The Yorkton Terriers Bantam AA hockey team hosted the Moose Jaw Warriors and the Prairie Storm over the weekend at the Kinsmen and posted two impressive wins going into January.
The Terriers first took a win over Moose Jaw on Friday night in what was an entertaining meeting. Moose Jaw jumped out to a early lead in the first period before Brennan Watson scored two goals in the second period to make it 2-1 heading into the third.
Moose Jaw tied things up with Zach Hagerman's second of the night, before the Terriers rattled off four unanswered goals, including three on the powerplay and Watson's third of the night to take a 6-2 lead and a 6-3 win after a last second goal by the Warriors.
Kylan Shea, Logan Foster, and Jake Kustra rounded out the goal scorers while Mackenzie Welke and Tyler Stratechuk both got two assists each on the night as top playmakers. Braidon Berezowski had a slow net in goal but made the saves he needed to make in a 21 save victory in goal.
The Terriers went 4-6 on the powerplay in the win, taking advantage of their opportunities with the man advantage.
Saturday night brought the fourth place Prairie Storm into town with the Terriers looking for a win to chase them down in the South Division standings being three points back heading into the game.
Four straight goals from the Terriers led to an easy 4-1 win as Berezowski made 35 saves in the win in an outstanding performance in net. JJ Fofonoff, Matthew Wilgosh, Welke, and Stratechuk were the goalscorers for the Terriers with Wilgosh adding an assist for a two point night and Kylan Shea getting two assists as the top playmaker on the evening. The win put the Terriers in a four way tie for fifth place and one point behind the Storm in the standings.
The Bantam AA Terriers will host the third place Regina Monarchs and the Swift Current Raiders on the 21/22 at the FAA to wrap up their month of December in two crucial games that give the Terriers a chance to ride some momentum before heading into Christmas.
If the Terriers can continue their winning streak they have a chance to climb up the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League standings, two straight wins at home give them confidence going ahead.
If they can continue their hot scoring and keep getting solid goaltending from Berezowski, a huge push to end December is not out of the question.
