And sure enough, that’s exactly what happened.
The Warriors capped off the home-and-home sweep on Sunday afternoon in Sask Male U18 AAA Hockey League action at Mosaic Place, taking a 4-2 victory one night after winning 6-0 in Swift Current.
“We played very well in Swift, especially the first two periods, and then tonight the first was fine and the second we played really well,” said Warriors head coach Trevor Weisgerber. “The third, we were okay again. But any time you can get four points, it’s good, and I thought the guys played well again all weekend.”
Tony Wilson, Atley Calvert and Matt Perkins all had a goal and an assist for the Warriors, who found themselves tied 1-1 after the first and leading 4-1 through two. Wyatt Wilson scored their other goal, while Mckale Paul and Riley Niven had two assists each.
Jaxson Taupert got the start in net and made 24 saves to earn the win, the Warriors fired 49 shots at Legionnaires netminder Noah Martens.
With four straight commanding wins over their Trans Canada Highway rivals, the key is to keep playing the same way no matter what -- especially knowing what’s on the horizon.
“We always talk about habits and doing things properly and working and competing all the time,” Weisgerber said. “Our biggest thing is doing things and playing the game the right way, whether it’s lopsided either way you want to make sure it’s good habits and doing things properly. For the most part it was good, and at times guys do get away from it, and that’s where you want to watch for it.”
The Warriors improved to 4-0 and sit in first place in the South standings. They’re back in action against the team right behind them, the Regina Pat Canadians, on Friday night in Regina. The rematch goes Saturday night at Mosaic Place.
“We have to make sure we come to work here this week Tuesday through Thursday,” Weisgerber said of preparing for what is certain to be a tough challenge next weekend. “We have a few things we have to shore up and we’ll watch some video and things like that. But it should be fun, we’re looking forward to it. We probably would have had them last year in the final and it’ll be fun to play those guys. It’s always a good rivalry between the two of us.”
