WEYBURN – The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings split their games with the visiting Kindersley Klippers, winning 5-2 on Friday night, then being edged out 3-2 by a shootout on Saturday night.
The Red Wings also held their Calcutta shootout competition following the Saturday night game, with all of the players, goalies and staff taking part. The eventual winner was Cade Meiklejohn, who faced off against coach Cody Mapes as the two shooting finalists. Mapes finished second overall, and goalie Dazza Mitchell placed third.
In Saturday’s game, the match was a very close and tight game, tied at 2-2 after the second period, with no scoring in the third or overtime periods, sending it to a shootout. The game wasn’t decided until the fourth shooter when Kindersley was able to score on Angelo Zol.
Scoring for Weyburn was Jacob Visentini in the first period, assisted by Nicholas Kovacs and Tyler Teasdale, and Carter Briltz in the second, assisted by Braigh LeGrandeur and Brendan Hunchak.
Kindersley scored nine seconds after Briltz’s goal to tie the game. Zol made 24 saves on 26 shots prior to the shootout.
Kovacs earned himself a five-minute major for goaltender interference and a game misconduct in the third period, but the Red Wings were able to kill that penalty.
In Friday’s game, Briltz opened up the scoring in the first period, assisted by Lucas Jeffreys and Jaxson Ruthven, then Meiklejohn scored from Max Monette only 57 seconds into the second period.
Matthew Hodson scored three minutes later, assisted by Briltz and Jerome Maharaj.
Briltz scored his second of the night in the third period, assisted by LeGrandeur and Ruthven, and Hodson scored his second also, into the empty net, assisted by Maharaj and Visentini.
Dazza Mitchell was in net for the game, making 22 saves on 24 shots.
The Red Wings will host the Humboldt Broncos on Thursday, Jan. 25, then will be on the road for a game in Melville on Saturday, Jan. 27, and in Kindersley for two games, on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2 and 3.
