The Wilkie Outlaws have captured yet another senior B provincial hockey title.
They did it by defeating Carnduff 3 to 2 at home in the second game of their best-of-three provincial series, following a 6-to-3 win in Carnduff the previous week. Wilkie wins the series two games to nothing.
The Outlaws had to come from behind to capture the second game. Carnduff actually got the first goal of the game in the first period as Matt Audette made it 1-0, but Garrett Cameron tied it up 1-1 in the second period.
In the third, and despite a huge Wilkie shots-on-goal advantage, Carnduff restored the lead with a Devon Carriere goal.
But Wilkie tied it with a Rory Gregoire goal soon after. Late in the period it was Troy Gerein who got the game winner to seal the win.
Final shots on goal favored Wilkie by a 50 to 23 mark.
The game was played on the same night that Wilkie was one of four finalists up for Kraft Hockeyville, but it was Renous, N.B., that took the grand prize in that contest.
Still, winning the provincial senior title made it a memorable night for Wilkie fans. There was other good news when Brett Wilson announced on Twitter that he would contribute $25,000 towards upgrades to Wilkie’s arena.
For the Outlaws it is their 11th provincial B title, and follows on the heels of their fifth straight Sask West Hockey League title won a week earlier. According to the hockey club, no other team has won as many provincial B titles as the Wilkie Outlaws.
