Warriors Set To Take On Kootenay

Last Game…  Zach Sawchenko made 25 saves Saturday, recording his second consecutive shutout, in the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-0 win over the Tri City Americans.  Jack Rodewald scored two goals; Tanner Eberle had a goal and two points; Tyler Brown and Spenser Jenson had one goal each; Alexey Sleptsov and Brayden Point recorded two assists each.  Moose Jaw was 2-for-3 on the power play and 7-for-7 with a shorthanded goal on the penalty kill.

Warriors v Kootenay… Tonight is the first meeting of the season between the Moose Jaw Warriors and Kootenay Ice, last year the Warriors were 0-4 against the Ice.  Kootenay outscored Moose Jaw 19-8.

Tanner Eberle led the Warriors with four assists; Jack Rodewald had three goals; Torrin White had two goals and three points; Brayden Point had a goal and three points; Justin Paulic was 0-3 with a 4.28gaa and .889sv%; Zach Sawchenko was 0-1 with a 5.00gaa and .881sv%.

Sam Reinhart led Kootenay with eight goals and 11 points; Tim Bozon had three goals and eight points; Jaedon Descheneau had four goals and seven points; Luke Philp had a goal and five points; Rinat Valiev had four assists; Mackenzie Skapski was 3-0 with a 1.33gaa and .956sv%; Wyatt Hoflin was 1-0 with a 4.00gaa and .895sv%.

Streaking Sawchenko… 16-year-old goalie Zach Sawchenko has recorded back-to-back shutouts, and is currently riding a 170:56 shutout streak.  It started in the first period against Saskatoon September 27, October 2 he shutout Red Deer, October 4 he shutout Tri City.  This is the longest streak since the 2003-2004 season when 20-year-old Mike Broduer recorded back-to-back shutouts, and had a shutout streak that lasted 145:24 from October 24 to November 10.

Green Lands In Moose Jaw… October 5^th the Moose Jaw Warriors traded a 5^th round pick in 2015 to the Brandon Wheat Kings in exchange for 19-year-old defenseman Taylor Green.  Green, 6’7” 220lbs, was a second round bantam pick in 2010, in four games this season he had one goal and two points. 

Milestone Watch

• Brayden Point is one game shy of 150 for his career
• Jaimen Yakubowski is one game shy of 200 for his career
• Jack Rodewald is ten games shy of 200 for his career
• Reid Zalitach is two games shy of 100 for his career
• Jack Rodewald is five goals away from 50 for his career
• Tanner Eberle scored his 50^th career goal October 4^th
• Jack Rodewald is seven assists away from 50 for his career
• Brayden Point is 7 assists away from 100 for his career
• Brayden Point picked up his 150^th career WHL regular season point September 26
• Jaimen Yakubowski is one point away from 100 for his career
• The Moose Jaw Warriors are one win away from the organizations 900^th

Upcoming Schedule

• October 15 v Prince Albert
• October 17 v Portland
• October 18 @ Swift Current
• October 24 @ Medicine Hat