As the calendar turns to 2018, the Wilkie Outlaws are again the dominant force in the Sask West Hockey League.
Heading into a road game Friday against the Kerrobert Tigers, the Outlaws have compiled a 14-0 record and have a six-point lead over the 11-3 Macklin Mohawks.
Third in the league standings belongs to the 9-4-2 Kindersley Red Lions while the returning Unity Miners are in fourth spot with a 7-9 record.
The Tigers and Biggar Nationals are tied for fifth place with 5-8-1 records, the 3-6-4 Eatonia Huskies are in seventh and the 2-10 Luseland Mallards round out the eight-team loop.
Miners forward Behn Robertson leads the league in scoring with 46 points in 17 games, while Kelsey Munench of the Mallards is in second spot with 41 points in 12 contests.
Curtis Sanders has the best goals against average with a 2.08 mark, while his Outlaws teammate Jared Herle is in second at 3.31.
The other game Friday night will see the Mallards host the Mohawks.
Saturday will see the top two teams play in Wilkie as the Outlaws host the Mohawks, while the Tigers will take on the Mallards.
