brandon was the night's opponent and the game was one-goal game until the Warriors scored five unanswered to make the final 8-2. Four Warriors registered three point nights. James Henry and Cam Braes each recorded a goal and two assists. Henry's goal was his first as a Warrior. Justin Kirsch had two goals and an assist. The fourth Warriors to register three points was Quinton Howden, he tallied three helpers. The second of two matches in Alberta saw the Warriors take on the Tigers in Medicine Hat. The Warriors tied the game on three separate occasions, but fell 6-3. Cam Braes scored his first goal as a Warrior, his 100th goal of his WHL career. Hitting the road once again, the Warriors traveled west to face the Calgary Hitmen at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

In the last five games Warriors are 3-2. Moose Jaw has the second most wins on home ice with 19-3-2 and a road record of 8-11-2. When leading after the first and second period the Warriors are 16-1. That unblemished record was broken by the Hitmen Friday, Jan.13th. When the Warriors outshoot their opponent they have a 16-6-2 record. The Warriors are 16-4-4 in one goal games. The Warriors have the ninth ranked power play (22.2%) and the sixth best penalty killing (81.0%) in the league. The Warriors have played in 10 overtime games (collecting 15 points) tied for most in the WHL, only the Red Deer Rebels have played in as many.

Warriors to watch:

Tanner Eberle and Kenton Miller have put up numbers against the Ice this season each recording 3 pts in three games. (2G, 1A)

Cam Braes has been an offensive catalyst since coming over in the trade tallying seven points in seven games (3G, 4A).

Justin Kirsch is also wielding a hot piece of lumber. As a Warrior, in 24 games Kirsch is at a point-a-game clip with 12 goals and 12 helpers in 23 games.

James Henry is also chipping in offensively recording four points (2G,2A) in four games as a Warrior.

Spencer Tremblay recorded his first career shutout in the WHL Wednesday night against the Victoria Royals.

Ice Players to watch:

Max Reinhart leads the Ice with 53 pts (20G, 33A)

Drew Czerwonka has recorded three points in three games against the Warriors.

Nathan Lieuwen has the second best GAA (2.11) and save percentage (.927)

The Reinhart brothers are also players to watch, Max has 28 pts in the road games this season and Sam is tied for fifth in rookie scoring in the WHL.



To finish out the first month of 2012, the Warriors play two on the road, Regina tomorrow night and Swift Current on Tuesday (Jan. 24th). The two home dates are back-to-back games next Friday when the Blades come to town and the Broncos pay a visit to Mosaic.

All the action can be heard on Country 100FM with the voice of the Warriors James Gallo. Check out our facebook http://www.facebook.com/mjwarriors and Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/MJWARRIORS pages for stories, updates and other things Warriors.

GAME PREVIEW: ROYALS AT WARRIORS

 

Game Preview: Royals vs. Warriors

A rare mid-week game has the Warriors looking to continue the success at home they have enjoyed all season. With 18 wins on Mosaic Place ice the Warriors sit in first place in the East Division and second in the Eastern Conference. Saskatoon Blades and Regina Pats are within striking distance of the Warriors sitting two and three points back, respectively. The Pats host the Warriors on Saturday in a crucial divisional game. The Warriors will face the Blades at Mosaic next Friday. The Warriors are trying to chase down the Edmonton Oil Kings who hold a six-point lead heading in to action tonight.

The Warriors (26-14-4-1) face the Royals (14-26-2-3) for the first and only time this season. The history of this match-up is linked to the Chiliwack Bruins franchise. Last season, in their only meeting, the Warriors won 4-2 on New Year's Eve. The Warriors built a 3 goal lead in the first and captain Spencer Edwards sealed the game with an empty net goal. In the last five years, the Warriors are 4-0 versus Victoria, or Chiliwack.

The Warriors are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. Moose Jaw has the second most wins on home ice with 18-3 and a road record of 8-11-2. When leading after the first period the Warriors are now 15-1-2. That unblemished record was broken by the Hitmen Friday, Jan.13th. When the Warriors outshoot their opponent they have a 15-6-2 record. The Warriors are 16-4-4 in one goal games. The Warriors have the ninth ranked power play (22.2%) and the eighth best penalty killing (80.4%) in the league. The Warriors have played in 10 overtime games (collecting 15 points) tied for most in the WHL, only the Red Deer Rebels have played in as many.

The start of the New Year saw the Warriors play six-games away from Moose Jaw. The Warriors finally returned home after 18 days on the road. Sunday night ended a weekend three game set Brandon was the night's opponent and the game was one-goal game until the Warriors scored five unanswered to make the final 8-2. Four Warriors registered three point nights. James Henry and Cam Braes each recorded a goal and two assists. Henry's goal was his first as a Warrior. Justin Kirsch had two goals and an assist. The fourth Warriors to register three points was Quinton Howden, he tallied three helpers. The second of two matches in Alberta saw the Warriors take on the Tigers in Medicine Hat. The Warriors tied the game on three separate occasions, but fell 6-3. Cam Braes scored his first goal as a Warrior, his 100th goal of his WHL career. Hitting the road once again, the Warriors traveled west to face the Calgary Hitmen at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Warriors jumped out to a quick lead, Shayne Gwinner's point shot found the back of the net. The Hitmen answered with five straight, before Travis Brown made the game 5-2, which would be the final score.

Who to watch tonight:

Warriors Justin Kirsch has been on a tear since returning to the line-up. As a Warriors Kirsch is on a point-a-game clip, he has played 22 games and recorded 24 points. Newly acquired Cam Braes will skate on Mosaic Place ice for the second time. Since being obtained Braes has found his offensive touch as of late. He has recorded five points (2G, 3A) in three games. James Henry is also paying dividends since being acquired. Henry was one of four Warriors to register three points in the Brandon game Sunday night. On the other side, Jordan Fransoo, who was also a trade deadline acquisition from the Wheat Kings, has helped the Royals with some offense from the blueline. Fransoo is one of two NHL drafted Royals'. Fransoo is an Ottawa Senator 7th round pick in 2011 draft. The other is Tyler Stahl, he is a Carolina Hurricanes 6th round pick from the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

The Warriors after tonight play the Kootenay Ice for the final time this regular season on Friday at Mosaic Place. Then the team travels 74 kms east on the #1 to face the Pats in Regina on Saturday night. The Warriors will play another mid-week game this time on Tuesday in Swift Current before a home ice weekend set. Game times are 7 p.m. local. All games can be heard on Country100FM with James Gallo, the voice of the Moose Jaw Warriors. Check out Facebook http://www.facebook.com/mjwarriors and our Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/MJWARRIORS for live updates, latest info and more stuff. To watch any of the Warriors road games check the WHL Live site http://whl.neulion.com/whl/

WARRIORS WIN BIG AT HOME

Game 45 vs Brandon Game Summary

With an 8-2 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings Sunday night, the Warriors collected their 18th win of the season on home ice. The Warriors returned home for the first time since 2011, December 28th to be exact. A win against the top team in the conference was the result for the Warriors on that night. And the team returned home in a big way to start 2012 on home ice the way 2011 ended.

A five goal outburst in the third paced the Warriors to the win. The final frame started with a quick goal by Sam Fioretti just 39 seconds in. The Warriors tallied three powerplay goals and Cam Braes registered his second as a Warrior in between those man advantage markers. Justin Kirsch scored his second of the night, Cody Beach and then James Henry, notched his first goal as a Warrior, all with the man advantage to round out the scoring.

The Warriors started the second period breaking the tie when Kirsch scored his 11th goal in 22 games as a Warrior on shot from the wing. Then the Warriors extended the lead to two. Kenton Miller, scored his 12th as a Warrior, lit the lamp to make it 3-1. The Wheat Kings answered the Warriors three goal borage with a tally to make it 3-2 midway through the second period. The Warriors were outshot again, 12 to 9 in the second frame.

The first period started slow, but ended with a flurry of action. Each team had come in losing their previous game. The goal scoring happened in the last two minutes of the period. The Wheat Kings struck first on the powerplay, the Warriors would go on to kill seven straight Wheat Kings' powerplays. The Warriors answered right back. Torrin White scored his eighth of the season, Quinton Howden and James Henry with the assists. Henry registers his first point as a Warrior. The Wheat Kings outshot the Warriors 10-9 in the first.

A few Warriors had big nights for the club. Cam Braes scored a goal and added two assists, Quinton Howden registered three assists, James Henry also recorded a goal and two assists, and Justin Kirsch scored two goals.

The Warriors play the Victoria Royals for the only time this season at Mosaic on Wednesday night. It's a midweek game to help get all you Warriors' fans through the week toward the weekend and make hump-day even more meaningful. Game time is 7 p.m. Catch the action on Country 100FM and James Gallo, if you can get down to the game. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for live updates, scores, and other interesting stuff.

Three Stars: 1 J Kirsch 2 C Braes 3 Q Howden HWW K McFaull

The Warriors were 3/4 on the PP and killed 6 of the 7 Wheat Kings' man advantages.

Luke Siemens has turned aside 29 of 31 Wheat Kings' shots.


Scorers:

T. White, (8) (Q. Howden, J. Henry) 19:38

J. Kirsch, (14) (D. Ehrhardt) 0:14

K. Miller, (15) 9:43

S. Fioretti, (15) (C. Braes) 0:39

J. Kirsch, (15) (Q. Howden, T. Brown) 5:53 (PP)

C. Braes, (26) (J. Kirsch) 7:09

C. Beach, (10) (D. McIlrath, J. Henry) 10:01 (PP)

J. Henry, (7) (Q. Howden, C. Braes) 16:22 (PP)

GAME PREVIEW: WARRIORS vs WHEAT KINGS

Game 45 - Brandon Wheat Kings - Preview

This will be the final meeting with the Wheat Kings in the 2011-12 regular season. The Warriors have faced the Wheat Kings on six occasions this season. The first meeting was the Mosaic Place home opener, which the Wheat Kings spoiled the celebration with a 4-1 win. The Warriors would extract some revenge taking the next two meetings with a combined 12-7 score, (4-3 and 8-4). Cody Beach had big night in the 8-4 victory collecting 4 points (2G,2A). In his first game as a Warrior Justin Kirsch notched a pair of goals. Dallas Ehrhardt recorded three helpers in that game as well for the Warriors. In the November back-to-back games, the last time these two teams faced off, Moose Jaw won 7-6 and 4-3. In first meeting, Quinton Howden registered four assists and Andrew Johnson had a pair of goals. The next night, Nov.26, rookie Eric Arnold scored the GWG just past the midway point of the third.

The Warriors are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. Moose Jaw has the second most wins on home ice with 17-3 and a road record of 8-11-2. When leading after the first period the Warriors are now 15-1-2. That unblemished record was broken by the Hitmen Friday night. When the Warriors outshoot their opponent they have a 14-6-2 record. The Warriors are 16-4-4 in one goal games. The Warriors have the 12th ranked power play (21.1%) and the nineth best penalty killing (80.2%) in the league. The Warriors have played in 10 overtime games (collecting 15 points) tied for most in the WHL, only the Red Deer Rebels have played in as many.

Cam Braes scored his first goal as a Warrior last night in Medicine Hat; he also added an assist to record a two-point night. Braes' goal was the 100th of his WHL career. James Henry, the other new addition to the Warriors is just shy of a couple WHL milestones. Henry needs just 16 points to reach 200 in his career. As well Henry needs to appear in just 17 games to have played in 300 WHL regular season games.

The second of two matches in Alberta saw the Warriors take on the Tigers in Medicine Hat. The Warriors tied the game on three separate occasions, but fell 6-3. Cam Braes scored his first goal as a Warrior, his 100th goal of his WHL career. Hitting the road once again had the Warriors travel west to face the Calgary Hitmen at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Warriors just out to a quick lead, when Shayne Gwinner's point shot found the back of the net. The Hitmen answered with five, before Travis Brown made the game 5-2. The Warriors ended of an eight game road trip with a 3-2 win over the Kootenay Ice in Cranbrook. Tanner Eberle lit the lamp twice, including the game-winner early in the third.

With six game-winning goals, Cam Braes is tied for the WHL lead. Eric Arnold’s 18, Tanner Eberle 16, and Carter Hansen's 15 points has them in amongst the league rookie scoring leaders. Kenton Miller has four insurance goals, is tied for third in the WHL. Luke Siemens has the tied for fifth best GAA (2.59) and fifth with 21 wins and eighth with a .909 save percentage in the WHL.

Tonight against Brandon is the final game of a three game set for the Warriors. The Warriors welcome the relocated WHL franchise, Victoria Royals to Mosaic for their only visit of the year. The game is a mid-week game Wednesday night puck drop is the usual 7 p.m. The Kootenay Ice roll into the Moose Jaw on Friday night to face the Warriors for the final time in the regular season. The Warriors then end the weekend on Saturday night in Regina taking on the Pats in a crucial divisional game.

Catch all of tonight`s action along with every Warriors game live on Country100 and the voice of the Warriors James Gallo. As well, our Facebook and Twitter pages will be providing live updates, scores, stats, and other stuff throughout the games. If you want to watch the games go to the WHL Live site to stream the games http://whl.neulion.com/whl/



WARRIORS LOSE A HARD FOUGHT BATTLE WITH TIGERS

The second game of a two-game Alberta set. Tonight's opponent was the Medicine Hat Tigers and Tyler Bunz. The Warriors clawed back three times to even the game and played with a tenacious effort, but in the end fell 6-3 to the Tigers. Spencer Tremblay kept the game close frustrating the Tiger shooters with timely saves. Bunz also turned away plenty of quality Warriors' chances foiling any type of a comeback by the team. The Warriors fired 38 shots at the Tigers net, but were only able to beat Bunz three times.

The third period saw the Warriors claw back into the game only to fall behind again. Kendall McFaull tied the game early in the third when he floated a shot toward the net from the blueline. The Tigers grabbed the lead for good with a goal midway through the period. Then the Tigers added two empty net goals to make the final 6-3.

The second period saw both teams play fairly cautiously. The Tigers grab the lead 3-2 late in the second period. The Warriors pushed vehemently to tie the game. Howden had a fantastic chance but Tigers goalie Tyler Bunz turned him away. The Warriors continued to put pucks at Bunz with 11 more in the frame. Both Bunz and Warriors goaltender Spencer Tremblay foiled many opportunities for the opposing teams to light the lamp.

Justin Kirsch got the Warriors on the board with a powerplay goal. Kirsch wired a wrist shot from the high slot, Cam Braes and Quinton Howden set him up. Braes, with the assist, recorded his first point as a Warrior. Howden also recorded his first point since returning from the World Junior Championship on January 6th. Cam Braes got his first goal as a Warrior late in the first to tie the game at 2-2. The Warriors fired 13 shots at the Tigers net.

The Warriors will finally return home to end the weekend with a date against Brandon. Sunday night is the first of three home dates for the Warriors next week. The Warriors will welcome the Victoria Royals mid-week and then square off with the Kootenay Ice next Friday for the final time this regular season. Before ending the week in the Queen City to challenge the Pats next Saturday night, which is also Hockey Day in Saskatchewan.

Scorers tonight

Kirsch 13th, Braes and Howden

Braes 25th, T. Brown and Kirsch

McFaull 3rd, Beach and McIlrath

Tremblay made 20 saves on 24 shots

Game Preview - Tigers vs Warriors

Game Day - January 14 at Medicine Hat Tigers

The Warriors (25-13-4-1) have faced the Tigers (24-16-2-2) once this season, November 19th. It was on a Saturday night at Mosaic Place, The Warriors won a one-goal game 3-2. Quinton Howden had three assists in the game. Justin Kirsch scored with the man advantage to seal the game for the Warriors about half way through the third period. Luke Siemens turned aside 25 of 27 shots, 12 in a busy third to preserve the victory. The Warriors outshot the Tigers 32-27. The Tigers and Warriors hook up two more times this season after tonight. The teams will play a home-and-home set on February 17 and 18th. The Warriors will look to get a winning streak going tonight and build upon their early season success against the Tigers.

The Warriors are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. Moose Jaw has the second most wins on home ice with 17 and a road record of 8-10-2. When leading after the first period the Warriors are 15-1-2. That unblemished record was tarnished by the Hitmen in last night's contest. And when leading after the second, they have only one loss (14-1-3). When the Warriors outshoot their opponent they have a 14-5-2 record. The Warriors have the 13th ranked power play (20.9%) and the eighth best penalty killing (80.4%) in the league. The Warriors have played in 10 overtime games (collecting 15 points) tied for most in the WHL, only the Red Deer Rebels have played in as many.

The Warriors will play their second game in the province of Alberta tonight against the Tigers. Last night in Calgary, the Warriors had a great start to the game and played a strong first period. Shayne Gwinner did the best thing a road team can do. Score first. A point shot by Gwinner found the back of the net and the Warriors held the lead after the first period. In the second, the Hitmen scored five straight, before Travis Brown, his fourth of the season, scored for the Warriors. The final score was 5-2 in favour of the home team. The game got hostile toward the end of the game, the unpleasant-res were being exchanged by both teams throughout the game. This was a carryover from the previous two meeting with the Hitmen this season.

The Warriors will finally return home to end the weekend with a date against Brandon. Sunday night is the first of three home dates for the Warriors next week. The Warriors will welcome the Victoria Royals mid-week and then square off with the Kootenay Ice next Friday for the final time this regular season. Before ending the week in the Queen City to challenge the Pats next Saturday night which is also Hockey Day in Saskatchewan.

Leading Warriors:

Scorer - Cam Braes now leads the Warriors in scoring with 45 points in 45 games (24G, 22A)

Goals - Cam Braes 24

The Warriors leading goal scorers prior to the arrival of Braes, Kenton Miller, Quinton Howden and Sam Fioretti with 14.

Assists - James Henry 35

Preceding the arrival of James Henry (35), Cody Beach was the top disher leading the Warriors with 22 helpers.

Game 43 vs Hitmen Game Summary

Friday night the Warriors played the Hitmen in their first of three games in three nights. The Warriors grabbed an early lead in the first, but fell 5-2 in defeat at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

It was a fast paced first period. The period was also free-flowing in both the skating and puck moving aspects of the game. The Warriors executed an excellent road period by limiting offensive chances and creating opportunities at the other end. A tight defensive shell and an aggressive offensive attack is what helped give the Warriors an early lead in the game. Shayne Gwinner scored his second goal of the season at the five minute mark of the period, Eric Arnold and Andrew Johnson were tabbed with the helpers. The Warriors put eight shots at the Hitmen net during the first frame.

The second period saw the Hitmen score five unanswered goals to grab a 5-1 lead. Moose Jaw Warriors defenseman Travis Brown scored a late goal in the third to make the score 5-2. The Warriors had two powerplay chances which generated chances, but were unable to capitalize. Moose Jaw put 29 shots at the Hitmen net in the game.

Up next for the Warriors are the Medicine Hat Tigers. Moose Jaw will travel east on the Trans Canada Highway to hook up the Tigers tomorrow night. Game time is set for 8:30 p.m. CST. Catch all the action live with James Gallo on Country 100FM or the WHL Live or on your smart phone with live updates on the Moose Jaw Warriors Facebook and Twitter page.

The Warriors return home to face the Brandon Wheat Kings Sunday night at 7 p.m. Get your tickets tomorrow box office opens at 11 a.m.

Scorers

Shayne Gwinner (2nd), assists to Eric Arnold and Andrew Johnson

Travis Brown (4th) assists to Joel Edmundson and Jordan Wyton

Luke Siemens made 23 saves on 28 shots

GAME PREVIEW #43 AT CALGARY HITMEN

The Warriors travel to Calgary after five days off from game action. The Warriors just finished a six game, 10 day road trip through the Western U.S. Division before finishing up in Kootenay. The Warriors earned five points on the road trip with wins in Everett, and Kootenay and a draw in Portland. Having played a majority of the first half of the 2011-12 season at home, the Warriors will be travelling a lot as the push to the playoffs continues.

The Warriors coming in having faced the Hitmen twice this season, both contests were in November and both were on Mosaic Place ice. The two games were completely different games. The first game the Warriors and Hitmen scored all four goals in the first period in a five minute span, then nothing until Quinton Howden ended the game about a minute and a half into the extra frame resulting in a 3-2 win. The Hitmen grabbed a two goal lead, but former Hitmen Cody Beach cut the lead to one on the powerplay. The Warriors tied the game when Sam Fioretti lit the lamp. The return match saw the teams score seven goals, with the Hitmen scoring four goals in the first two periods put the Warriors down early. Giving the Hitmen a split in the season series with a 5-2 win.

Tonight's contest is the first of two trips to Calgary for the Warriors. The Warriors are first in the East Division with a 25-12-4-1 record and 55 points. The Warriors sit in second place in Eastern Conference trailing the Oil Kings by six points. The Hitmen hold a 22-16-2-1 record and are fourth in the Central Division and seventh in the Conference. Both teams come into tonight`s contest having won their last game. The Warriors earned two points against the Ice last Saturday, while the Hitmen defeated the Hurricanes 6-3 on Sunday. In the last five years, the Hitmen hold a 13-5-1 record over the Warriors along with five home wins in eight games played. The Warriors parsimoniousness defense has given up 126 goals third lowest in the conference (and in the top ten overall) and will look to continue shutting down opposing teams' offensive attack.

Quinton Howden has recorded a pair of goals and added two assists for four points in two games versus the Hitmen thus far to be the leading scorer against Calgary. Former Hitmen Justin Kirsch likes playing his old team tallying three points (1G,2A) in two games against his old mates.

The Warriors are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. Moose Jaw has the second most wins on home ice with 17 and a road record of 8-9-2. When leading after the first period the Warriors are 15-0-2. And when leading after the second, they have only one loss (14-1-3). When the Warriors outshoot their opponent they have a 14-4-2 record. The Warriors have the 12th ranked power play (21.1%) and the ninth best penalty killing (80.4%) in the league. The Warriors have played in 10 overtime games (collecting 15 points) tied for most in the WHL, only the Red Deer Rebels have played in as many.

The Warriors play two games in the province of Alberta before returning home to face the Wheat Kings on Sunday night. The second stop in Rocky Mountain province is Medicine Hat where they will face Emerson Etem and the Tigers. Sunday night is the first of three home dates for the Warriors next week. The Warriors will welcome the Victoria Royals mid-week and then square off with the Kootenay Ice next Friday for the final time this regular season. Before ending the week in the Queen City to challenge the Pats next Saturday night which is also Hockey Day in Saskatchewan.

Leading Warriors:

Scorer - Cam Braes now leads the Warriors in scoring with 45 points in 44 games (24G, 22A)

Goals - Cam Braes 24

The Warriors leading goal scorers prior to the arrival of Braes, were former Hitmen Kenton Miller, Quinton Howden and Sam Fioretti with 14.

Assists - James Henry 35

Preceding the arrival of James Henry (35), Cody Beach was the top disher leading the Warriors with 22 helpers.

WARRIORS RANKED BY NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING

The Moose Jaw Warriors want to congratulate the three Warriors' skaters listed by NHL Central Scouting in their mid-season rankings for the upcoming June Draft in Pittsburgh.

All three ranked Warriors are defenseman. Morgan Rielly tops the Warriors nominees ranked in the number five spot. Travis Brown and Shayne Gwinner are ranked 79th and 158th respectively.

Morgan Rielly, the smooth skating defenseman, is ranked in the top 5 of North American skaters. The 6'0 197 pounder from Vancouver, B.C. played 18 games this season before injuring his knee. Before the injury, Rielly was a point a game pace with 18 points in 17 games. This is Rielly's second campaign with the Warriors last season, he played 65 games amassing 28 points (6G, 22A).

Travis Brown is in his rookie season with the Warriors. The 6'1" 170 lbs defenseman from Winnipeg, MB, has 12 points in 35 games (3G,9A) this season. Brown played three games in 2010-11 season.

Shayne Gwinner, also a 94, is in his first full campaign with the WHL club. The Drumheller native, has appeared in 30 games this season recording 7 points (1G,6A). Last season, Gwinner like Brown played three games with the club.

The Warriors head out on the road again. They tangle with the Hitmen on Friday at the Scotiabank Saddledome, game time is 8 p.m. CST. Then they travel east on the #1 Highway to Medicine Hat to play the Tigers at 8:30 p.m. CST. The club finally returns home after an 18 day absence from Mosaic Place to play the Brandon Wheat Kings on Sunday to finish up a three games in three nights set. Puck drop at Mosaic is 7 p.m.

Warriors Trade Deadline Recap

The Moose Jaw Warriors made a few moves prior to the deadline and had to say good-bye to a few players as well. The first acquisition came the day before the deadline.

Cam Braes came over from the Lethbridge Hurricanes for a pair of Bantam draft picks. The second addition in a trade that came on Tuesday was James Henry joining the Warriors. The acquisitions were solid players of both character and leadership for their former teams. Both were captains. Both are point a game players. Both had played for one franchise in the WHL career prior to the moves. And both are very welcomed additions to this team. Going the other way to in the transactions to Lethbridge and Vancouver, respectively, were a first in this year's draft and a second in next year's. The Giants received a second round pick in 2012 and a third round pick in 2014.

Leaving the Warriors were two players who were solid contributors to the hockey club. Tyler Vanscourt was sent to the Vancouver Giants for a fifth round pick. Vanscourt joined the club this season in a trade with Prince Albert on Nov. 29, 2011. Brett Lyon, who came over in a deadline on January 5th, 2011 in a trade for Nathan Smith with the Giants, is going to the Kelowna Rockets. A seventh round pick in 2013 and a fifth round pick in 2014 is what the Warriors receive in the deal.

With the passing of the deadline the Warriors now have the next couple months of hockey in clear focus and it starts this Friday at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary against the Hitmen. Game time is 8 p.m. CST. The next night and the second of three in a row, the team travels to Medicine Hat to face the Tigers. Puck drop is 8:30 p.m. CST. The Warriors finally return, after 17 days of their last home game, to play on Mosaic Ice and tangle with the Brandon Wheat Kings. You can watch the recent additions in their new Warriors colours at 7 p.m. from your seat in Mosaic. You can also catch all the live action of the three game set on Country 100FM and the voice of the Warriors, James Gallo or watch on the WHL Live website.