If there’s one thing the Moose Jaw U13 AA Warriors have shown over the last couple of games, it’s that they can put up a whole lot of goals in a hurry.
One week after rolling to a 10-3 win over the Regina Mustangs, the Warriors were back at it on Thursday night as they battled to a 7-5 victory over the Regina Royals in Sask AA Hockey League action at the Bert Hunt Arena.
As the score would indicate, it wasn’t an easy night, either -- the Warriors trailed 4-2 after the first period but scored the only two goals in the second before pulling away with a trio of markers in the final frame.
Drayson Silbernagel led the way for Moose Jaw, scoring a natural hat trick and finishing the night with four goals and five points. Silbernagel scored his first goal with 2:39 remaining in the first before adding markers at 3:12 and 16:35 of the second period. He then closed out scoring for Moose Jaw with 2:06 remaining in the game.
The five-point outing saw Silbernagel move from 18th to fifth overall in league scoring with 21 points. His 15 goals are good enough for a tie for second in the league.
Owen Tribier scored twice in the third period and finished his night with four points, while Braxton Casemore scored the game’s first goal 3:44 into the proceedings and ended up with three assists through the rest of the game.
Caleb Benoit and Rylan Edwards each scored twice for Regina, Maria Facca had their other marker.
There were no shortage of scoring opportunities for either team, as Eli Tkachuk finished with 41 saves in the Moose Jaw goal and Kohen Morrow stopped 46 shots in taking the loss.
The Warriors are now 5-3-0-0 on the season, good enough for fourth place in the 13-team South Division, one point back of Swift Current and one point up on the Balgonie Prairie Storm.
Moose Jaw returns to action on Thursday, Nov. 24 when they host the Regina Tigers (4-4-0-0). Game time is 7:15 p.m. at the Bert Hunt Arena.
The Moose Jaw U15 AA Warriors will look to pick up their third win in their last four outings when they travel to Yorkton to face the Terriers on Friday night. Next home action for the 3-7-0-0 Warriors is Monday, Nov. 21 when they host Swift Current at the Red Knight Arena.
The Moose Jaw U18 AA Warriors are still looking for their first win on the season after an 0-8-0-2 start, having tied Notre Dame 2-2 and Lumsden/Bethune 4-4 in their last two contests. They’re back on the ice on Tuesday, Nov. 22 when they host the Notre Dame Argos. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Bert Hunt.
