It was a close game, but in the end the Yorkton Hyundai Terriers wound up being clipped by the Kindersley Klippers on Tuesday evening.
Kindersley was first on the board late in the first period, with Liam Fraser, assisted by Brett Neumeier Scott McKenzie, scoring for the visiting team.
Fraser was also the second person to score, but it took him until the third period to do it, with an unassisted goal to kick off the first.
Then it was the Terriers’ turn to find the net. Keenan Taphorn, assisted by Alec Zawatsky and Kaeden Taphorn, got their first, a reminder of why the Taphorns coming back to Yorkton was something to get excited about. Ryan Granville tied up the game, with a power play goal helped by Kurri Woodford and Carson Henry.
The game sat tied until over 17 minutes into the third, when Noah Lindsay got the game winning goal. Scott McKenzie and Brendon Borbely were credited for the assist.
The player of the game for Kindersley was Matt Sankner in net, who save 40 of 42 shots on goal from the Terriers. Phillippe Bond, who was tagged with the loss for the Terriers, had fewer shots to contend with, saving 31 of 34.
The Terriers continue to sit atop the Viterra division, and tonight will meet the Battlefords North Stars, who sit atop the Global Ag Risk Solutions division, and currently have the most wins in the SJHL.
