WEYBURN – The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings won on home ice and lost in a road game over the weekend, before taking a break until after New Year’s.
The Wings hosted the Notre Dame Hounds on Friday night, and doubled up to win by a score of 6-3, then lost 3-0 in Humboldt to the Broncos on Saturday evening.
In the final home game of the calendar year, Jackson Hassman opened the scoring in the first period for the Red Wings, with assists by Ryley Morgan and Ty Mason.
The Hounds tied the game halfway through the period, and Weyburn’s Max Monette restored the lead near the end of the period, with assists from Matthew Reidy and Simon Pollock.
Elijah Anderson scored unassisted on the powerplay in the second, then Jakob Kalin scored the first of two goals on the night, assisted by Mason and Monette.
Braigh Legrandeur scored his first goal as a Red Wing in the third period, and after Notre Dame got one back, Kalin scored his second goal, with LeGrandeur and Matteo Turrin assisting.
The Hounds scored late in the game on the powerplay to finish out the scoring.
Matt Schoephoerster was in net for the Red Wings, stopping 29 of 32 shots.
Schoephoerster also had the goaltender duties in Humboldt, where one goal was scored in each period. He played well, being named the game star for the Red Wings, as he saved 40 of the 43 shots on net.
The Red Wings are now off until the weekend of Jan. 6 and 7, when they play the home-and-home series against the Estevan Bruins, starting in Estevan, and then hosting the Bruins on Jan. 7 at 7 p.m.
