WARRIORS TAME TIGERS

Game Story: Tigers at Warriors


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 The special teams were the story of Friday night's game between the Warriors and Tigers at Mosaic Place. Five of the six goals the Warriors scored in a 6-0 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers were on the powerplay. The Warriors powerplay scored the first five goals of the game and ended the night 5-for-8, while the home team's penalty killing was a perfect 6-for-6 on the night.

Quinton Howden continues to provide some offensive flare for his club this month. The Warriors left winger has only been held pointless in one game (against Calgary) this month. Howden scored his first powerplay goal just past the three minute mark of the first. The Florida Panthers first round pick scored his second powerplay goal at 13:34 of middle frame and the third goal of the game. The Howden goals tonight were his sixth and seventh on the powerplay this month. Cam Braes took a feed from James Henry then zipped a wrist shot pass Tigers' starter Kenny Cameron. Cameron got his second straight start as Tyler Bunz got another night off. Dallas Ehrhardt registered his third goal of the season and the Warriors fifth powerplay goal of the evening just before the midway point of the third. Eric Arnold finished off the scoring with the only even strength marker of the game.

Sam Fioretti had a powerplay goal, which came just as the first period was coming to an end, and also added an assist. Cam Braes had himself a three point night with a goal and two helpers. Dallas Ehrhardt had a goal and an assist. James Henry and Justin Kirsch tallied two helpers. Kenton Miller, Cody Beach, Dylan McIlrath and Travis Brown got on the scoresheet each with a single assist to round-out the scoring. Lost in all this scoring, Luke Siemens recorded his fourth shutout of the 2011-12 regular season. The Delta, B.C. native stopped all 22 shots sent his way.

The second and third periods saw the penalty box door get quite an extensive workout. In the middle frame 14 minutes of the 20 minutes of play saw one team with the man advantage. The game also had its' share of the tussles. Six fights and 12 major penalties were handed out in the third period.



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 Saturday is the return match with the Tigers at the Medicine Hat Arena game time is 8:30 p.m. local. The Warriors travel an hour west to Swift Current for a matinee affair with the Broncos at 2 p.m. on Holiday Monday.

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1. M.J Q. Howden, (26) (J. Kirsch, K. Miller), 3:19 (PP)

1. M.J S. Fioretti, (17) (D. Ehrhardt, C. Beach), 19:03 (PP)

2. M.J Q. Howden, (27) (J. Henry, C. Braes), 6:26 (PP)

2. M.J C. Braes, (34) (J. Henry, J. Kirsch), 19:52 (PP)

3. M.J D. Ehrhardt, (3) (T. Brown, C. Braes), 9:36 (PP)

3. M.J E. Arnold, (11) (D. McIlrath, S. Fioretti), 11:07

Three Stars: 1 Howden 2 Braes 3 Henry

Jack Link's Hardest Working Warrior: Jordan Wyton

GAME PREVIEW: TIGERS AT WARRIORS

Game Preview: Medicine Hat Tigers at Moose Jaw Warriors

The home stretch for the playoffs is fully underway now. These two clubs are right in the thick of that race in the WHL Eastern Conference. The Tigers and Warriors will both be looking to gain ground in the pursuit of first place in the Eastern Conference tonight. The Warriors hold the trump card by controlling the top seed in the East Division. The Warriors possess a nine point lead in the division, by defeating the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday night, and are now chasing the Edmonton Oil Kings for top spot in the Eastern Conference. The hunt for first place in the conference continues as the margin is only five points and the Warriors hold a game in-hand on the Oil Kings. The Tigers are also looking to hunt down the number one seed trailing Edmonton by nine points. Thus, the importance of this back-to-back set between these clubs is of the utmost. The two teams also possess a couple of the WHL`s hottest players right now.



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Quinton Howden has been on a tear so far this month. In six games in February, Howden has scored nine goals and added five assists to register 14 points in that stretch. Let`s also not downplay the importance that Kenton Miller has been to the Warriors. Currently, Miller holds the WHL player streak with five games and 11 points, including seven goals in that stretch. For the visiting club, Emerson Etem just achieved a feat undone in that 11 years by scoring 50 goals (51) in 50 games. Etem enjoyed an 11-game goal streak, racking up 14 goals from December 10th to January 27th. The Tigers` winger leads the WHL in goals and is fourth in the overall scoring race. The two Warriors will look to continue their stellar play and lead their team tonight.

The Warriors (36-15-5-1--78 points) face off against the Medicine Hat Tigers (35-19-2-2--74 points) at Mosaic Place tonight. The two teams have met twice this 2011-12 regular season and will renew acquaintances in back-to-back, home-and-home meetings this weekend. The Tigers come in with the second best 10 game record (7-3) to face the hottest team in the Eastern Conference, the Warriors who have won five in a row and are 8-1-1 in their last 10. The home team has earned the victories thus far in this series. The Tigers won 6-3 in Medicine Hat in mid-January. The Warriors got a 3-2 victory on Nov. 19, 2011. These are also the final two meetings of the regular season between these clubs. Last season, the Warriors were 0-2-0-2 against the Tigers which has been improved this earning a split thus far.

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The Warriors are 8-1-1 their last ten, collecting 17 of a possible 20 points. In the last five games, the Warriors have outscored their opponent's 29-14 and are undefeated in that stretch. Moose Jaw is tied for the most wins (24) on home ice in the WHL with Portland and Edmonton and a road record of 12-12-3. When leading after the first the Warriors are 20-1-2. That unblemished record was broken by the Hitmen Friday, Jan.13th. And when leading after forty minutes, they hold a record of 24-1-4. 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 25-7-3-1 record. The Warriors have an 18-4-5-1 record in one goal games. The Warriors have the sixth ranked power play (23.6%) and the 10th best penalty kill (80.6%) in the league. The Moose Jaw Warriors have played in 12 overtime games, (tied) third most in the WHL. They have collected 18 points from games in extra time. The Warriors have nine players with 10 or more goals this season and three players with 20+ goals this campaign.

The Warriors won 5-2 against the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday at Mosaic Place. Kenton Miller recorded his first hat trick in his WHL career. Quinton Howden and Cam Braes had the other Warrior goals. With the win, the lead in the East Division was increased to nine points over the Blades. In their final game of a three game road trip through the Central Division, the Warriors capped it off with their third consecutive win. In a wildly entertaining second period (for the fans), the teams tallied nine goals, Kirsch scored late in the period to give the club a 6-5 lead. The Warriors scored two in the 3rd and won 8-5. On Friday night at the Saddledome, the Warriors fell behind by two early, but rallied to score four unanswered to collect a 4-2 victory against the Hitmen. Kenton Miller had a three point night and Justin Kirsch added a pair of assists, as the two former Hitmen contributed in defeating their old club.

Leading Scorers: Braes (65), Henry (56), Howden (52), Kirsch (44) and Cody Beach (44)

Tigers Leading Scorers: Etem (90), Shinkaruk (73), Bettauer 45, Konan 45, Valk (44)

The Tigers then host the Warriors at 8:30 p.m. CST on Saturday. The Warriors will travel west to face the Swift Current Broncos in a Monday afternoon affair. Game time is 2 p.m. from Speedy Creek.

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WARRIORS INCREASE LEAD ATOP EAST



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Game Story: Blades at Warriors

The Moose Jaw Warriors increased their lead atop the East Division with a 5-2 win over the Saskatoon Blades tonight at Mosaic.

In a final showdown of the 2011-12 regular season, the Warriors came from behind to gain a nine point lead over the Blades in the division. But more significantly, the Warriors keep winning to push the Edmonton Oil Kings for that number one spot in the Eastern Conference.

Kenton Miller continues (to raise eyebrows outside of the organization with) his offensive output this season. The veteran forward scored his first career WHL hat trick in the game and now has 26 goals during this campaign. Miller was the lone scorer in the final period. Coming into the contest tonight, the Redvers, Saskatchewan native, had scored five game winning goals in the last five Warriors victories. Miller sealed the game by scoring the fourth and fifth Warriors' goals.

The second period was an offensive outburst for the Warriors. The home side scored four goals to take a two goal lead heading into the third. Miller ended the four goal outburst by his club with just less than three minutes remaining in the frame. Quinton Howden got it started on the powerplay with his 25th of the season. Kenton Miller scored his first of two in the period 28 seconds later to tie the game. Cam Braes gave the Warriors the lead on a nice dish by Sam Fioretti.

The Warriors fell behind the eight ball in the first period. Jesse Paradis opened the scoring. Then Lukas Sutter added to the Blades lead. After the first period of play, the visitors had a two-goal lead.

Miller was named the game's first star, Sam Fioretti was named star two, with his tenacious effort and he set the game winning goal. Darren Dietz of the Blades got the nod as the third star. Dylan McIlrath was named the Hardest Working Warrior of the game.

The Medicine Hat Tigers come to Mosaic in the first of a home-and-home set Friday night. Puck drop will be the usual 7 p.m. at Mosaic Place. Saturday is the return match with the Tigers at the Medicine Hat Arena game time is 830 p.m. CST.



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1. SAS J. Paradis, (15) (D. Dietz, J. Trask), 13:04 (SH)

1. SAS L. Sutter, (25) (K. Schmidt, D. Thrower), 19:46

2. M.J Q. Howden, (25) , 7:55 (PP)

2. M.J K. Miller, (24) (C. Beach), 8:23

2. M.J C. Braes, (33) (S. Fioretti), 16:23

2. M.J K. Miller, (25) (C. Beach, K. McFaull), 17:10

3. M.J K. Miller, (26) 14:18

31 Luke Siemens 60:00 26 Shots 24 saves 2GAA

PP 1/4 and the PK was 4/4

Warriors take on Blades in Divisional Match-up

Game Preview: Saskatoon Blades at the Moose Jaw Warriors

The Warriors will face the Blades for the seventh and final time this 2011-12 regular season. The Warriors hold a seven point lead in the East Division standings and will look to move ahead further in tonight's game. The two clubs will be looking to turn up the intensity as the playoffs draw near, thus making for a spirited game. The Warriors will be looking to avenge a 6-2 loss in their last meeting with the Blades on Feb. 3 in Saskatoon.

The Warriors (35-15-5-1--76 points) will battle the Saskatoon Blades (34-22-0-1--69 points) at Mosaic Place tonight. The Warriors lead the clash 3-1-1. On February 3rd, the Blades got a 6-2 victory at the Credit Union Centre. The fifth meeting of the season was a one goal victory for the Warriors. Quinton Howden scored and Kenton Miller notched the game winner for the Warriors, while Luke Siemens turned aside 29 of the 30 Blades shots. The Warriors are x-x against the Blades this season heading into this match-up. A midseason 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.



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The Warriors enter tonight's game on a four game winning streak, with three wins coming on the road. In their final game of a three game road trip through the Central Division, the Warriors capped it off with their third consecutive win. In a wildly entertaining second period for the fans, the teams tallied nine goals, Kirsch scored late in the period to give the club a 6-5. The Warriors scored two in the 3rd and won 8-5. On Friday night at the Saddledome, the Warriors fell behind by two early, but rallied to score four unanswered to collect a 4-2 victory against the Hitmen. Kenton Miller had a three point night and Justin Kirsch added a pair of assists, as the two former Hitmen contributed in defeating their old club. In Lethbridge, the Warriors picked up two points with a 5-3 win over the Hurricanes. Quinton Howden registered his second consecutive hat trick and four point night.

The Warriors are 8-1-1 their last ten, collecting 17 of a possible 20 points. In the last five games, the Warriors have outscored their opponent's 26-18 and are 4-1 in that stretch. Moose Jaw is tied for the most wins (23) on home ice in the WHL with Portland and Edmonton and a road record of 12-12-3. When leading after the first the Warriors are 20-1-2. That unblemished record was broken by the Hitmen Friday, Jan.13th. And when leading after forty minutes, they hold a record of 23-1-4. 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 24-7-3-1 record. The Warriors have an 18-4-5-1 record in one goal games. The Warriors have the sixth ranked power play (23.6%) and the 10th best penalty kill (80.3%) in the league. The Moose Jaw Warriors have played in 12 overtime games, (tied) second most in the WHL. They have collected 18 points from games in extra time. The Warriors have nine players with 10 or more goals this season and three players with 20+ goals this campaign.

Kenton Miller has scored the game winning goal in the last five Warriors wins. Justin Kirsch broke that streak on Saturday in Red Deer when he scored with just 22 left in the 2nd. In five games this month, Quinton Howden has socred eight goals and 13 points. Four of those eight goals have come on the powerplay and one shorthanded.

Warriors Leading Scorers: Braes(64), Henry(56), Howden(51), Kirsch(43) and Cody Beach(42)

Blades Leading Scorers: Stransky(60), Burns(52), Sutter(50), Nicholls(48) and Trask(48)

Friday the Medicine Hat Tigers come in for the first game of a home-and-home series. Puck drop from Mosaic is 7:00 p.m. The Tigers then host the Warriors at 8:30 p.m. CST on Saturday.

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WARRIORS SWEEP THREE GAME ROAD TRIP

Game Summary: Warriors at Rebels

The Warriors collected three wins and six points on this Central Division road trip. By defeating the Red Deer Rebels 8-5 on Saturday night at the Enmax Centrium, the club evened their road record (12-12-3) and also extended the winning streak to four. Justin Kirsch would score the game winner, his fourth on the season just before the end of the second period.



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The second period, understatedly, was a wild one. The two teams combined for nine goals in the twenty minutes of play. It would be the Warriors who got the scoring started when Quinton Howden scored shorthanded and cut the Rebels lead to one. The Rebels would get the two goal lead back about half a minute later. The Warriors would then score three straight to take a 4-3 lead. Cam Braes on the powerplay, then James Henry got his 12th and Torrin White added his 9th to put the black and red ahead for the first time in the game. The back-and-forth scoring would continue as the two clubs would get one and give up one twice. The Rebels would tie the game and then Kendall McFaull would get the lead back with his 5th on the season. In less than a minute, the Rebels would tie the game once again. But with just 22 seconds left, Justin Kirsch scored his 18th on a nice set-up by Braes to give the Warriors the 6-5 lead after 40 minutes.

In the first period the Warriors found themselves in a two-goal deficit when the period ended. The two clubs had put 12 shots at the net. Former Warriors Deven Dubyk made 12 saves, Warriors starter Spencer Tremblay stopped 10 of 12 and a few of the 'huge' variety. The Warriors outshot the Rebels 41-31 and are 24-7-3-1 when they outshoot their opponent.

Henry, Howden, Justin Kirsch all had three point nights. Kirsch had two goals on the night; his second in the third was his ninth powerplay marker of the season. Kirsch has scored 16 goals in 33 games after being acquired by the Warriors in October. Andrew Johnson and Cam Braes were also multiple point scorers with two points in the game. Braes was named a star of the game in all three games on the road trip (two 3rd's and a 1st last night).

The Warriors have two games at home coming up this week. The first up are the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday night. Then the Medicine Hat Tigers come to Mosaic in the first of a home-and-home set. Saturday is the return match with the Tigers at the Medicine Hat Arena game time is 830 p.m. CST

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Scoring Summary

1. R.D J. Hamilton, (5) (T. Elson, M. Dumba), 14:44

1. R.D B. Maxwell, (4) (K. Pochuk, S. Hak), 16:46 (PP)

2. M.J Q. Howden, (24), 6:32 (SH)

2. R.D C. Thiel , (1) (T. Ness, C. Robinson), 7:05

2. M.J C. Braes, (32) (J. Kirsch, J. Henry), 10:13 (PP)

2. M.J J. Henry, (12) (Q. Howden), 11:44

2. M.J T. White, (9) (T. Brown, T. Eberle), 15:34

2. R.D C. Inglis, (16), 17:09

2. M.J K. McFaull, (5) (A. Johnson), 18:04

2. R.D T. Elson, (20) (B. Maxwell, J. Hamilton), 18:54


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2. M.J J. Kirsch, (18) (C. Braes, D. McIlrath), 19:38

3. M.J J. Kirsch, (19) (J. Henry, Q. Howden), 18:08 (PP)

3. M.J S. Fioretti, (16) (A. Johnson, E. Arnold), 18:41 (EN)

Three Stars of the game

1. M.J - 21 Quinton Howden

2. R.D - 19 Brooks Maxwell

3. M.J - 14 Cam Braes

PP 2-for-4 and the PK 1-for-2

WARRIORS FACE THE REBELS

Game Preview: Moose Jaw Warriors at Red Deer Rebels


The Moose Jaw Warriors finish up their three-game swing through the Central Division and Alberta by facing the Red Deer Rebels tonight at the Enmax Centrium. The Warriors have a three game undefeated streak going including two consecutive wins on the road. The Warriors are ine of the hottest teams in the WHL with an 8-1-1 record. This is the third meeting between the Rebels and Warriors, the last in Red Deer for the 2011-12 regular season.

The Warriors (34-15-5-1--74 points), clash with the Red Deer Rebels (54- 25-24-1-4--55points) at the Enmax Centrium for the third and final Central Division opponent of this road trip. The season series thus far is even at 1-1. The home team has claimed their victory. The first meeting of the season saw the Rebels grab a 3-2 home ice win. Sam Fioretti collected two assists in the game. The Warriors outshot the Rebels 41-16. On Dec. 6th, 2011 at Mosaic, the Warriors won by 6-5 score. Quinton Howden scored with just five ticks on the clock for the Warriors to obtain the two points. Andrew Johnson had three helpers in the game. Andrew Johnson and Sam Fioretti lead the Warriors offensively each putting up four points in two games against the Rebels.

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On Friday night at the Saddledome, the Warriors fell behind by two early, but rallied to score four unanswered to collect a 4-2 victory against the Hitmen. Kenton Miller had a three point night and Justin Kirsch added a pair of assists, as the two former Hitmen contributed in defeating their old club. In Lethbridge, the Warriors picked up two points with a 5-3 win over the Hurricanes. Quinton Howden registered his second consecutive hat trick and four point night. The Warriors finished off the weekend with a strong performance and a win. By defeating the Prince Albert Raiders 7-2, the Warriors moved closer to securing a playoff spot. Quinton Howden had a huge night with the hat trick and an assist to lead his club. Howden's second goal of the night was his 100th of his WHL career.



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 The Warriors are 8-1-1 their last ten, collecting 17 of a possible 20 points. In the last five games, the Warriors have outscored their opponent's 25-11 and are 4-1 in that stretch. Moose Jaw is tied for the most wins (23) on home ice in the WHL with Portland and Edmonton and a road record of 11-12-3. When leading after the first the Warriors are 20-1-2. That unblemished record was broken by the Hitmen Friday, Jan.13th. And when leading after forty minutes, they hold a record of 22-1-4. 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 23-7-3-1 record. The Warriors have an 18-4-5-1 record in one goal games. The Warriors have the sixth ranked power play (23.1%) and the ninth best penalty kill (80.5%) in the league. The Moose Jaw Warriors have played in 12 overtime games, third most in the WHL. They have collected 18 points from games in extra time. The Warriors have nine players with 10 or more goals this season and three players with 20+ goals this campaign.

Warriors Leading Scorers: Braes 31-31-62, Henry 11-42-53, Howden 23-25-48, Beach 12-30-42 and Kirsch 17-23-40

Luke Siemens 42- 27-10-3-2--2.55--911SV%--3SO

Spencer Tremblay 15-5-- 2--3.37--905SV%--1SO



Rebels Leading Scorers: #15 John Persson 19-29-48, #10 Turner Elson 19-23-42, # 24 Mathew Dumba 16-23-39, #12 Colten Mayor 14-24-38, #7 Alex Petrovic 8-29-37

35 Patrik Bartosak 25-14-10-0-1--2.74--915SV%--1SO

33 Deven Dubyk 25-13-10-1-1--2.82--910SV%--2SO

The Warriors have back-to-back home games coming this week. On Wednesday, Moose Jaw will face the Saskatoon Blades. Then Friday the Medicine Hat Tigers come in for the first game of a home-and-home series. Puck drop for Mosaic is 7:00 p.m for both.

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Game Summary: Warriors at Hitmen

The Moose Jaw Warriors collected their second win on this three game Alberta swing tonight in Calgary. The Warriors held a 4-2 lead over the Hitmen through the final period leaving the Saddledome with two points.



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The middle frame saw the Warriors take the lead utilizing the man advantage. The Warriors scored back-to-back powerplay goals after the midpoint of the period. Cam Breas scored the first, his 31st of the season, with a wrist shot at 13:37 of the second. James Henry gave the Warriors the lead less than a minute later with his 11th of the season. Eric Arnold got his club on the board with a nice backhand to the top shelf in tight. The Warriors did fall behind 2-0 when Brady Brassart scored 16 seconds into the period, but answered with four including the empty net goal by Kenton Miller. Miller finished up the night with a goal and two helpers. Justin Kirsch also had a pair of assists in the game.

The opening period saw the Warriors fall behind 1-0 to the Hitmen just short of five minutes into the game. Jimmy Bubnick scored on his rebound after a one-on-one showdown with Luke Siemens. Siemens, later in the period, made a save on a penalty shot awarded to Alex Gogolev to hold the score. The Warriors would end the period only trailing by one with Siemens shutting the door.

With the two consecutive road wins, the Warriors record away from Mosaic is now (11-12-3-0). The club is now just one game below the even mark and all the questions about road record can be put to bed. The victory also evened the season series with the Hitmen, similar to last year's four game split.

The Red Deer Rebels are the final opponent for the Warriors on this road trip. The puck drop is set for 8:30 p.m. CST. Follow all the action live on Country 100FM with James Gallo, the voice of the Warriors. Follow us on Twitter, https://twitter.com/#!/MJWARRIORS and on our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/mjwarriors

Scoring Summary

1. CAL J. Bubnick, (26) (C. Bowman), 4:44

2. CAL B. Brassart, (18) (J. Bubnick, B. Sutherland), 0:16

2. M.J E. Arnold, (10) (T. White, D. Ehrhardt), 6:17

2. M.J C. Braes, (31) (J. Kirsch, K. Miller), 13:37 (PP)

2. M.J J. Henry, (11) (K. Miller, J. Kirsch), 14:20 (PP)

Three Stars of the game

1. M.J - 14 Cam Braes

2. CAL - 14 Jimmy Bubnick

3. CAL - 28 Collin Bowman


31 Luke Siemens -- GA-2 60:00MP SHOTS-23 SAVES-21

Warriors shot total: 25

Warriors PP - 2/7    PK - 2/2

WARRIORS CLASH WITH HITMEN TONIGHT AT SADDLEDOME

Game Preview: Moose Jaw Warriors at Calgary Hitmen

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A late season three game swing through the Central Division has the Warriors facing the Calgary Hitmen at the Scotiabank Saddledome tonight. The Warriors began the trip with a win in Lethbridge on Wednesday night. They will look to keep the two game winning streak going, but also try to even the season series with the Hitmen, in this final meeting of the regular season.

The Warriors (33-15-5-1--72 points), will battle the Calgary Hitmen (32-20-2-1--67points) at the Scotiabank Saddledome tonight in the second game versus a Central Division opponent. The Warriors will play the Hitmen for the fourth and final time this regular season. The Hitmen have taken the last two meetings by a 5-2 score. Moose Jaw won the opening game of the four-game season series with a 3-2 OT win back in November. Last season the two clubs split the season series at 2-2. The home team would also split the season series gaining a win in two opportunities.

The Warriors are 8-1-1 their last ten, collecting 17 of a possible 20 points. In the last five games, the Warriors have outscored their opponent's 25-10 and are 4-1 in that stretch. Moose Jaw is tied for the most wins (23) on home ice in the WHL with Portland and Edmonton and a road record of 10-12-3. When leading after the first the Warriors are 20-1-2. That unblemished record was broken by the Hitmen Friday, Jan.13th. And when leading after forty minutes, they hold a record of 21-1-4. 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 22-7-3-1 record. The Warriors have an 18-4-5-1 record in one goal games. The Warriors have the sixth ranked power play (23%) and the 10th best penalty kill (80.3%) in the league. The Moose Jaw Warriors have played in 12 overtime games, second most in the WHL. They have collected 18 points from games in extra time. The Warriors have eight players with 10 or more goals this season and three players with 20+ goals this campaign.

In Lethbridge, the Warriors picked up two points with a 5-3 win over the Hurricanes. Quinton Howden registered his second consecutive hat trick and four point night. The Warriors finished off the weekend with a strong performance and a win. By defeating the Prince Albert Raiders 7-2, the Warriors moved closer to securing a playoff spot. Quinton Howden had a huge night with the hat trick and an assist to lead his club. Howden's second goal of the night was his 100th of his WHL career. The weekend didn't start the way the club wanted, a 6-2 loss to the Saskatoon Blades on Friday night. The Blades scored five goals to build a lead before Quinton Howden and Eric Arnold scored to cut into the lead.



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Warriors Team Leading Scorers: Braes (30-31-61), Henry (10-42-52), Howden (23-25-48), Beach (12-30-42), Kirsch (17-21-38)

Hitmen Team Leading Scorers: Cody Sylvester (18-38-56), Jimmy Bubnick (25-30-55), Brady Brassart (17-26-43), Victor Rask (23-19-42), Alex Gogolev (22-19-41)

The story lately for the Warriors has been the emergence of some offensive scoring from older, more veteran players. In the last three games, Quinton Howden has put up 10 points, including two back-to-back four point nights. Within those four point nights, Howden has also notched two consecutive hat tricks. However, Howden has been the only story as of late. Kenton Miller, who was named Warriors player of the month in January, has also been providing an offensive spark. Miller in his last eight games has scored six goals. Four of those goals have been game winners; Miller has seven on the season which is second best in the WHL. Cam Braes has also been producing on the score sheet. In his 12 games dawning Warriors' colours Braes has registered 16 points (6G, 10A) in 12 games.

The key to the game could be the Warriors powerplay. The Hitmen are the most penalized team in the league with 1053. The Warriors were 2-for-4 on Wednesday night and click at a 23% success rate with the man advantage.

The Warriors finish up the road trip in Red Deer tomorrow night. The game time is a little later on a Saturday night, 8:30 PM CST. Moose Jaw returns home Wednesday to face the Saskatoon Blades. Puck drop from Mosaic is 7:00 pm local.

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WARRIORS WIN FIRST GAME OF ALBERTA ROAD TRIP IN LETHBRIDGE

Game Summary: Warriors at Hurricanes

Photo by Cory Kerr

The Alberta road trip started in a positive way tonight.
The Warriors took an early first period lead and rode that to 5-3 victory over the Hurricanes on Wednesday night at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge.

Quinton Howden once again carried the offensive load for the Warriors. Howden recorded back-to-back four point nights which included another three goal performance. Similar to Saturday night in Moose Jaw against Prince Albert, the Warriors would build an early lead and hold on to collect the two points.

Eric Arnold got the scoring started in the first with Howden and Travis Brown getting the helpers. Howden would then score two straight both on the powerplay. One goal would come late in the first with just 12 ticks left on the clock. And then just 30 seconds into the middle frame, the Warriors would convert once again with the man advantage. Returning to his old home, Cam Braes would be credited with two assists on the second and third goals by the Warriors. Brody Sutter would answer, just before the midway point of the second, for the home team Hurricanes and in turn spoiling a shutout bid Warriors starting goalie Luke Siemens had going. Kenton Miller just seems to be coming through with timely goals as of late. With his 21st goal of the season tonight, Miller has scored four game winning goals in this latest stretch for the club. Brody Sutter and Sam Mckechnie would score for the Hurricanes to pull the Hurricanes within one. Howden would salt the game away with an empty net to give him the hat trick.

With the four point night, Howden was named the game's first star and with a pair of assists Cam Braes was named third star in a return to his former home. Kenton Miller also had a two point night with a goal and an assist. The Warriors were two for four on the powerplay and put 40 shots at the Hurricanes' net.

The Warriors next action is Friday night against the Calgary Hitmen. The last meeting, with the Hitmen at the Saddledome, saw the Warriors fall 5-2 on Friday January 13th. The puck drop is set for 8 p.m. CST. Follow all the action live on Country 100FM with James Gallo, the voice of the Warriors.

1. M.J E. Arnold, (9) (Q. Howden, T. Brown), 9:50

1. M.J Q. Howden, (21) (C. Braes, J. Kirsch), 19:48 (PP)

2. M.J Q. Howden, (22) (C. Braes, K. Miller), 0:29 (PP)

2. LET B. Sutter, (23) (A. Henry), 12:21 (PP)

2. M.J K. Miller, (21) (C. Beach), 14:45

2. LET B. Sutter, (24) (A. Henry, D. Johnston), 16:21

3. LET S. Mckechnie, (9) (D. Johnston, A. Henry), 17:44


3. M.J Q. Howden, (23), 19:40 (EN)

31 Siemens, Luke 60:00 32 shots 29saves 3GA



Photo by Cory Kerr



Three Stars of the game

1. M.J - 21 Quinton Howden

2. LET - 19 Brody Sutter



3. M.J - 14 Cam Braes

GAME PREVIEW: WARRIORS AT LETHBRIDGE

Game Preview: Moose Jaw Warriors at Lethbridge Hurricanes

The Warriors begin a three game road trip tonight in Lethbridge. The club will play three games in four nights all in the province of Alberta. With 19 games remaining in the 2011-12 regular season, the Warriors will play 12 on the road.

Cam Braes returns to his old 'skating' grounds at the Enmax Centre for the first time tonight since the trade deadline. Braes a four year veteran came to the Warriors on Jan. 9th in exchange for a first round in this year's draft and a second in next year's draft. In 11 games as a Warrior, Braes has recorded 14 points (6G, 8A). Braes has been strong down the middle and have helped the team continue to build their lead in the East Division.

The Warriors hold a five point in the East Division and trail the Edmonton Oil Kings by six for the top seed in the Conference. The Warriors (32-15-5-1--70 points), take on the Lethbridge Hurricanes (21-33-0-1--43points) at the Enmax Centre tonight in the first of three in Alberta. In their first meeting back in October, the Warriors collected a 3-2 win on home ice. The Warriors earned the two points on a shorthanded goal in the third by former Warrior Sean Aschim. Last season, the Warriors won the four game series 3-1. The Warriors hold a 10-6-1-1 over the last five years between the two clubs.

The Warriors are 7-2-1 their last ten, collecting 15 of a possible 20 points. In the last five games, the Warriors have outscored their opponent's 23-7. Moose Jaw has the most wins in the WHL on home ice with 23 and a road record of 9-12-3. When leading after the first the Warriors are 19-1-2. That unblemished record was broken by the Hitmen Friday, Jan.13th. And when leading after forty minutes, they hold a record of 20-1-4. 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 21-7-3-1 record. The Warriors have an 18-4-5-1 record in one goal games. The Warriors have the 8th ranked power play (22.5%) and the 10th best penalty kill (80.6%) in the league. The Moose Jaw Warriors have played in 12 overtime games, second most in the WHL. They have collected 18 points from games in extra time. The Warriors have eight players with 10 or more goals this season and three players with 20+ goals this campaign.

The Warriors finished off the weekend with a strong performance and a win. By defeating the Prince Albert Raiders 7-2, the Warriors moved closer to securing a playoff spot. Quinton Howden had a huge night with the hat trick and an assist to lead his club. Howden's second goal of the night was his 100th of his WHL career. The weekend didn't start the way the club wanted, a 6-2 loss to the Saskatoon Blades on Friday night. The Blades scored five goals to build a lead before Quinton Howden and Eric Arnold scored to cut into the lead. With two meetings in four days, the Warriors topped the Broncos again. This time the score was 5-2 on Saturday night at Mosaic. A four goal second period carried the Warriors to the win.

On Saturday night versus the Prince Albert Raiders, the Warriors Quinton Howden reached a WHL career milestone. With three goals, his second of the night, Howden has scored 100 career WHL regular season goals. Howden busted out of any mini goal scoring slump on Saturday as well. In the month of January, Howden had two goals in 11 games. He has since doubled that output in just two games so far this month with four goals in two games.

The Hurricanes Brady Ramsay led his club in their last meeting with the Warriors scoring both his team's goals. The 19 year-old might be a player to watch on the other side tonight.

Warriors Team Leading Scorers: Braes (30-29-59), Henry (10-42-52), Howden (20-24-44), Beach (12-29-41), Kirsch (17-20-37)

Hurricanes Team Scoring Leaders: Sutter (22-24-46), Buonassisi (14-23-37), Tot (11-20-31), Ramsay (18-12-30), Hood (10-18-28)

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WARRIORS TAKE DOWN RAIDERS

Game Summary: Raiders at Warriors

Photo by Jeff Wallace

Another home win and a WHL career milestone were the story at Mosaic Saturday night. The Moose Jaw Warriors continued their winning ways on home ice defeating the Prince Albert Raiders 7-2 in front of over 3,900 fans.

A league leading 23rd win on home ice keeps the Warriors atop the East Division. And as much difficulty the road seems to give the club, there are right at home at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw.

Quinton Howden gave the home faithful plenty to get excited about. Not only with the hat trick he registered in tonight's game, but Howden achieved a career milestone. On the second goal of the night in the first period, Howden scored his 100 regular season goal in the WHL. Cody Beach, who will be the answer to future trivia question, set Howden up on the goal. The two first period goals helped the Warriors get off to a strong start in tonight's game.

The early part of the second was a bit of a different period in this story. The Raiders evened the game on a controversial (according to the crowd and the media) penalty shot by Mark McNeill. It was at that point the Warriors returned to the formidable play of the first period and scored five unanswered goals.

Photo by Jeff Wallace

Kenton Miller scored the game-winning goal just prior to the halfway point of the period to seal the game. Miller has been proving to be the game closer, not only because he has five GWG's on the season, but he had scored the three previous game winners in Warriors' victories.

Cody Beach, Cam Breas and Kenton Miller recorded multiple point nights (1G,1A) alongside Howden who contributed an assist in his four point effort. Spencer Tremblay appeared in 15 games this season and made 28 saves on 30 shots. The rookie netminder collected his fifth win this campaign tonight.

The Warriors now head out on the road for a three game stint through Alberta. The trip starts in Lethbridge where Cam Braes will play in front of his old crowd prior to the 2011 WHL trade deadline. The second game is in Calgary and the excursion finishes in Red Deer on Saturday.

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Scoring Summary
 1. M.J Q. Howden, (18) (C. Braes), 4:21 (PP)

1. M.J Q. Howden, (19) (C. Beach), 13:23

2. P.A M. Winther, (27) (J. Maylan, M. McNeill), 2:01 (PP)

2. P.A M. McNeill, (25) 5:21 (PS)

2. M.J K. Miller, (20) (T. Eberle), 9:57

2. M.J J. Henry, (10) (Q. Howden, E. Arnold), 15:57

3. M.J C. Beach, (12) (T. Brown, K. Miller), 7:29

3. M.J C. Braes, (30) (S. Fioretti), 15:57

3. M.J Q. Howden, (20) (J. Edmundson), 17:59

33 Tremblay, Spencer 2 60:00 30 28

35 Lee-Knight, Luke 7 60:00 35 28

Three Stars

1  Quinton Howden

2  Kenton Miller

3  Cam Braes

Jack Link's Hardest Working Warrior (HWW)  Justin Kirsch

WARRIORS TO HAULT 'RAID' OF PIRATES AT MOSAIC

Game Preview: Prince Albert Raiders at Moose Jaw Warriors

Photo by Cory Kerr


The Warriors will look to get back on the attack tonight as they host the Raiders at Mosaic. The Warriors had their seven-game undefeated streak snapped last night by the Blades. A 6-2 setback allows the Warriors to begin a new winning stretch heading into the last full month of the regular season. The Raiders come in after falling 3-2 to the Tigers in Medicine Hat.

The Warriors (31-15-5-1--68 points), take on the Prince Albert Raiders (18-31-1-2--39points). The Warriors and Raiders will hook up three more times after tonight, all next month. The Warriors hold a 3-1 over the Raiders this season. Their last meeting, the Raiders won on home ice 3-1 on December 4th, 2011. The Warriors had won the previous three meetings. Luke Siemens recorded one of his three shutouts on the season. Last season, the Warriors won the eight series by obtaining five wins. The five year record between the two clubs is 21-12-1 in favour of the Warriors.

The weekend didn't start the way the club wanted, a 6-2 loss to the Saskatoon Blades on Friday night. The Blades scored five goals to build a lead before Quinton Howden and Eric Arnold scored to cut the lead to three. Two games in four days, the Warriors topped the Broncos again. This time the score was 5-2 on Saturday night at Mosaic. A four goal second period carried the Warriors to the win. 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.

The Warriors are 6-1-1-0 their last eight, collecting 13 of a possible 16 points. Over that eight game span, the club has scored 30 goals. Moose Jaw has the most wins in the WHL on home ice with 22 and a road record of 9-12-3. In their last 10, the Warriors record is 6-3-1-0. 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 19-1-4. 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 20-7-3 record. The Warriors have an 18-4-5-1 record in one goal games. The Warriors have the 8th ranked power play (22.5%) and the eighth best penalty killing (80.5%) in the league. The Moose Jaw Warriors have played in 12 overtime games, second most in the WHL. They have collected 18 points from games in extra time. The Warriors have seven players with 10 or more goals this season.

Currently, the trade acquisitions by the Warriors at the deadline about a month ago have fit nicely into this line-up. James Henry has been a point-a-game player with 10 points in 10 games. Cam Braes has been providing exceptional productivity at the top centre position. In xx games as a Warrior, he has 12 points in 10 games (5G, 7A). Quinton Howden registered two point last night, a goal and an assist. The goal helps Howden move closer to his 100 regular season goals in the WHL career milestone.

On the other side of the red line, Mark McNeill, the Blackhawks 1st round pick, who was named the WHL player of the Week last week (Jan.23-29) is the Raiders second leading scorer (24G,33A-57), and the leading goal getter. Justin Maylan leads his club's leading point producer with 69 points in 52 games (20G,49A).

Photo by Cory Kerr

Head-to-Head: The Warriors who have had success against the Raiders. Quinton Howden has four points (2G,2A) in three games, Cody Beach three points in three games and Eric Arnold three points in four games against Prince Albert. The Raiders to keep an eye on Mark McNeill, the Chicago draft pick, has four points in four games one goal and three assists. Justin Maylan, Jonas Knusten, Josh Morrissey and Mike Winther all have two points in four matches against the Warriors.

Luke Siemens has two wins in two games, including a shutout and 1.00 GAA and a .947 save percentage against the Raiders. Prince Albert goalie Cole Holowenko has faced the Warriors once allowing two goals in 48 minutes of ice-time.

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WARRIORS LOSE ON ROAD

Game Summary: Warriors at Blades



The Warriors had a tough night in Saskatoon.
A 6-2 loss to the Saskatoon Blades wasn't the results were the most desirable of outcomes, but the players' get to get right back at it tomorrow night. And the game is at Mosaic where the Warriors have had tremendous success this season.



Photo by Cory Kerr



The Warriors fell behind by three goals after 20 minutes of play. Former Warrior Jesse Paradis opened the scoring for the Blades six and a half minutes into the game. Blades scored three more including a pair by Dalton Thrower. With the club trailing 5-0, Quinton Howden scored his 17 on the powerplay. Three minutes and a half minutes later, rookie Eric Arnold helped shave the lead by scoring his eighth of the campaign. The Warriors came out in the second and started to find their groove about midway through the period. With the goal Quinton Howden is now two goals away from reaching a WHL career milestone of 100. James Henry also moved closer to his career milestone of the 200 points with the assist. Henry now needs just six points to reach that achievement.

The Warriors fired 37 shots at the Blades net. The Red and Black outshot the Blades in the second 13-5 and in the final two periods 28 to 21. The Warriors will have no time to ponder about this game, as Prince Albert is here tomorrow night. Game time at Mosaic Place is the usual 7 p.m.

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1. SAS J. Paradis, (13) (K. Schmidt, C. Collins), 6:31

1. SAS B. Benson, (8) (M. Stransky, J. Nicholls), 10:32

1. SAS D. Thrower, (13) (M. Burns, J. Trask), 11:25 (PP)

2. SAS D. Thrower, (14) (J. Trask, L. Sutter), 1:42

2. SAS J. Trask, (17) (R. Olsen, K. Schmidt), 7:21

2. M.J Q. Howden, (17) (J. Henry, C. Braes), 13:00 (PP)

2. M.J E. Arnold, (8) (Q. Howden, J. Edmundson), 16:31

3. SAS M. Burns, (21) (D. Siemens, R. Olsen), 2:24

L. Siemens  5 27:21 17 12

S. Tremblay 1 32:39 18 17

Game Preview: Warriors @ Blades



Photo by Cory Kerr

 Game Preview: Warriors at Blades
The Warriors and Blades will meet for the second time in seven calendar days. The Warriors are scrapping to hold onto the second seed in the Eastern Conference, are in the Bridge City for a date with the Saskatoon Blades in another divisional match-up tonight. The Warriors lead the Blades by five points in the standings for first place in the East Division.

The Warriors (31-14-5-1--68 points), clash with the Saskatoon Blades (31-19-0-1--63points) in another pivotal divisional match-up tonight. The Warriors and Blades play for the second time in seven calendar days. Last Friday, the Warriors began the weekend by edging the Blades 2-1 and holding onto the undefeated record versus their provincial rival this season. The Warriors are 3-0-1-0 in 2011-12 season against Saskatoon and 1-0-1 at the Credit Union Centre. Quinton Howden scored his 16th to tie the game. Kenton Miller scored the GWG with the man advantage with 20 seconds left in the middle frame to give his team lead to hold.

Two games in four days, the Warriors topped the Broncos again. This time the score was 5-2 on Saturday night at Mosaic. A four goal second period carried the Warriors to the win. 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.

The Warriors are 6-0-1-0 their last seven, collecting 13 of a possible 14 points. Over that seven game span, the club has scored 28 goals. Moose Jaw has the most wins in the WHL on home ice with 22 and a road record of 9-11-3. In their last 10, the Warriors record is 7-2-1-0. 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 19-1-4. 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 20-6-3 record. The Warriors have an 18-4-5-1 record in one goal games. The Warriors have the 7th ranked power play (22.7%) and the 9th 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 seven players with 10 or more goals this season.

The Warriors have been streaking as of late, in the right way. In their last seven games, the club is 6-0-1 collecting 13 of a possible 14 points. And speaking of streaks, Kenton Miller has three goals in three games, currently only one of two WHL players on some kind of goal scoring streak. Cam Braes leads the Warriors in scoring with 56 points in 53 games (28G, 26A). Luke Siemens is 4-0 in his last four starts with a shutout, his third of the season against the Broncos. The last time Siemens faced the Blades he allowed a single goal on 30 shots. Justin Kirsch has 32 points (14 goals and 18 assists) in 28 games as a Warrior. Quinton Howden continues his pursuit of a WHL milestone of 100 goals in his career, he needs just three. James Henry has a chance to reach two WHL milestones this season. Henry needs just seven points for 200 in his career and 10 games to have played in 300 regular season games. Captain Kendall McFaull will be two games shy this season of playing in his 200th WHL regular season game, as there is only 21 regular season games remaining in the 2011-12 campaign.

Who's HOT
Kenton Miller - 3 G - 3 GMS
Cam Braes - 9 GMS as a Warrior 11 PTS
Justin Kirsch - 3 GMS 7 PTS


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2012 WARRIORS SKILLS COMP SUMMARY




Photo by Stephen Simon


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.



Photo by Stephen Simon



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.



Photo by Stephen Simon



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".

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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.



Photo by Stephen Simon



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.

Photo by Stephen Simon

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)



Photo by Stephen Simon

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