RECAP | Warriors battle but fall in narrow loss to Broncos
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – The Warriors battled but fell in a narrow 4-2 loss on Friday night in Swift Current.
Landen McFadden opened the scoring quickly in favour of the Warriors just 2:25 into the game. Near the halfway mark, Swift Current’s Sawyer Dingman was assessed a minor penalty for holding and the Warriors landed on their first man advantage.
Back at even strength, Cohen Williams was handed a minor penalty for hooking and the Warriors landed on the penalty kill. With under 10 seconds remaining in the minor penalty to Williams, the Broncos’ Trae Wilke was charged with a faceoff violation and the Warriors headed to their second power play of the game.
Back at even strength, the Broncos struck twice in quick succession, first from Jacob Beaulieu and second from Zach Pantelakis to earn their first lead of the night.
With under two minutes remaining, Riley Thorpe and Sawyer Dingman were assessed matching roughing minors and the teams headed to some four-on-four action. With 11 seconds remaining, Connor Schmidt was assessed a minor penalty for tripping, landing the Warriors on the penalty kill.
The Warriors started the second period with 1:49 remaining on the penalty kill. While unable to convert on the opportunity, the Warriors landed back on the man advantage quickly following a tripping call to Swift Current’s Hudson Kowalchuk. Swift Current’s penalty kill stood strong again to hold off the Warriors.
At the midway point, Rasmus Kamarainen and Broncos’ Oliver Torkki were assessed matching unsportsmanlike conduct minors and the teams returned to four-on-four. The Broncos broke through to tally their third goal of the game.
Moments later, with the Warriors back on the penalty kill following a delay of game call to Cohen Williams, Jan Trefny rallied a shorthanded goal to mark his first goal of the season and bring the Warriors within one.
Late in the period, Oliver Torkki was assessed a minor penalty for hooking sending the Warriors back to the power play. The Warriors were not able to capitalize on the opportunity and headed into the final period down by one.
Just after the eight minute mark of the final frame, Sawyer Dingman was assessed a minor penalty for charging, sending the Warriors back to the power play. Although they pressured, they couldn’t even the score. Back at even strength, Jace McFaul rallied the fourth goal in favour of the Broncos.
The Warriors attacked late, but were unable to break past the Broncos, earning their first loss of the 2026/2027 campaign.
In net, Jordan Switzer made 32 saves on 36 shots. Across the ice, Cal Conway made 30 saves on 32 shots. The Warriors went three for three on the penalty kill and zero for five on the power play.
The Warriors return to the Temple Gardens Centre tomorrow night to take on the Brandon Wheat Kings. Puck drop for the game is scheduled for 6 pm. Tickets for the game can be purchased here. Follow along with the game action with James Gallo or watch for free on the WHL’s YouTube channel.
