MOOSEJAWTODAY.COM -- The Moose Jaw Mavericks are once again the best U13 A girls hockey team in the province.
The Mavericks won their second-straight Hockey Sask title this past weekend, finishing off a sweep of the Warman Wildcats in the provincial final series.
Moose Jaw won the opening game 3-0 on Mar. 19 and followed up with a 4-3 win in the deciding game on Mar. 24, capping off a run of six-straight wins through provincials.
The victory was also a measure of revenge for the Mavericks after they fell to Warman in the Sask Female Hockey League West Final earlier this month.
Moose Jaw opened their playoff run with 8-2 and 6-3 wins over the Melville Fire before advancing to the provincial final with 4-2 and 5-3 wins over the South East Gold Wings.
The provincial title caps a season of impressive success for the local crew after finishing the regular season with a 17-2-1-0 record.
Madeline Hopkinson led the SFHL U13 A division in scoring with 39 goals and 56 points in 20 games, while Willow Scott was 11th in scoring with 10 goals and 30 points in 17 games and Taya Babich finished 23rd with 13 goals and 25 points in 12 games.
Blair Bennett tied for the league lead among goaltenders with 15 wins, while posting the sixth-best goals against average at 2.28.
