With a 6-3 win last night in Vancouver, the Warriors continue on to Chilliwack tonight. The Bruins are returning froma road trip of their own. Chilliwack has won 17 games this season... the Bruins are coming off of a 3-0 win against the Cougars.
Catch all the action tonight with the one and only James Gallo.... set your radio dial on 100.7 FM.
PS. Happy New Year! And way to go to Mr Quinton Howden, scoring a big goal in this afternoon's matchup with Sweden.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Road Trip Game 2: Giants
Tonight is the only meeting of the season between the Warriors and Vancouver Giants. The Warriors beat Vancouver 2-0 in their only meeting last season. The Warriors are 2-1-1 in the last five years against the Giants, posting a 2-0 record at home and 0-1-1 record on the road. Vancouver beat the Warriors four games to none in the 2006 WHL Championship series.
Spencer Edwards and Jesse Paradis led the Warriors against the Giants last year with a goal and two points each; Ryan Stanton and Chad Suer had one assist each.
Spencer Edwards and Jesse Paradis led the Warriors against the Giants last year with a goal and two points each; Ryan Stanton and Chad Suer had one assist each.
Vancouver sits in 8th place in the Western Conference with a 16-16-1-4 record. The Giants made a major trade last week, sending Captian and franchise leader Craig Cunningham to Portland in exchange for Spencer Bennett and Teal Burns along with a first round pick in 2011.
James Henry is now the Giant's captain.
Warriors are lead into tonights match up by Dylan Hood with 43 points. Captain Spencer Edwards has 34 points.
Warriors will bring two AP defensemen to Vancouver. Spencer Morse and Matt Franczyk will be on the bench tonight. Brandon Potomak will help out the tribe up front.
Catch all the action with James Gallo.... at 9:00 PM our time...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Warriors Kick off Roadie with a 6-1 Victory
The Moose Jaw Warriors were in Calgary tonight for the first game of their road trip. Twenty year old Dylan Hood had quite a night, adding three goals to his stats. Hood started things off with the first goal of the game at 9:41. Captain Spencer Edwards snapped in another on the man advantage for a 2 goal lead.
Second period, off the hop at 1:16 former Hitmen, Cody Beach nailed another one past Michael Snider. Justin Kirsch would get just a single goal past Warriors goalie, Thomas Heemskerk. 3-1 to end the second.
Final twenty added another three tribe markers. Joey Kornelsen beat Snider followed by an empty netter for Dylan Hood. Hood would find his hat trick before the final buzzer on the power play for a 6-1 final score. Former Warriors Brandon Glover made a brief appearance, being sent in with 9:16 left in the game.
Dylan McIlrath had 2 assists on the night; Spencer Edwards goes home with 3 points. Warriors were 9 for 9 on the PK and 2 for 6 on the PP.
Warriors next stop is Vancouver on the 30th followed by a New Years eve battle with the Bruins.
Busy Tuesday
So much hockey on today!
First, the Warriors have begun their BC road trip by making their first stop in Calgary. As you will recall, the Hitmen and Warriors have a little bit of history this season.... after a tough first round series in last years playoffs and a 5 player trade this season will make tonights game interesting. The Warriors will continue on to Vancouver after that.
Quinton Howden and Team Canada will face Warriors Tony Honejsek and team Czech Republic this afternoon after a 6-3 win against the Russians on Boxing Day.
Warriors Morgan Rielly and Brayden Cuthbert are in Manitoba for the World Under 17 Championships today for pre-competition games before competition gets under way. January 4th is the gold medal game.
Due to four Warriors off on international duty, the Warriors have called up Bantam draftees Brandon Potomak and Matt Franczyk.
The Spengler Cup is on again today... watch for former Warrior Curtis Brown.
First, the Warriors have begun their BC road trip by making their first stop in Calgary. As you will recall, the Hitmen and Warriors have a little bit of history this season.... after a tough first round series in last years playoffs and a 5 player trade this season will make tonights game interesting. The Warriors will continue on to Vancouver after that.
Quinton Howden and Team Canada will face Warriors Tony Honejsek and team Czech Republic this afternoon after a 6-3 win against the Russians on Boxing Day.
Warriors Morgan Rielly and Brayden Cuthbert are in Manitoba for the World Under 17 Championships today for pre-competition games before competition gets under way. January 4th is the gold medal game.
Due to four Warriors off on international duty, the Warriors have called up Bantam draftees Brandon Potomak and Matt Franczyk.
The Spengler Cup is on again today... watch for former Warrior Curtis Brown.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Warriors Add to Coaching Staff
Moose Jaw, SK. ---The Moose Jaw Warriors Hockey Club announced today the hiring of Mike Vandenberghe as the hockey club’s new Assistant Coach. Mike comes to the Warriors after spending the first part of the 2010-11 WHL season with the Brandon Wheat Kings as Interim Assistant Coach.
Mike is a WHL alumnus playing 4 years as a defenseman with both the Wheat Kings and the Medicine Hat Tigers. Following his 4 year WHL career, Mike played 8 seasons of professional hockey in both the ECHL (’93-97) and the WPHL (’97-2000). Mike also played 1 year of CIS hockey with the Brandon Bobcats (’92-93).
Mike began his coaching career with the UHL’s Knoxville Speed as Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations in 2001. Other career coaching highlights include: Assistant Coach, Team West, World U-17 Challenge in 2007; Head Coach/General Manager, Notre Dame Jr. A Hounds, 2004-2009; Head Coach, Team West, World U-17 Challenge in 2010; Assistant Coach, University of Regina Cougars (CIS), 2009-10.
“We are very pleased to add Mike to the Warriors coaching staff,” commented Warriors Director of Hockey Operations Alan Millar. Mike brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our program based on his time as a player, and coach in the WHL, CIS, SJHL, minor pro and Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence. I believe Mike will be a very good fit with our current staff and will be a key addition in a number of hockey areas including player development, “concluded Millar.
The Warriors would like to extend Mike and his wife a warm welcome to the Warriors hockey club and the Friendly City.
Mike is a WHL alumnus playing 4 years as a defenseman with both the Wheat Kings and the Medicine Hat Tigers. Following his 4 year WHL career, Mike played 8 seasons of professional hockey in both the ECHL (’93-97) and the WPHL (’97-2000). Mike also played 1 year of CIS hockey with the Brandon Bobcats (’92-93).
Mike began his coaching career with the UHL’s Knoxville Speed as Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations in 2001. Other career coaching highlights include: Assistant Coach, Team West, World U-17 Challenge in 2007; Head Coach/General Manager, Notre Dame Jr. A Hounds, 2004-2009; Head Coach, Team West, World U-17 Challenge in 2010; Assistant Coach, University of Regina Cougars (CIS), 2009-10.
“We are very pleased to add Mike to the Warriors coaching staff,” commented Warriors Director of Hockey Operations Alan Millar. Mike brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our program based on his time as a player, and coach in the WHL, CIS, SJHL, minor pro and Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence. I believe Mike will be a very good fit with our current staff and will be a key addition in a number of hockey areas including player development, “concluded Millar.
The Warriors would like to extend Mike and his wife a warm welcome to the Warriors hockey club and the Friendly City.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Salvation Army Adopt a Family
The Warriors finished up all the shopping and groceries for their "adopted family" this Christmas. The Warriors are happy to be part of the program and extend a big thank you to everyone in Moose Jaw who has taken part in the program and helped make someone in Moose Jaw's Christmas a great one!
Honejsek to Make World Junior Debut Tonight
Warriors own Tony Honejsek will take on team USA tonight in Rochester, NY to kick off Team Czech Republic's pre-tournament schedule. Wednesday night the Czech's will take on Germany in Rochester.
Good luck to Tony!
Good luck to Tony!
Howden and Team Canada Take First Game 8-0
Last night in Team Canada's 8-0 victory over Switzerland, 8 different players had a goal. Quinton Howden set up Louis Leblanc for a beautiful goal on the rush.
In net for team Canada was Mark Visentin from the OHL. Mark looked calm and in control all evening. With 18 new players joining team Canada, the worry of there not being enough scoring power or "stars" is a topics being discussed. Team Canada seemed to be relentless in their attack last night. Hard along the boards and using their size allowed for 8 goals.
The team will take on Sweden tonight in Toronto at the ACC. The game is televised on TSN at 7:30 ET.
Update from yesterday on the luggage situation... looks like team Norway still has not recieved their equipment. The game between Norway and Slovakia has been postponed according to Bob Mackenzie.
In net for team Canada was Mark Visentin from the OHL. Mark looked calm and in control all evening. With 18 new players joining team Canada, the worry of there not being enough scoring power or "stars" is a topics being discussed. Team Canada seemed to be relentless in their attack last night. Hard along the boards and using their size allowed for 8 goals.
The team will take on Sweden tonight in Toronto at the ACC. The game is televised on TSN at 7:30 ET.
Update from yesterday on the luggage situation... looks like team Norway still has not recieved their equipment. The game between Norway and Slovakia has been postponed according to Bob Mackenzie.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Christmas Break Comparison's
The players have gone home, the locker room is quiet and Warriors fans are busy doing their last minute shopping. It’s always nice to go back and see where we were a year ago.
Here is a little comparison for you to take a look at after 35 games:
Last year at this time our record was:
17-15-1-2
This year our record is:
20-13-0-2
Division Rival Breakdown
Brandon:
2009- 0-3-0-1
2010- 4-1-0-0
Prince Albert:
2009- 2-1-0-0
2010- 2-1-0-0
Regina:
2009- 3-0-0-0
2010- 4-0-0-0
Swift Current
2009- 1-4-0-0
2010- 2-2-0-0
Saskatoon
2009- 0-3-0-0
2010- 2-1-0-0
Scoring Leaders
2009
Travis Hamonic- 39 points in 31 games
Brendan Rowinski- 37 points in 34 games
Quinton Howden- 32 points in 34 games
2010
Dylan Hood- 41 points in 33 games
Quinton Howden- 40 points in 29 games
Antonin Honejsek- 32 points in 32 games
Special Teams
2009
PP- 21%
PK- 78.1%
2010
PP- 28.2%
PK- 77.9%
Scoring Statistics
Home Scoring
2009- 83 goals (30 of them in the second period)
2010- 74 goals (30 of them in the first period)
Away Scoring
2009- 44 goals (17 of them in the second)
2010- 50 goals (22 of them in the 3rd period)
Shots on Goal
Last year the Warriors goaltending duo took 979 shots. This year’s goaltenders have faced 1,100.
Here is a little comparison for you to take a look at after 35 games:
Last year at this time our record was:
17-15-1-2
This year our record is:
20-13-0-2
Division Rival Breakdown
Brandon:
2009- 0-3-0-1
2010- 4-1-0-0
Prince Albert:
2009- 2-1-0-0
2010- 2-1-0-0
Regina:
2009- 3-0-0-0
2010- 4-0-0-0
Swift Current
2009- 1-4-0-0
2010- 2-2-0-0
Saskatoon
2009- 0-3-0-0
2010- 2-1-0-0
Scoring Leaders
2009
Travis Hamonic- 39 points in 31 games
Brendan Rowinski- 37 points in 34 games
Quinton Howden- 32 points in 34 games
2010
Dylan Hood- 41 points in 33 games
Quinton Howden- 40 points in 29 games
Antonin Honejsek- 32 points in 32 games
Special Teams
2009
PP- 21%
PK- 78.1%
2010
PP- 28.2%
PK- 77.9%
Scoring Statistics
Home Scoring
2009- 83 goals (30 of them in the second period)
2010- 74 goals (30 of them in the first period)
Away Scoring
2009- 44 goals (17 of them in the second)
2010- 50 goals (22 of them in the 3rd period)
Shots on Goal
Last year the Warriors goaltending duo took 979 shots. This year’s goaltenders have faced 1,100.
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Howden and Team Canada Set for First Exhibition Game
Quinton Howden and team Canada will take on Switzerland tonight in Oshawa as their first pre-competition action. The team practiced all last week in preparation for the upcoming tournament. Returnee Ryan Ellis was named team captain on the weekend.
The team will be back in action Tuesday in Toronto against Sweden and in Niagra Falls on Thursday for a match up with Finland.
First game of the tournament will hit television on Boxing Day.
On a different note... according to Bob Mackenzie of TSN's latest tweet... the Swed's, German's and Norway's equipment did not make the same flight over as they did! The German's went out an purchased new equipment... the other two... no word.
Bob Mackenzie is also reporting the following lines for tonight:
Schwarz-Schenn-Leblanc
Kassian- Couturier-Foligino
Eakin-Johansen-Connolly
Howden-Cizikas-Ashton-Hamilton
D Pairs
Olsen-Ellis
Cowen-de Hann
Depres- Gudbranson
Barrie
Game on TSN2...Pierre and Gord with the call. 7pm
The team will be back in action Tuesday in Toronto against Sweden and in Niagra Falls on Thursday for a match up with Finland.
First game of the tournament will hit television on Boxing Day.
On a different note... according to Bob Mackenzie of TSN's latest tweet... the Swed's, German's and Norway's equipment did not make the same flight over as they did! The German's went out an purchased new equipment... the other two... no word.
Bob Mackenzie is also reporting the following lines for tonight:
Schwarz-Schenn-Leblanc
Kassian- Couturier-Foligino
Eakin-Johansen-Connolly
Howden-Cizikas-Ashton-Hamilton
D Pairs
Olsen-Ellis
Cowen-de Hann
Depres- Gudbranson
Barrie
Game on TSN2...Pierre and Gord with the call. 7pm
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Warriors Fall to Wheaties
It may not have been the game the Warriors had hoped to have as their last home game before Christmas break, but it seemed tonight would just not be the tribe’s night. Rookie goaltender Brandon Stone spent the night between the pipes.
Brandon scored 6 goals—with three coming from star forward Scott Glennie. The Wheaties held Moose Jaw to just 8 shots in the first two periods. The Warriors only goal of the night came from Import forward, Michal Hlinka. Hlinka’s goal also brought down the stuffed toys for the annual teddy bear toss night.
Brandon Stone faced 29 shots in the loss. The Warriors went 1/5 on the power play and were 3/3 on the penalty kill. The Warriors split the home and home series with Brandon, having one last night in a shoot out 4-3.
Brandon scored 6 goals—with three coming from star forward Scott Glennie. The Wheaties held Moose Jaw to just 8 shots in the first two periods. The Warriors only goal of the night came from Import forward, Michal Hlinka. Hlinka’s goal also brought down the stuffed toys for the annual teddy bear toss night.
Brandon Stone faced 29 shots in the loss. The Warriors went 1/5 on the power play and were 3/3 on the penalty kill. The Warriors split the home and home series with Brandon, having one last night in a shoot out 4-3.
Brandon Night #2
Warriors Pull Out Win in Brandon
The Moose Jaw Warriors won their third straight game last night with a 4-3 shootout win in Brandon. Jesse Paradis had a goal and two points; Sam Fioretti and Dylan Hood had one goal each; Dylan McIlrath, Collin Bowman, Joey Kornelsen, Cody Beach, and Spencer Edwards had one assist each; Beach and Hood scored in the shootout; Thomas Heemskerk made 44 saves in the win. David Toews had two goals and three points to lead Brandon; Corbin Boes made 37 saves in the loss.
v. Brandon
Tonight is the sixth meeting of the season between the Warriors and Brandon Wheat Kings, and the second of a weekend series. Moose Jaw is 4-1 against Brandon, posting a 1-1 record at home and 3-0 record on the road. The Warriors have outscored Brandon 19-17.
Quinton Howden leads the Warriors with six goals and eight points against the Wheat Kings; Dylan Hood has a goal and five points; Cody Beach and Spencer Edwards have a goal and four points each; Collin Bowman and Mackenzie Royer have two goals and three points each; Dallas Ehrhardt, AJ Johnson, and Morgan Rielly have three assists each; Sam Fioretti has two goals; Jesse Paradis has a goal and two points each; Thomas Heemskerk is 4-1 with a 3.34gaa and .919sv%.
Mark Stone leads the Wheat Kings with three goals and seven points against the Warriors; Darren Bestland has two goals and six points; David Toews has three goals and five points; Shayne Wiebe has four goals; Scott Glennie has a goal and four points; Michael Ferland has a goal and three points; Corbin Boes is 0-0-0-1 with a 2.77gaa and .925sv%; Liam Liston is 0-3 with a 4.03gaa and .868sv%.
The Moose Jaw Warriors won their third straight game last night with a 4-3 shootout win in Brandon. Jesse Paradis had a goal and two points; Sam Fioretti and Dylan Hood had one goal each; Dylan McIlrath, Collin Bowman, Joey Kornelsen, Cody Beach, and Spencer Edwards had one assist each; Beach and Hood scored in the shootout; Thomas Heemskerk made 44 saves in the win. David Toews had two goals and three points to lead Brandon; Corbin Boes made 37 saves in the loss.
v. Brandon
Tonight is the sixth meeting of the season between the Warriors and Brandon Wheat Kings, and the second of a weekend series. Moose Jaw is 4-1 against Brandon, posting a 1-1 record at home and 3-0 record on the road. The Warriors have outscored Brandon 19-17.
Quinton Howden leads the Warriors with six goals and eight points against the Wheat Kings; Dylan Hood has a goal and five points; Cody Beach and Spencer Edwards have a goal and four points each; Collin Bowman and Mackenzie Royer have two goals and three points each; Dallas Ehrhardt, AJ Johnson, and Morgan Rielly have three assists each; Sam Fioretti has two goals; Jesse Paradis has a goal and two points each; Thomas Heemskerk is 4-1 with a 3.34gaa and .919sv%.
Mark Stone leads the Wheat Kings with three goals and seven points against the Warriors; Darren Bestland has two goals and six points; David Toews has three goals and five points; Shayne Wiebe has four goals; Scott Glennie has a goal and four points; Michael Ferland has a goal and three points; Corbin Boes is 0-0-0-1 with a 2.77gaa and .925sv%; Liam Liston is 0-3 with a 4.03gaa and .868sv%.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Alumni Watch: Curtis Brown to Play in Spengler Cup
The Spengler Cup, held since 1923 is the oldest professional international hockey tournament. The team consists of players who are Canadian Ambassadors for the game of hockey in Europe. Canada has won gold recently in 02, 03 and 07-- They have appeared in 8 of the last 10 Championship games.
Former Warrior Curtis Brown from Unity, SK. has been playing in the Swiss A league with Biel. Brown played for the tribe for 4 years of his WHL career before heading to PA for his last season. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 1994 Entry Draft.
After his time in the WHL, Brown joined the Rochester Americans for a couple seasons. He then joined the Sabres for 8 years before spending some time in San Jose and Chicago. Brown has been playing the Swiss A since leaving the NHL.
Curtis Brown was named to Team Canada's roster for the Spengler Cup yesterday. Brown will start the tournament on Boxing Day in Davois, Switzerland.
For all the details on the Spengler Cup visit http://www.hockeycanada.ca/
Former Warrior Curtis Brown from Unity, SK. has been playing in the Swiss A league with Biel. Brown played for the tribe for 4 years of his WHL career before heading to PA for his last season. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 1994 Entry Draft.
After his time in the WHL, Brown joined the Rochester Americans for a couple seasons. He then joined the Sabres for 8 years before spending some time in San Jose and Chicago. Brown has been playing the Swiss A since leaving the NHL.
Curtis Brown was named to Team Canada's roster for the Spengler Cup yesterday. Brown will start the tournament on Boxing Day in Davois, Switzerland.
For all the details on the Spengler Cup visit http://www.hockeycanada.ca/
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Fw: Presents for the little ones
Just in.... Adorable baby jumpers and girls sweatshirts!
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Teddy Bear Toss a Tradition in the WHL
The Warriors annual teddy bear toss is on Saturday December 18th when the Warriors take on the Brandon Wheat Kings at the Crushed Can. Teddy Bear toss is a popular Christmas season promotion in the WHL and with many junior hockey teams.
Fans bring a new stuffed toy to the game. When the Warriors score their first goal of the night, the bears are thrown onto the ice. For those of you who have not seen a teddy bear toss, the sight is quite incredible. Bears rain down and cover the ice. Vehicles emerge on to the ice while the players, staff and helpers pile the toys into vehicles.
You may be asking yourself, “What if the Warriors don’t score,”? There have been a few instances, like the other night in Swift Current where a home team is shut out. In that case, the bears are thrown out after the final buzzer of the game.
All the bears are then loaded up by our local Salvation Army, laid out to dry, and then given to families who may need a little help this holiday season. The tradition is perhaps the most popular in Calgary, Spokane and Portland. Over 7000 fans in Portland broke the teddy bear toss record in 06/07 by throwing 14,361 toys. The Hitmen broke that record only a few weeks later by getting 15,540 bears by the 16,000 fans in attendance. In 2007, Portland once again reclaimed the title when 26,919 bears came down.
It is an excellent promotion and Moose Jaw Warriors fans are always very generous on Teddy Bear toss night. If you are thinking about attending a game before the holiday break, be sure to come out on December 18th with your bear in hand and cheer on the Warriors in their last home game until January 12th.
Pizza Party at John Chisholm School
The Warriors visited John Chisholm Aternative School this afternoon for a Pizza Party. The Warriors have been spending time at the school since September thanks to sponsor Conexus, doing discussions on various applicable topics.
A big thank you to Pizza Hut for serving up the pizza lunch. Dylan McIlrath, Spencer Edwards and Jesse Paradis send out Christmas greetings to all the students and teachers they have met while at John Chisholm.
Home and Home with Brandon Begins Tomorrow
The Warriors will head to Brandon Friday night to Westman Place to play one of their last two games before the Christmas break. The Warriors head into Friday with a 19-12-0-2 record; Brandon has a 12-19-1-3 record. The Warriors will return home SATURDAY for their final home game.
Standings
Warriors- 5th in Eastern Conference
Wheaties- 10th in Eastern Conference
Warriors sit 9 points back of the first place Saskatoon Blades. The Warriors have recently beat two of the four teams ahead of them in the standings (Kootenay & Saskatoon).
The Wheat Kings were on an 11 game losing streak before notching a win on Dec 12th vs Prince Albert.
Previous Meetings
September 29th- 5-2 Brandon win at home; Brandon still had Ty Rimmer in net at this point.
November 20th- Warriors took it 4-2 in Brandon with the reverse of the last game. Heemskerk made 40 saves.
November 26th- Warriors stole the game in Brandon 5-4 for with a last second goal from Mackenzie Royer.
November 27th- A 4-3 Warrior win at home with the go ahead goal from Collin Bowman. Heemskerk made 46 saves.
Specialty Teams
Warriors PP- 20.4%
Brandon PP- 20.3%
Warriors PK- 78.6%
Brandon PK- 77.7%
What you Need to Know
The last time these two teams met, the Wheaties were without star forward and LA Kings draft pick, Brayden Schenn. Well, the Wheaties will still be without Schenn. He was released back to Brandon on December 2nd from the Kings, however he left only days later to join team Canada's World Junior Camp in Toronto. Many speculate Brayden will be named Captain of the team.
The Warriors will not have Quinton Howden or Antonin Honejsek in the line up this weekend as both forwards are with their countries respective World Junior teams.
Who to Watch For
Brandon
Mark Stone- among the top in WHL scoring, Mark Stone has 18 goals and 25 assists
Scott Glennie- a late addition to WJ camp, Glennie did not find himself on that roster and has 36 points for the Wheaties
Shayne Wiebe- Captain for Brandon, Wiebe has 26 points.
Moose Jaw
Dylan McIlrath- Dylan had a great game vs Saskatoon. Throwing the body around, making some key blocks and scoring the first Warriors goal of the night--- the truck will make himself known early on in this game.
Spencer Edwards- Edwards played very well on Tuesday night. A goal and speed that lights up the crushed can… watch for Edwards to lead the way.
Morgan Rielly- You can’t miss him out there, a danger on the PP and the Warriors leading Rookie, Rielly’s skill is growing with each game.
Off the Ice Saturday Night....
It’s everyone’s favourite night! Teddy Bear Toss! Bring a new stuffed toy to throw on the ice when the Warriors score their first goal of the night.
Zeller’s is our game night sponsor… watch for a great exit give away!
The Miller Express will be setting up a great raffle table and we have a special guest… or group to sing the National Anthem.
Standings
Warriors- 5th in Eastern Conference
Wheaties- 10th in Eastern Conference
Warriors sit 9 points back of the first place Saskatoon Blades. The Warriors have recently beat two of the four teams ahead of them in the standings (Kootenay & Saskatoon).
The Wheat Kings were on an 11 game losing streak before notching a win on Dec 12th vs Prince Albert.
Previous Meetings
September 29th- 5-2 Brandon win at home; Brandon still had Ty Rimmer in net at this point.
November 20th- Warriors took it 4-2 in Brandon with the reverse of the last game. Heemskerk made 40 saves.
November 26th- Warriors stole the game in Brandon 5-4 for with a last second goal from Mackenzie Royer.
November 27th- A 4-3 Warrior win at home with the go ahead goal from Collin Bowman. Heemskerk made 46 saves.
Specialty Teams
Warriors PP- 20.4%
Brandon PP- 20.3%
Warriors PK- 78.6%
Brandon PK- 77.7%
What you Need to Know
The last time these two teams met, the Wheaties were without star forward and LA Kings draft pick, Brayden Schenn. Well, the Wheaties will still be without Schenn. He was released back to Brandon on December 2nd from the Kings, however he left only days later to join team Canada's World Junior Camp in Toronto. Many speculate Brayden will be named Captain of the team.
The Warriors will not have Quinton Howden or Antonin Honejsek in the line up this weekend as both forwards are with their countries respective World Junior teams.
Who to Watch For
Brandon
Mark Stone- among the top in WHL scoring, Mark Stone has 18 goals and 25 assists
Scott Glennie- a late addition to WJ camp, Glennie did not find himself on that roster and has 36 points for the Wheaties
Shayne Wiebe- Captain for Brandon, Wiebe has 26 points.
Moose Jaw
Dylan McIlrath- Dylan had a great game vs Saskatoon. Throwing the body around, making some key blocks and scoring the first Warriors goal of the night--- the truck will make himself known early on in this game.
Spencer Edwards- Edwards played very well on Tuesday night. A goal and speed that lights up the crushed can… watch for Edwards to lead the way.
Morgan Rielly- You can’t miss him out there, a danger on the PP and the Warriors leading Rookie, Rielly’s skill is growing with each game.
Off the Ice Saturday Night....
It’s everyone’s favourite night! Teddy Bear Toss! Bring a new stuffed toy to throw on the ice when the Warriors score their first goal of the night.
Zeller’s is our game night sponsor… watch for a great exit give away!
The Miller Express will be setting up a great raffle table and we have a special guest… or group to sing the National Anthem.
You know where you can listen.... Country 100... with the one and only James Gallo! I do believe this one is a 7:30 start in Brandon. Back in the Jaw Saturday, the usual 7:00 start.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
BMO Presents Multiplex Builders Committee with $100,000.00
At last night's game the Bank of Montreal presented a cheque for $100,000.00 towards the new Multiplex.
Howden Interview- World Juniors
Quinton Howden has had quite the past 24 hours. He was kind enough to give me a few words regarding his exciting upcoming holiday season in Buffalo, NY.
M: How did you get the news?
Q: They made cuts this morning. If you were cut, they’d call your room anytime between 5:30 am and 9:00. At about 8:30, I got a knock on my door and the coaches were their congratulating us. I slept from 3 am to 5 am. That’s it.
M: What do think you showed the coaching staff over the past few days that earned you a spot?
Q: “My hard work and determination. I went out and just worked as hard as I could, was physical and showed that I am willing to fill any roster spot to make this team successful”.
M: Have you been to Buffalo before?
Q: “No, it will be my first visit”.
M: How great will it feel to put on the maple leaf?
Q: “It’s a huge honour. It’s something pretty special when you get to represent your country and on stage a this big, it will be extraordinary experience for sure.”
M: Your family is going to be coming down to Buffalo, what does it mean to you to have your family there?
Q: “Obviously pretty special…They’ve supported me my whole life so to have them come and support me out there will be pretty special.”
M: What happens today?
Q: “I think we have photos later today and from here we have a few exhibition games in Ontario and then head out to Buffalo”.
Q: They made cuts this morning. If you were cut, they’d call your room anytime between 5:30 am and 9:00. At about 8:30, I got a knock on my door and the coaches were their congratulating us. I slept from 3 am to 5 am. That’s it.
M: What do think you showed the coaching staff over the past few days that earned you a spot?
Q: “My hard work and determination. I went out and just worked as hard as I could, was physical and showed that I am willing to fill any roster spot to make this team successful”.
M: Have you been to Buffalo before?
Q: “No, it will be my first visit”.
M: How great will it feel to put on the maple leaf?
Q: “It’s a huge honour. It’s something pretty special when you get to represent your country and on stage a this big, it will be extraordinary experience for sure.”
M: Your family is going to be coming down to Buffalo, what does it mean to you to have your family there?
Q: “Obviously pretty special…They’ve supported me my whole life so to have them come and support me out there will be pretty special.”
M: What happens today?
Q: “I think we have photos later today and from here we have a few exhibition games in Ontario and then head out to Buffalo”.
Howden Makes Team
It's official, our very own Quinton Howden has earned a roster spot on Team Canada for the World Jr Championships... more to come.... hit up TSN for all the details http://www.tsn.ca/
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Warriors Post BIG Win over Blades
The Moose Jaw Warriors knocked off the top of the conference Saskatoon Blades 4-1 tonight. Big man Dylan McIlrath got the Warriors on the board on the man advantage. Blades would manage a single goal in the first nearing the end of play from Chris Collins.
Second period, just a single goal on the break away from Captain Spencer Edwards. Rookie Morgan Rielly would score in third followed by a Matt Grant breakaway marker, his second of the season to make it 4-1.
Shots were kept to just 24 for Saskatoon and 21 for the tribe. The Warriors went 1/3 on the power play and 3/3 on the penalty kill. Saskatoon held the Warriors to just 3 shots in the third, a season low; yet the home team limited the Blades shots to just 7. The win moves the Warriors just 9 points behind the division and conference leading Blades.
Warriors sit just 2 points back of 4th and only 5 points back of 2nd place in the Conference. The tribe will play a home and home with Brandon before breaking for Christmas.
Second period, just a single goal on the break away from Captain Spencer Edwards. Rookie Morgan Rielly would score in third followed by a Matt Grant breakaway marker, his second of the season to make it 4-1.
Shots were kept to just 24 for Saskatoon and 21 for the tribe. The Warriors went 1/3 on the power play and 3/3 on the penalty kill. Saskatoon held the Warriors to just 3 shots in the third, a season low; yet the home team limited the Blades shots to just 7. The win moves the Warriors just 9 points behind the division and conference leading Blades.
Warriors sit just 2 points back of 4th and only 5 points back of 2nd place in the Conference. The tribe will play a home and home with Brandon before breaking for Christmas.
Howden Headed into Final Showing before Last Cuts are Made
Quinton Howden had 3 assists in team White’s 7-5 win over team Red Monday night. Howden was on team White with Wheat Kings Brayden Schenn and Scott Glennie along with Swift Current’s Cody Eakin.
The coaching staff made their first round of cut’s this morning, releasing nine of their expected 18 releases.
The coaching staff made their first round of cut’s this morning, releasing nine of their expected 18 releases.
Released players:
Brad Ross (F- Portland)
Brendan Gallagher (F-Vancouver)
Joey Hishon (F-Owen)
Garrett Wilson (F-Owen)
Linden Vey (F-Medicine Hat)
Ryan Howse (F- Chilliwack)
Reilly Smith (F- Miami U)
Brayden McNabb (D-Kootenay)
Jesse Blacker (D- Owen)
The remaining players at selection camp will dress for Tuesday night's game against the Canadian University National Team. Assuming this year's squad goes with 13 forwards, seven defencemen and two goaltenders, there are still four forwards, three blueliners and two goalies left to release. Head coach Dave Cameron and his staff will make those final cuts on Wednesday morning, when the 22-man roster is finalized for the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championship beginning on Boxing Day.
Here are the remaining forwards, besides Quinton Howden:
First Round NHL Draft Picks 2009
Carter Ashton- Regina- Tampa Bay 1,9th
Zack Kassian-Windsor- Buffalo 1, 13th
Scott Glennie- Brandon- Dallas 1, 8th
Brayden Schenn- Brandon- LA 1, 5th
First Round NHL Draft Picks 2010
Ryan Johansen- Portland- Columbus- 1, 4th
Tyler Seguin- Plymouth- Boston 1, 2nd
Jeffrey Skinner- Kitchener- Carolina 2, 7th
Louis Lablanc- Montreal- Montreal 1, 18th
Jaden Schwartz- Tri City- St. Louis 1, 14th
Riley Sheahan- Notre Dame NCAA- Detroit 1, 21st
Other Drafted Players
Taylor Beck- Guelph- Nashville- 3rd round 2009
Curtis Hamilton- Saskatoon- Edmonton 2nd round 2010
Tyler Toffoli- Kitchener- LA- 2nd round 2010
Casey Cizinkas- Mississauga- NY Islanders- 4th round 2009
Kyle Clifford- Barrie- LA 2nd round 2009
Cody Eakin- Swift- Washington 3rd round
Ethan Werek- Kingston-NY Rangers 2nd round 2009
Undrafted
Sean Couturier- Drummondville- Eligible in 2011
Brad Ross (F- Portland)
Brendan Gallagher (F-Vancouver)
Joey Hishon (F-Owen)
Garrett Wilson (F-Owen)
Linden Vey (F-Medicine Hat)
Ryan Howse (F- Chilliwack)
Reilly Smith (F- Miami U)
Brayden McNabb (D-Kootenay)
Jesse Blacker (D- Owen)
The remaining players at selection camp will dress for Tuesday night's game against the Canadian University National Team. Assuming this year's squad goes with 13 forwards, seven defencemen and two goaltenders, there are still four forwards, three blueliners and two goalies left to release. Head coach Dave Cameron and his staff will make those final cuts on Wednesday morning, when the 22-man roster is finalized for the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championship beginning on Boxing Day.
Here are the remaining forwards, besides Quinton Howden:
First Round NHL Draft Picks 2009
Carter Ashton- Regina- Tampa Bay 1,9th
Zack Kassian-Windsor- Buffalo 1, 13th
Scott Glennie- Brandon- Dallas 1, 8th
Brayden Schenn- Brandon- LA 1, 5th
First Round NHL Draft Picks 2010
Ryan Johansen- Portland- Columbus- 1, 4th
Tyler Seguin- Plymouth- Boston 1, 2nd
Jeffrey Skinner- Kitchener- Carolina 2, 7th
Louis Lablanc- Montreal- Montreal 1, 18th
Jaden Schwartz- Tri City- St. Louis 1, 14th
Riley Sheahan- Notre Dame NCAA- Detroit 1, 21st
Other Drafted Players
Taylor Beck- Guelph- Nashville- 3rd round 2009
Curtis Hamilton- Saskatoon- Edmonton 2nd round 2010
Tyler Toffoli- Kitchener- LA- 2nd round 2010
Casey Cizinkas- Mississauga- NY Islanders- 4th round 2009
Kyle Clifford- Barrie- LA 2nd round 2009
Cody Eakin- Swift- Washington 3rd round
Ethan Werek- Kingston-NY Rangers 2nd round 2009
Undrafted
Sean Couturier- Drummondville- Eligible in 2011
Blades and Warriors Tonight
Tonight the two teams atop the East Division will square off under the Crushed Can roof. The Blades are flying high with 29 points and not only lead the Division but the Eastern Conference. The Warriors are 7-2-0-1 and Saskatoon is 8-2-0-0 in their last ten games.
Last Game
The Warriors are coming into tonight after a 6-4 win over the Kootenay Ice. Saskatoon’s last game was also with the Ice, they took it 4-2. The Blades have won 3 in a row (PG, EVT, KOOT).
Leading the Way
Quinton Howden leads the way for the tribe, ranked 13th in overall scoring in the WHL. Howden remains at World Junior Camp and will not be with the team for tonight’s game. Blades are lead by Curtis Hamilton with 42 points. Hamilton is also at camp. Defensemen Stephan Elliot, top 5 d-man with 30 points is also always at camp.
Goaltending
Blades goalie Steven Stanford is second in the league. He is 20-6-1-1 on the season. Thomas Heemskerk is 15-12-0-2 on the season.
Rookies
The Warriors have two rookies in the top 20 scorers. Morgan Rielly has 17 and Sam Fioretti has 15 points.
Special Teams
MJ PP- 20.1%
PK- 78.1%
SASK PP- 16.3%
PK- 81.4%
The Warriors record against the Blades is 1-1. The Warriors beat the Blades 5-1 on October 19th at home. Back on October 8th, the Warriors lost 6-4 in Saskatoon. The Warriors are 5-12-1-1 against the Blades in the last 5 years and were 0-4-2-1 last season.
Notes
Connor Cox, former Moose Jaw Warriors will face his former team tonight
Last Game
The Warriors are coming into tonight after a 6-4 win over the Kootenay Ice. Saskatoon’s last game was also with the Ice, they took it 4-2. The Blades have won 3 in a row (PG, EVT, KOOT).
Leading the Way
Quinton Howden leads the way for the tribe, ranked 13th in overall scoring in the WHL. Howden remains at World Junior Camp and will not be with the team for tonight’s game. Blades are lead by Curtis Hamilton with 42 points. Hamilton is also at camp. Defensemen Stephan Elliot, top 5 d-man with 30 points is also always at camp.
Goaltending
Blades goalie Steven Stanford is second in the league. He is 20-6-1-1 on the season. Thomas Heemskerk is 15-12-0-2 on the season.
Rookies
The Warriors have two rookies in the top 20 scorers. Morgan Rielly has 17 and Sam Fioretti has 15 points.
Special Teams
MJ PP- 20.1%
PK- 78.1%
SASK PP- 16.3%
PK- 81.4%
The Warriors record against the Blades is 1-1. The Warriors beat the Blades 5-1 on October 19th at home. Back on October 8th, the Warriors lost 6-4 in Saskatoon. The Warriors are 5-12-1-1 against the Blades in the last 5 years and were 0-4-2-1 last season.
Notes
Connor Cox, former Moose Jaw Warriors will face his former team tonight
The Blades are 13-1-0-0 after leading in the first; Warriors are 9-2 when leading after one
If leading after second, the Blades are undefeated (17-0-0-1); Warriors are 13-1-0-0 if leading after two
These two teams will face 5 more times this season
Who to Watch for
SK
Who to Watch for
SK
Josh Nicholls #20, has 40 points in 31 games for the Blades
Darian Dziurzynski #26, Left Winger, has 26 points and 61 PIMS
Duncan Siemens #5, D-man, has 21 points as a 17 year old
MJ
Dylan Hood, having a four point game Friday, Hood will be one to watch in tonight’s game; he has 5 points against the Blades this season.
Cody Beach, getting 20+ PIM’s in the Warriors last game, Beach now has 120 PIM’s and 13 points while in Moose Jaw.
Dylan McIlrath, size is a strength of the Saskatoon boys, Dylan will be looking to assert his physical presence early on.
Cody Beach, getting 20+ PIM’s in the Warriors last game, Beach now has 120 PIM’s and 13 points while in Moose Jaw.
Dylan McIlrath, size is a strength of the Saskatoon boys, Dylan will be looking to assert his physical presence early on.
Off the Ice
It's Giant Tiger's Game Night! Watch for a great exit giveaway tonight... our gift to you!
The "peac-treats", student business from Peacock will be on the concourse tonight along with a jersey raffle and everyone's favorite high flying game, the Subway Jackpot.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Warriors Update
WARRIORS HOST TWO AT HOME THIS WEEK
The tribe will host the Eastern Conference leading Saskatoon Blades Tuesday this week. The Blades are on a 3 game winning streak and hosted Kootenay Sunday for a 4-2 victory. Friday night the team will head to Brandon in a home and home series. The Wheaties have one just a single game in their last 10. This will be the Warriors last three games before breaking for the holidays.
WARRIOR TID BITS
· Quinton Howden took home the Molson first star of the first half on Friday night. Thomas Heemskerk took home second and Dylan Hood third.
· Tony Honesjek leaves Wednesday to join team Czech Republic for World Juniors
· Quinton Howden left this weekend for World Junior Camp in Ontario.
WARRIORS WEEKLY SCHEDULE
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY: PRACTICE 2:12-4:15
TUESDAY VS SASKATOON
FRIDAY @ BRANDON
SATURDAY VS BRANDON
TEDDY BEAR TOSS THIS WEEKEND
Don’t forget your stuffed toys for Saturday night for the annual teddy bear toss. Help give those less fortunate a warm friend this holiday season. Bears will be tossed when the Warriors score their first goal.
SALVATION ARMY ADOPT A FAMILY
The Warriors are excited to be part of the Salvation Army Adopt a Family for Christmas program this holiday season. The Warriors will be looking after Christmas supper, presents and holiday greetings for a family that needs assistance during the busy Christmas holidays. If you would like to help out a Moose Jaw Family, contact the local Salvation Army.
JOHN CHISHOLM PIZZA PARTY
Thursday the Warriors will be visiting John Chisholm School for a Pizza Party from Pizza Hut. The Warriors have been visiting the alternative school, mentoring the students since September. It’s time for a little fun Thursday when the players will be having a fun lunch with the students as the team’s little Christmas present to the school.
The tribe will host the Eastern Conference leading Saskatoon Blades Tuesday this week. The Blades are on a 3 game winning streak and hosted Kootenay Sunday for a 4-2 victory. Friday night the team will head to Brandon in a home and home series. The Wheaties have one just a single game in their last 10. This will be the Warriors last three games before breaking for the holidays.
WARRIOR TID BITS
· Quinton Howden took home the Molson first star of the first half on Friday night. Thomas Heemskerk took home second and Dylan Hood third.
· Tony Honesjek leaves Wednesday to join team Czech Republic for World Juniors
· Quinton Howden left this weekend for World Junior Camp in Ontario.
WARRIORS WEEKLY SCHEDULE
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY: PRACTICE 2:12-4:15
TUESDAY VS SASKATOON
FRIDAY @ BRANDON
SATURDAY VS BRANDON
TEDDY BEAR TOSS THIS WEEKEND
Don’t forget your stuffed toys for Saturday night for the annual teddy bear toss. Help give those less fortunate a warm friend this holiday season. Bears will be tossed when the Warriors score their first goal.
SALVATION ARMY ADOPT A FAMILY
The Warriors are excited to be part of the Salvation Army Adopt a Family for Christmas program this holiday season. The Warriors will be looking after Christmas supper, presents and holiday greetings for a family that needs assistance during the busy Christmas holidays. If you would like to help out a Moose Jaw Family, contact the local Salvation Army.
JOHN CHISHOLM PIZZA PARTY
Thursday the Warriors will be visiting John Chisholm School for a Pizza Party from Pizza Hut. The Warriors have been visiting the alternative school, mentoring the students since September. It’s time for a little fun Thursday when the players will be having a fun lunch with the students as the team’s little Christmas present to the school.
Friday, December 10, 2010
DYNAMITE FIRST PERIOD GIVE WARRIORS THE 6-4 WIN OVER THE ICE
A strong first period launched the Moose Jaw Warriors over the visiting Kootenay Ice tonight at the Crushed Can. Four Warriors goals from Howden (a pair), Edwards and Bowman gave the Warriors a 4-1 advantage in the first twenty.
Second period was ridden with penalties, 11 to be exact. Tony Honejsek would score another for the tribe and Elgin Pearce would make it a 5-2 game to end the second. Final period, more penalties and a good push from Kootenay. The Ice kept the Warriors to only 3 shots in the third and managed another two goals. Warriors own twenty year old forward Dylan Hood would score goal number six. Final score 6-4 Moose Jaw.
Dylan Hood had 4 points in tonight’s game. Thomas Heemskerk faced 35 shots and the tribe took 17 of their 28 shots in the first period. Warriors take another home win and will have a weekend break before facing Saskatoon on Tuesday at home.
Second period was ridden with penalties, 11 to be exact. Tony Honejsek would score another for the tribe and Elgin Pearce would make it a 5-2 game to end the second. Final period, more penalties and a good push from Kootenay. The Ice kept the Warriors to only 3 shots in the third and managed another two goals. Warriors own twenty year old forward Dylan Hood would score goal number six. Final score 6-4 Moose Jaw.
Dylan Hood had 4 points in tonight’s game. Thomas Heemskerk faced 35 shots and the tribe took 17 of their 28 shots in the first period. Warriors take another home win and will have a weekend break before facing Saskatoon on Tuesday at home.
Molson Three Stars of the First half of season:
1. Howden
2. Heemskerk
3. Hood
Just a little story for you.... tonight Dylan Hood happened to be bounding around the hallway, grinning ear to ear prior to warm up. Asked him why he was so happy, his reply... "I think tonight's going to be a good one.... I'm feeling it," Sure enough... he was. Four points and some great chemistry from Hood's line, I'd say he was feeling it alright.
Tonights Three Stars:
1. Hood
2. Howden
Prospect: Carter Hansen
Carter Hansen, from Craven, SK was the Warrior's first round, 10th overall draft pick back in the spring. Carter is part of the 2nd place Moose Jaw General's squad. The Generals are 16-3-3 on the season, sitting just a few points back of the Prince Albert Mintos.
Carter has 10 points in 22 games. Carter may only be 15, but his 6'1" frame would keep people guessing. Carter joined the Warriors for a game in November and earned Hardest Working credentials.
The Generals take on the Blazers and Contacts this weekend and return to the Civic Center next Saturday for a 1:30 pm game prior to the Warriors game that evening.
Come out and watch this future Warrior in action along side other drafted and future WHLer's: Cory Millette (Draft pick of Red Deer Rebels), Zach Dougas (Seattle), Tyler King (Spokane), TJ Reeve (Regina), Sean Whelan (Regina), Aston Sautner (Edmonton), Zach Walker (Seattle), Austin Daae (Saskatoon) and Dayton Picard (Saskatoon).
HOWDEN HAS HIGH HOPES OF WEARING THE MAPLE LEAF FOR THE HOLIDAYS
On Monday November 30th, one young man received a phone call every hockey player dreams of; a call from Hockey Canada asking Moose Jaw Warrior Quinton Howden to attend this year’s World Junior camp. Each year around this time, Hockey Canada selects the best of the best Canadian hockey players to battle it out for a roster spot on Canada’s World Junior team. Quinton Howden, draft pick of the Florida Panther’s was lucky enough to be selected.
“I was really excited when I received the call,” commented World Junior hopeful, Quinton Howden. “This has been something that I have dreamt of for a long time and it means I am one step closer to the team I want to make,” he added. Still with a big feat ahead of him, Howden will have to compete amongst Canada’s best players under 20 years old to find a roster spot. “I am really looking forward to camp, my mindset will be just to go in and play my game,” he said. “I am going to work hard and compete as hard as I can to earn myself a spot on the roster,” said Howden.
Howden will be joining players like Swift Current’s Cody Eakin, Regina’s Carter Ashton and many of the WHL, OHL and QMJHL elite players. 17 WHL players are invited to training camp where only a select few will make the final roster that will consist of player’s from the entire CHL.
Last year the tournament was held here in Saskatchewan and you may recall a heart breaking loss to Team USA, who stopped in Moose Jaw to play an exhibition game. Canada will be on their turf in Buffalo, NY for this winter’s annual tournament.
World Junior camp will start on December 11th. The Exhibition game schedule begins on December 20th. Team Canada will play four exhibition games in Ontario (Oshawa, Toronto, Kitchener and St. Catharine’s). All the magic starts on Boxing Day (December 26th) when team Canada will face off against the Russians. The reigning champion USA team will be in pool A and team Canada will be in pool B. Canada will face off with the Czech Republic on Tuesday December 28th, Norway on the 29th and finally Sweden on New Year’s Eve.
Eleven Warriors have represented Canada in this prestigious display of talent and hockey’s elite junior players. Theoren Fleury played for the red and white in 1987 and 1988. Team Canada was disqualified in his first appearance, but took home gold the following year. Mike Keane joined Fleury in 1987 as the two representatives for the tribe. Another Warrior would not break the roster until 1994. Chris Armstrong helped Canada to take home the gold in ‘94. Ryan Smyth followed in Chris’s footsteps; winning the top prize in 1995.
“I was really excited when I received the call,” commented World Junior hopeful, Quinton Howden. “This has been something that I have dreamt of for a long time and it means I am one step closer to the team I want to make,” he added. Still with a big feat ahead of him, Howden will have to compete amongst Canada’s best players under 20 years old to find a roster spot. “I am really looking forward to camp, my mindset will be just to go in and play my game,” he said. “I am going to work hard and compete as hard as I can to earn myself a spot on the roster,” said Howden.
Howden will be joining players like Swift Current’s Cody Eakin, Regina’s Carter Ashton and many of the WHL, OHL and QMJHL elite players. 17 WHL players are invited to training camp where only a select few will make the final roster that will consist of player’s from the entire CHL.
Last year the tournament was held here in Saskatchewan and you may recall a heart breaking loss to Team USA, who stopped in Moose Jaw to play an exhibition game. Canada will be on their turf in Buffalo, NY for this winter’s annual tournament.
World Junior camp will start on December 11th. The Exhibition game schedule begins on December 20th. Team Canada will play four exhibition games in Ontario (Oshawa, Toronto, Kitchener and St. Catharine’s). All the magic starts on Boxing Day (December 26th) when team Canada will face off against the Russians. The reigning champion USA team will be in pool A and team Canada will be in pool B. Canada will face off with the Czech Republic on Tuesday December 28th, Norway on the 29th and finally Sweden on New Year’s Eve.
Eleven Warriors have represented Canada in this prestigious display of talent and hockey’s elite junior players. Theoren Fleury played for the red and white in 1987 and 1988. Team Canada was disqualified in his first appearance, but took home gold the following year. Mike Keane joined Fleury in 1987 as the two representatives for the tribe. Another Warrior would not break the roster until 1994. Chris Armstrong helped Canada to take home the gold in ‘94. Ryan Smyth followed in Chris’s footsteps; winning the top prize in 1995.
Curtis Brown would be the only Warrior in 1996 on Canada’s team. A few years later, in 2000 Jamie Lundmark was part of the bronze medal team. In 2002, both Nathan Paetch and Brian Sutherby took home the silver. Nathan returned to the team in 2003 for a second silver medal. Dustin Boyd put on the maple leaf in 2006. Riley Holzapfel was a member of the team in 2008. Travis Hamonic represented the Warriors in 2009, where team Canada skated to a 2nd place finish.
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We must not forget another Warrior looking to make his countries Under 20 team.... Tony Honejsek. Who is "very excited" at the opportunity.
Tony will join fellow WHLer's:
Marek Hrbas- Edmonton Oil Kings
Roman Horak- Chilliwack Bruins
Robin Soudek- Chilliwack
For the full roster... follow the link http://tsn.ca/World_jrs/feature/?id=34456
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Other WHL players joining their countries team:
USA
Mitch Callahan- Kelowna
Emerson Etem- Medicine Hat
Finland
Rasmus Rissanen- Everett
Germany
Bernhard Keil- Kamloops
Marcel Noebels- Seattle
Norway
Andreas Stene- Kelowna
Russia- No WHL players; a few OHL
Slovakia- No CHL players
Sweden- No WHL players
Switzerland
Dave Sutter- Seattle
Sven Bartschi- Portland
Nino Niederreiter- Portland
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Alumni Watch: Deryk Engelland
You may remember Deryk as a Moose Jaw Warrior back in the earlier 2000's. You may recall him for his big time PIM's ....520 to be exact.
In his over age season, Deryk wracked up 199 PIM's in just a single season. He spent his entire WHL career in the Jaw.
Deryk's played 26 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. Originally drafted in th 6th round by New Jersey, Deryk signed with Pittsburgh in 2007 as a free agent. Since then, things have been going well and he has found himself with 5 points for the Pen's this season.
Last night, Deryk dropped the mitts with Toronto Maple Leaf, Colton Orr... and it was not their first battle.
Here's there fight back in October.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc1szOLDTgM
.... and here is last night's rematch.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJg7gEN0Kv8
I guess Deryk hasn't lost any of the "warrior" in him.
Ice and Warriors Friday Night
Friday night the Warriors will host the Kootenay Ice. Kootenay is 2nd in their division, just behind the red hot Red Deer Rebels. They sit third in the conference with 43 points. The Ice actually have a better road record than at home, winning 11 games on the road and only losing 4; one to the Warriors.
The last time these two teams met….
Back on October 13th, the Warriors defeated the Ice 6-3. Tony Honejsek had a pair of goals. Dylan Hood had two, Collin Bowman scored along with Morgan Rielly.
Last Few Games…
The Warriors had a tough run in Alberta, falling 7-4 in Lethbridge and losing in a shoot out Wednesday night in Medicine Hat. Prior to that, the Warriors were on a four game winning streak; the tribe have not lost at home since November 15th against Portland.
Kootenay is coming off of a 5-0 stomping of the Raiders. Dec 4th they fell to the Tigers in OT. They took Seattle, Everett and Portland prior to journeying into Saskatchewan.
Between the Pipes…
Nathan Lieuwen- ranked in the top three goalies in the WHL, Nathan has 14 wins and a 0.908 save percentage.
Special Teams
Kootenay finds themselves near the bottom in team power play with a 15.1% success rate; PK is at 83%
Leading the Way…
Kootenay is lead by Kevin King with 34 points. #7 is an overager from Calgary.
Top D-man for the ice is Brayden McNabb with 22 points and a local connection being from Davidson, SK.
Interesting to note…
- Brock Montgomery, native of Moose Jaw plays for Kootenay. Brett Teskey is from Regina, Christian Magnus is from Saskatoon, Jesse Ismond is from Kindersley, Drew Czerwonka is from Glenavon, Joey Leach is from Wadena, and Joel Neilbrandt is from Yorkton. A ton of Saskatchewan boys playing for Kootenay!
- Kootenay took the most penalty minutes of their season with 43 last time they visited.
- The Warriors scored their most power play goals in one game (tied in a few others) with three last time they played the Ice.
History
The Warriors are 4-3-2-1 on the past 5 years at Moose Jaw
Overall, the tribe is 9-7-2-1 in the past 5 years
Off the Ice....
Its hockey card night! Come early and purchase this year' set for $5.00 and get a free sample card when you come in the door!
The Lupus Society will be selling chuck a pucks... you can win some great prizes!
The local Fire Department will be in the rink collecting for charity with their "boot drive".
McKarr's Furniture will be putting on a fun intermission where our contestants can win a $200.00 gift certificate and the chance to win the grand prize!
Tigers Take it in SO
The Warriors tangled with the Tigers last night in the Medicine Hat Arena. Only 8:00 minutes into the game, Warriors Cody Beach and Kale Kessy went at it. A minute later on a power play, the Tigers tipped one past Thomas Heemskerk from Thomas Carr. Tony Honejsek scored the first of the evening for the tribe, making the score 1-1 to end the first.
No goals in the second period to report. Dylan Bredo started off the third period with a goal at 2:48. Only two minutes later, Tony Honejsek danced his way around the defence and past Tyler Bunz. Quinton Howden would give the Warriors the go ahead goal at 11:22. With three to go, the Tigers put one past Heemskerk to tie the game at 3 a piece.
Over time would result in no goals, sending the game into a shoot out. Linden Vey was up first… and the leagues top scorer made no mistake. Up next, Honejsek for the tribe, he would not score. Rookie Hunter Shinkaruk took the next run at Heemskerk and would be denied. Cody Beach would also be turned away by Tyler Bunz. Wacey Hamilton banked the game winner and stole the extra point from the tribe.
Shots
MJ- 27
MH- 37
Top Scorers
Cody Beach- 2 points
Tony Honejsek- 2 points
Joel Edmundson- 2 points
Wacey Hamilton-4 points
No goals in the second period to report. Dylan Bredo started off the third period with a goal at 2:48. Only two minutes later, Tony Honejsek danced his way around the defence and past Tyler Bunz. Quinton Howden would give the Warriors the go ahead goal at 11:22. With three to go, the Tigers put one past Heemskerk to tie the game at 3 a piece.
Over time would result in no goals, sending the game into a shoot out. Linden Vey was up first… and the leagues top scorer made no mistake. Up next, Honejsek for the tribe, he would not score. Rookie Hunter Shinkaruk took the next run at Heemskerk and would be denied. Cody Beach would also be turned away by Tyler Bunz. Wacey Hamilton banked the game winner and stole the extra point from the tribe.
Shots
MJ- 27
MH- 37
Top Scorers
Cody Beach- 2 points
Tony Honejsek- 2 points
Joel Edmundson- 2 points
Wacey Hamilton-4 points
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Prospect Watch- Panthers
http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=545736
check it out... a little prospect blurb on our very own Quinton Howden.
check it out... a little prospect blurb on our very own Quinton Howden.
Warriors Trek to Tiger Town Tonight
The Warriors are 0-2 against the Tigers this season, losing both at home in a 6-3 decision on November 12th and a 3-2 SO loss on October 20th. Game will be on Country 100 with the voice of the Warriors, James Gallo at 8:00 pm here in the Jaw.
Comparisons:
Records
MJ- 17-12-0-1- 5th in Eastern Conference
MH- 18-8-2-0- 4th in Eastern Conference
Past 10 Games
MJ- 7-3-0-0
MH- 8-3-1-0
Special Teams
MJ- 22.1% PP (15.8% on road)
MH- 19.9% PP (20% at home)
MJ- PK- 77.9%
MH- PK- 80.1%
Leading the Way
Scoring
MJ- Howden 35 pts; Hood 33 pts
MH- Vey 49 pts; Hamilton 32 pts
PIM’s
MJ-Beach 102
MH- Grbavac 63
Rookies
MJ- Rielly- 3-14-17 pts
MH- Pitlick- 12-13-25 pts
Last 5 Games
Moose Jaw
7-4 Loss @ Lethbridge
4-0 Win Everett
9-6 Win @ Regina
4-3 Win @ Brandon
5-4 Win Brandon
Medicine Hat
3-2 Win @ Kootenay
3-2 Loss @ Spokane
4-1 Loss @ Tri
3-1 Win @ Seattle
3-2 Win @ Portland
Who to watch for tonight….
Medicine Hat
Hunter Shinkaruk- Tigers leading rookie, Hunter has 21 points in 26 games. He’s only 5’10”, but this left winger from Calgary is having a great rookie season.
Linden Vey- Linden leads the entire WHL in scoring with 49 points. Vey is 19 years old and was named the Husky Player of the Month.
Tyler Bunz- ranked as the fifth place goalie in the WHL, Bunz has 12 wins in 19 games.
Moose Jaw
Collin Bowman- leading in power play goals with six and amongst the top 20 defensemen in the league, Collin had a pair in last night’s game.
Quinton Howden- continuing to score, Howden pushed his way into the top 20 scorers in the league last night with his goal.
Thomas Heemskerk- playing a great game on Saturday night, Heemskerk had a great month in November and will no doubt be looking for some redemption from last night’s loss.
Comparisons:
Records
MJ- 17-12-0-1- 5th in Eastern Conference
MH- 18-8-2-0- 4th in Eastern Conference
Past 10 Games
MJ- 7-3-0-0
MH- 8-3-1-0
Special Teams
MJ- 22.1% PP (15.8% on road)
MH- 19.9% PP (20% at home)
MJ- PK- 77.9%
MH- PK- 80.1%
Leading the Way
Scoring
MJ- Howden 35 pts; Hood 33 pts
MH- Vey 49 pts; Hamilton 32 pts
PIM’s
MJ-Beach 102
MH- Grbavac 63
Rookies
MJ- Rielly- 3-14-17 pts
MH- Pitlick- 12-13-25 pts
Last 5 Games
Moose Jaw
7-4 Loss @ Lethbridge
4-0 Win Everett
9-6 Win @ Regina
4-3 Win @ Brandon
5-4 Win Brandon
Medicine Hat
3-2 Win @ Kootenay
3-2 Loss @ Spokane
4-1 Loss @ Tri
3-1 Win @ Seattle
3-2 Win @ Portland
Who to watch for tonight….
Medicine Hat
Hunter Shinkaruk- Tigers leading rookie, Hunter has 21 points in 26 games. He’s only 5’10”, but this left winger from Calgary is having a great rookie season.
Linden Vey- Linden leads the entire WHL in scoring with 49 points. Vey is 19 years old and was named the Husky Player of the Month.
Tyler Bunz- ranked as the fifth place goalie in the WHL, Bunz has 12 wins in 19 games.
Moose Jaw
Collin Bowman- leading in power play goals with six and amongst the top 20 defensemen in the league, Collin had a pair in last night’s game.
Quinton Howden- continuing to score, Howden pushed his way into the top 20 scorers in the league last night with his goal.
Thomas Heemskerk- playing a great game on Saturday night, Heemskerk had a great month in November and will no doubt be looking for some redemption from last night’s loss.
Warriors and Hurricanes.... 7-4 Lethbridge Final
The Warriors four game winning streak came to a halt in the hands of the Hurricane’s last night. Five penalties in the first twenty minutes resulted in three power play goals for the home team. Jacob Berglund scored the first of the night followed by two from Cam Braes. Berglund would add one more before the final buzzer making in 3-0 for Lethbridge.
Another three penalties later, the Warriors would manage a single goal in the second period from rookie Sam Fioretti. Jacob Berglund made it a hat trick for him and a 4-1 score to end the second.
Third period would be a bit better for the tribe, firing a game high 21 shots at Dylan Tait. Another Hurricanes goal would be scored at 4:32 from Cam Braes. Collin Bowman scored on the power play coming out of the gates for the tribe on a power play. Braes would add his fourth of the night for a score of 6-2. Quinton Howden found the back of Taits’s net at 14:10. Collin Bowman notched his second of the night on the power play, bringing the tribe within two. The Warriors were unable to keep possession of the puck in the last few minutes with Heemskerk on the bench, resulting in an empty netter from Max Ross. Final score 7-4.
Power Play
MJ- 2/8
LETH- 3/7
Shots
MJ- 42
LETH- 34
Warriors Goalies
Brandon Stone- 20:00 mins 17/20
Thomas Heemskerk- 40:00 mins 10/13
Another three penalties later, the Warriors would manage a single goal in the second period from rookie Sam Fioretti. Jacob Berglund made it a hat trick for him and a 4-1 score to end the second.
Third period would be a bit better for the tribe, firing a game high 21 shots at Dylan Tait. Another Hurricanes goal would be scored at 4:32 from Cam Braes. Collin Bowman scored on the power play coming out of the gates for the tribe on a power play. Braes would add his fourth of the night for a score of 6-2. Quinton Howden found the back of Taits’s net at 14:10. Collin Bowman notched his second of the night on the power play, bringing the tribe within two. The Warriors were unable to keep possession of the puck in the last few minutes with Heemskerk on the bench, resulting in an empty netter from Max Ross. Final score 7-4.
Power Play
MJ- 2/8
LETH- 3/7
Shots
MJ- 42
LETH- 34
Warriors Goalies
Brandon Stone- 20:00 mins 17/20
Thomas Heemskerk- 40:00 mins 10/13
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
WARRIORS VS HURRICANES TONIGHT
The Warriors will be visiting the Enmax Center on Lethbridge, Alberta tonight. The last time these two teams met was on November 13th when Brandon Stone shut them out 3-0 at the Civic Center.
Lethbridge sits in 4th place in the Central division and 7th in the Eastern Conference. The Hurricanes are on a three game winning streak; while the tribe is riding high on a 4 game winning streak. The Hurricanes actually faced the Broncos in three straight games for three straight losses and their most recent came against Red Deer in a shoot out.
Hurricanes Mitch Maxwell leads the way with 21 points. Goaltender Brandon Anderson has 8 wins to his name, playing in 22 games this season.
Warriors are lead by Quinton Howden with 33 points. Thomas Heemskerk has moved into the top three in the WHL for most saves with 763. Warriors leading rookie is Morgan Rielly with 16 points.
Special Teams
Warriors- 4th place in team power play at 21.9%
Hurricanes- 22nd (bottom of the league) with 13.1%
Warriors PK- 79.0%
Hurricanes PK- 81.5%
Notes
Dylan Hood maintains his point streak… toping the league…. Having an assist in every game since November 20th.
The Warriors are 8-3-1-1 in the past five years against the Hurricanes
Lethbridge sits in 4th place in the Central division and 7th in the Eastern Conference. The Hurricanes are on a three game winning streak; while the tribe is riding high on a 4 game winning streak. The Hurricanes actually faced the Broncos in three straight games for three straight losses and their most recent came against Red Deer in a shoot out.
Hurricanes Mitch Maxwell leads the way with 21 points. Goaltender Brandon Anderson has 8 wins to his name, playing in 22 games this season.
Warriors are lead by Quinton Howden with 33 points. Thomas Heemskerk has moved into the top three in the WHL for most saves with 763. Warriors leading rookie is Morgan Rielly with 16 points.
Special Teams
Warriors- 4th place in team power play at 21.9%
Hurricanes- 22nd (bottom of the league) with 13.1%
Warriors PK- 79.0%
Hurricanes PK- 81.5%
Notes
Dylan Hood maintains his point streak… toping the league…. Having an assist in every game since November 20th.
The Warriors are 8-3-1-1 in the past five years against the Hurricanes
Monday, December 6, 2010
HONEJSEK TO BE PART OF TEAM CZECH REPUBLIC CAMP ROSTER
Tony Honejsek got some good news today; a phone call inviting him to be part of team Czech Republic's camp roster. Tony will be heading to Detroit on December 15th to take part in camp.
Warriors Weekly Update
RECORD: 17-11-0-1
TOP SCORERS: Quinton Howden with 33 pts; Dylan Hood with 31 points
LEADING ROOKIE: Sam Fioretti with 15 points; Morgan Rielly 15 points
LEADING DEFENSEMEN- Collin Bowman with 17 points
HEEMSKERK POSTS SHUTOUT AGAINST FORMER TEAM
The Warriors stretched their winning streak to four in a row Saturday night in the Crushed Can with the help of goalie Thomas Heemskerk in his shut out performance against his former team. Quinton Howden scored the first goal of the evening on the power play, half way through the second period. Antonin Honejsek would find the back of Luke Siemens net only minutes later. Matt Grant would score his second career goal with in seconds on the power play. One final goal from Quinton Howden from Cody Beach and Mackenzie Royer in the third would make it a 4-0 score and another Warrior win at home. Thomas Heemskerk turned away all 25 shots and was named the games first star. The tribe also donned their new third jerseys Saturday night.
GOALS GALORE IN REGINA
The Moose Jaw Warriors scored… and scored…. and scored Friday night in Regina. Captain Edwards fired the Warriors first, on a short handed break away. Antonin Honejsek scored the second of the night half way through the first. Carter Ashton got the Pats on the board and allowed for teddy bears to rain on to the ice. First period score: 2-1. Second period, Edwards banked his second of the night followed by a Jordan Wyton Marker to make it 4-1. At 15:20, former Warrior Thomas Frazee snuck one past Heemskerk on the power play. 4-2 Moose Jaw. In a series of events, a broken stick managed to get tangled into the play, allowing for a Jordan Weal penalty shot. He made no mistake; 4-3 Moose Jaw. Nearly as soon as the face off puck was dropped, Tony Honejsek skated into the Pats zone and with a nice move, gave the Warriors another two goal lead. 5-3 Moose Jaw to end the second. Final period, Dylan Hood scored not even a minute into the final twenty minutes. Trent Ouellette brought the Pats within two at 7:39. 6-4 Moose Jaw…. Spencer Edwards added his third of the night; making it his first hat trick of the season and a 7-4 Moose Jaw lead. Thomas Frazee added another at 14:10; followed by Tony Honejsek getting his own hat trick. 8-5 Moose Jaw. One last Pat’s goal from Garrett Mitchell at 17:54 would not be enough. AJ Johnson would put one more in for a final score of 9-6 Moose Jaw.
WARRIORS LOOK FOR FOUR MORE POINTS ON THE ROAD THIS WEEK
The tribe will visit both the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Medicine Hat Tigers to kick off the week. The Warriors last meeting with Lethbridge was in November where they shut out the Hurricanes 3-0. They will visit Lethbridge Tuesday night. Wednesday the tribe will make the trek to Medicine Hat. The Warriors are 0-2 against the Tigers this season, falling 3-2 and 6-3. The Tigers are just three points ahead of Moose Jaw in the Eastern Conference.
WARRIOR TID BITS
· Thomas Heemskerk took home the Zeke’s Player of the Month award for November
· Tony Honesjek had the most points in the WHL Friday night with 5. (Notching a hat trick and 2 assists).
· Quinton Howden leaves this weekend for World Junior Camp in Ontario.
WARRIORS WEEKLY SCHEDULE
MONDAY, THURSDAY: PRACTICE 2:12-4:15
TUESDAY @ LETHBRIDGE
WEDNESDAY @ MEDICINE HAT
FRIDAY VS KOOTENAY
TOP SCORERS: Quinton Howden with 33 pts; Dylan Hood with 31 points
LEADING ROOKIE: Sam Fioretti with 15 points; Morgan Rielly 15 points
LEADING DEFENSEMEN- Collin Bowman with 17 points
HEEMSKERK POSTS SHUTOUT AGAINST FORMER TEAM
The Warriors stretched their winning streak to four in a row Saturday night in the Crushed Can with the help of goalie Thomas Heemskerk in his shut out performance against his former team. Quinton Howden scored the first goal of the evening on the power play, half way through the second period. Antonin Honejsek would find the back of Luke Siemens net only minutes later. Matt Grant would score his second career goal with in seconds on the power play. One final goal from Quinton Howden from Cody Beach and Mackenzie Royer in the third would make it a 4-0 score and another Warrior win at home. Thomas Heemskerk turned away all 25 shots and was named the games first star. The tribe also donned their new third jerseys Saturday night.
GOALS GALORE IN REGINA
The Moose Jaw Warriors scored… and scored…. and scored Friday night in Regina. Captain Edwards fired the Warriors first, on a short handed break away. Antonin Honejsek scored the second of the night half way through the first. Carter Ashton got the Pats on the board and allowed for teddy bears to rain on to the ice. First period score: 2-1. Second period, Edwards banked his second of the night followed by a Jordan Wyton Marker to make it 4-1. At 15:20, former Warrior Thomas Frazee snuck one past Heemskerk on the power play. 4-2 Moose Jaw. In a series of events, a broken stick managed to get tangled into the play, allowing for a Jordan Weal penalty shot. He made no mistake; 4-3 Moose Jaw. Nearly as soon as the face off puck was dropped, Tony Honejsek skated into the Pats zone and with a nice move, gave the Warriors another two goal lead. 5-3 Moose Jaw to end the second. Final period, Dylan Hood scored not even a minute into the final twenty minutes. Trent Ouellette brought the Pats within two at 7:39. 6-4 Moose Jaw…. Spencer Edwards added his third of the night; making it his first hat trick of the season and a 7-4 Moose Jaw lead. Thomas Frazee added another at 14:10; followed by Tony Honejsek getting his own hat trick. 8-5 Moose Jaw. One last Pat’s goal from Garrett Mitchell at 17:54 would not be enough. AJ Johnson would put one more in for a final score of 9-6 Moose Jaw.
WARRIORS LOOK FOR FOUR MORE POINTS ON THE ROAD THIS WEEK
The tribe will visit both the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Medicine Hat Tigers to kick off the week. The Warriors last meeting with Lethbridge was in November where they shut out the Hurricanes 3-0. They will visit Lethbridge Tuesday night. Wednesday the tribe will make the trek to Medicine Hat. The Warriors are 0-2 against the Tigers this season, falling 3-2 and 6-3. The Tigers are just three points ahead of Moose Jaw in the Eastern Conference.
WARRIOR TID BITS
· Thomas Heemskerk took home the Zeke’s Player of the Month award for November
· Tony Honesjek had the most points in the WHL Friday night with 5. (Notching a hat trick and 2 assists).
· Quinton Howden leaves this weekend for World Junior Camp in Ontario.
WARRIORS WEEKLY SCHEDULE
MONDAY, THURSDAY: PRACTICE 2:12-4:15
TUESDAY @ LETHBRIDGE
WEDNESDAY @ MEDICINE HAT
FRIDAY VS KOOTENAY
Sunday, December 5, 2010
How bout that 4-0 Win?
Yes, its a little late... but sometimes the "blogger" gets sick too.
The Warriors took home a 4-0 win over the Everett Silvertips last night... making it a 4-0 record for the Warriors in their last four games.
Thomas Heemskerk took home player of the month honors to start the night and made 25 saves for a shut out and first star against his former team... what a night for Thomas!
The Warriors fired 39 shots... the tribe held the visiting team to just 7 shots in each the second and third.... over 20 penalties were handed out....
And to make the night complete, the tribe debuted their new third jerseys.
Warriors sit in 5th in the conference, just three points back of the Tigers who they face Wednesday. The Warriors will practice tomorrow before taking to the road to visit Lethbridge and Medicine Hat and returning home Friday to face off with Kootenay (who sit in third place). The Warriors have some important games on tap before the Christmas Break.
As mentioned:
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Kootenay
Brandon (home and home)
Saskatoon
That's all for now!
The Warriors took home a 4-0 win over the Everett Silvertips last night... making it a 4-0 record for the Warriors in their last four games.
Thomas Heemskerk took home player of the month honors to start the night and made 25 saves for a shut out and first star against his former team... what a night for Thomas!
The Warriors fired 39 shots... the tribe held the visiting team to just 7 shots in each the second and third.... over 20 penalties were handed out....
And to make the night complete, the tribe debuted their new third jerseys.
Warriors sit in 5th in the conference, just three points back of the Tigers who they face Wednesday. The Warriors will practice tomorrow before taking to the road to visit Lethbridge and Medicine Hat and returning home Friday to face off with Kootenay (who sit in third place). The Warriors have some important games on tap before the Christmas Break.
As mentioned:
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Kootenay
Brandon (home and home)
Saskatoon
That's all for now!
Friday, December 3, 2010
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It's Time... Pats and Warriors Tonight in the Queen City
The Warriors are heading to Regina tonight for their third meeting of the season. The Warriors won the first two in November. The Warriors are 15-11-0-1 on the season; the Pats are 7-15-4-1.
Past Game Recaps:
November 5th in Regina
A low scoring game of 3-1 was the result of the first meeting between these teams. Pats Captain Garett Mitchell scored the first of the night and the only goal of the first. Three straight Warriors goals put away the another Warriors win. Goals were scored by Edwards, Grant (his first of the WHL) and Howden (EN). Both teams were 0/2 on the PP. Warriors fired a season high of 46 shots.
November 6th at Moose Jaw
Eight goals were scored the following night… and a ton of penalties. Michael Sagen scored at 2:52 followed by a goal from Myles Bell and Brandon Davidson all on the first 12 minutes of the first. The Warriors would literally fire back with four straight goals from Rowinski, Howden, Honejsek, and Rielly. An onslaught of penalties taken by the Pats (10 in total) would lead to 3 power play goals. A six player fight would result in Davidson, Frazee, Mitchell, MacMaster, Bowman and Paradis all taking game misconducts. Final score 5-3. Warriors took 17 shots in the first period.
Past five games…
The Pats are coming off of their BC Road Trip, going 1-5-0-2. Damien Ketlo played in net in all but one of the road trip games. The Pats last home win came against Brandon in a 4-1 decision.
The Warriors are 4-1 in their last five. The only loss came in Prince Albert with a close 3-2 loss. Thomas Heemskerk held down the crease for all five games. Heemskerk had a season high saves in his last game with 46.
Topping the Teams
Moose Jaw
Quinton Howden- 30 points
Dylan Hood- 28 points
Antonin Honejsek- 21 points
Cody Beach- 21 points
Spencer Edwards- 20 points
Regina Pats
Jordan Weal- 32 points
Thomas Frazee- 30 points
Brandon Davidson- 24 points
Carter Ashton- 22 points
Myles Bell- 19 points
Past Game Recaps:
November 5th in Regina
A low scoring game of 3-1 was the result of the first meeting between these teams. Pats Captain Garett Mitchell scored the first of the night and the only goal of the first. Three straight Warriors goals put away the another Warriors win. Goals were scored by Edwards, Grant (his first of the WHL) and Howden (EN). Both teams were 0/2 on the PP. Warriors fired a season high of 46 shots.
November 6th at Moose Jaw
Eight goals were scored the following night… and a ton of penalties. Michael Sagen scored at 2:52 followed by a goal from Myles Bell and Brandon Davidson all on the first 12 minutes of the first. The Warriors would literally fire back with four straight goals from Rowinski, Howden, Honejsek, and Rielly. An onslaught of penalties taken by the Pats (10 in total) would lead to 3 power play goals. A six player fight would result in Davidson, Frazee, Mitchell, MacMaster, Bowman and Paradis all taking game misconducts. Final score 5-3. Warriors took 17 shots in the first period.
Past five games…
The Pats are coming off of their BC Road Trip, going 1-5-0-2. Damien Ketlo played in net in all but one of the road trip games. The Pats last home win came against Brandon in a 4-1 decision.
The Warriors are 4-1 in their last five. The only loss came in Prince Albert with a close 3-2 loss. Thomas Heemskerk held down the crease for all five games. Heemskerk had a season high saves in his last game with 46.
Topping the Teams
Moose Jaw
Quinton Howden- 30 points
Dylan Hood- 28 points
Antonin Honejsek- 21 points
Cody Beach- 21 points
Spencer Edwards- 20 points
Regina Pats
Jordan Weal- 32 points
Thomas Frazee- 30 points
Brandon Davidson- 24 points
Carter Ashton- 22 points
Myles Bell- 19 points
Standings
Eastern Conference
Saskatoon 41 pts
Kootenay 40 pts
Red Deer 39 pts
Med Hat 35 pts
Swift 32 pts
Moose Jaw 31 pts
Lethbridge 27 pts
Edmonton 24 pts
Prince Albert 24 pts
Brandon 24 pts
Regina 19 pts
Calgary 13 pts
Leading the League…
Sam Fioretti and Morgan Rielly each have 14 points and are tied for 12th place in the top 20 rookies in the WHL
Brandon Davidson and Myles Bell rank in the top 20 defensemen in scoring. Collin Bowman has 4 power play goals, putting him 4th in the league in that category.
Dylan Hood and Dallas Ehrhardt have 5 game assists streaks, combining for 12 points.
Special Teams
The Warriors have made a huge improvement to their special teams numbers in November. They have jumped into 6th place in the league with a 21% success rate on the Power play. Team penalty kill sits at 78.4%.
The Pats PP is at 20.6% and their PK is at 75.6%.
History
Last season the Warriors went 7-1 during the regular season against the Pats. In the past 5 years, the Warriors are 22-2-1-2.
Notes:
Warriors are 10-1 after leading in the 2nd
The Pats have 120 Goals Against, the Warriors have just 88
The Warriors have just 3 power play road goals this season
The Warriors have an away record of 5-5
Cody Beach leads both teams in PIM’s with 94
Who to watch for tonight....
Moose Jaw
1. Quinton Howden- Getting an invitation to World Junior Camp next week will undoubtly fire Howden up.... he has a solid 7 points in his last 5 games.
2. Dylan McIlrath- back in the line up after missing 6 games; McIlrath will be an asset for the tribe.
3. Dylan Hood- Still in a point streak that has lasted since the last time these two teams met, Hood has been solid for the Warriors.
Regina
1. Carter Ashton- Also receiving an invite to World Jr Camp, Ashton has 14 goals for the Pats.
2. Brandon Davidson- A veteran D-man for the Pats, Davidson is #3 for Regina.
3. Garrett Mitchell- Captain for Regina, had quite a game against the Warriors back in November, where he recieved a 10 minute major for his fight with Collin Bowman. Mitchell is a tough customer.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Pics and Pucks
Last night the Warriors were at the Town n Country Mall for the annual pics and pucks!
For just a donation to the food bank, fans could get their photo taken with their favorite warrior.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
WARRIORS CHEFS FOR THE DAY
The Warriors invaded the kitchen of the Mad Greek this morning to learn cooking skills! As part of a plan to encourage our players to not only learn about hockey but to learn life skills during the season.A big thank you to John at the Mad Greek for letting the players come in and for a great lunch!
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