Sask West This Week; Week 5

Sask West This Week 

A light week in the Sask West Hockey League (SWHL) did not disappoint. The Wilkie Outlaws continue to hold first place, with a 4-1 record. The Mohawks of Macklin sit in 2nd with a 3-2 record. The Edam 3 Stars, Kindersley Sr Klippers and Hafford Hawks all sit in a tie in 3rd with a 2-1 record. With a 1-3-1 record, the Biggar Nationals sit in 6th and the Unity Miners bring up the rear with a 0-3-1 record. 

On Friday night, the Unity Miners headed east for a contest against the Biggar Nationals, which the home team came away with a 5-4 overtime victory. 

In the first period, it was all Miners as Daniel Hilsendager and David Dziurzynski scored to give the visitors the 2-0 lead. The Nats woke up in the middle frame though, with Keaton Haynes, Brett Novak and Taylor Buscis all scoring, giving Biggar the 3-2 lead. Jared Risling’s 1st of the year would tie the game back up, but Tommy Ehry’s 1st as a National reinstated them with the lead after 40 minutes. David would add his 2nd of the night to tie the game back up at 5, which meant free hockey at the Jube. With 1:36 left in the 5 minute extra frame, Bucsis would score to send the home fans away happy. 

Brett Vanderveer took the tough luck overtime loss, stopping 47 of 52 shots, while Brett Matlock stopped 35 of 39 shots for the win. 

On Saturday night, the Kindersley Sr Klippers welcomed the Macklin Mohawks into the West Central Events Centre, with the Klippers coming away with the 3-1 victory. 

Jaxon Georget opened the scoring early in the first period, which held all the way into the early stages of the middle frame, with Shayne Neigum extending the lead to 2-0. Jared Hillis would cut the lead to 2-1, but Neigum would add his second of the night to seal the win. No scoring was reported in the third. 

Trevor Martin took the loss, stopping 47 of 50 shots, while Logan Drackett stopped 42 of 43 shots for the win. 

A big slate of games is scheduled for the upcoming week. Hafford welcomes Edam in the Hawks home opener (pending weather) on Friday night at 8:30pm. On Saturday, Wilkie hosts Unity, Biggar travels to Macklin, and Edam hosts Kindersley in the 3 Stars home opener (pending weather). All Saturday game times are 8pm. On Sunday, Kindersley hosts Biggar in a 7pm start.