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Saskatoon, SK — You can never count the Moose Jaw Warriors out of a hockey game.

After falling behind 3-0 after two periods, the Warriors fought their way back to make it a close finish in Saskatoon before falling 3-2 to the Blades on Friday night.

“The first period was a sleepy period and second period, I don’t think we played that well, but we pushed in the third and made it a game, but it’s the old saying, too little, too late,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.

Moose Jaw, SK — Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference faced off in a tightly contested battle on Friday night.

The Moose Jaw Warriors ended up falling 2-1 in a shootout to the Medicine Hat Tigers at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“It was pretty tight checking, I thought both teams defended well and were quick to jump on checks, so there wasn’t a lot of free ice out there,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.

Brayden Schuurman scored the lone goal for the Warriors, snapping a ten-game goal drought in the loss.

It was a frustrating weekend in Alberta for the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The Warriors came away without a point from a two-game road trip to the Central Division after falling 2-1 to the Calgary Hitmen on Sunday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

“I thought we’d be a lot better tonight, especially after the way things went in Edmonton, so disappointing,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.

Moose Jaw was looking for a bounce back performance after falling 7-5 in Edmonton on Friday.

King said the Warriors looked flat in Sunday’s loss.

Edmonton, AB — The Moose Jaw Warriors had moments throughout the game on Friday night, but the Edmonton Oil Kings had an answer throughout the night.

The Warriors opened their two-game road trip to Alberta with a 7-5 loss to the Oil Kings at Rogers Centre.

“We knew Edmonton was going to be a team that brings a lot of energy and at the end of the day, we weren’t able to match it,” Warriors assistant coach Curtis Pereverzoff said after the game.

Moose Jaw got the perfect start to the game with Martin Rysavy scoring 55 seconds into the game.

Moose Jaw, SK — A quick turnaround didn’t slow down the Moose Jaw Warriors on Sunday afternoon.

The Warriors scored three times in the first ten minutes and then held on for a 5-4 win over the Prince Albert Raiders at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“Good start, played real well, unfortunately at the end of the game, we let them get back in it, I give PA a lot of credit, they kept pushing, we were fortunate there at the end of the game, our goalie made some saves and it was a nail biter,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said

Moose Jaw, SK — The Moose Jaw Warriors put together one of their most compete efforts of the season on Saturday night.

The Warriors knocked off the Western Conference-leading Prince George Cougars, 5-1, at the Moose Jaw Events Centre on Military Appreciation Night.

“The start was obviously a big part of what we wanted to do, these guys, we knew that they were coming into our building and we wanted to play well at home,” Warriors forward Brayden Schuurman said.

Moose Jaw, SK — For the past two games, the Moose Jaw Warriors had done damage early and late in periods, but the Brandon Wheat Kings flipped the script on them on Thursday.

Nate Danielson scored 40 seconds into the third to put Brandon in front and the Warriors couldn’t fight all the way back, falling 4-3 to the Wheat Kings at Westman Place.

The Moose Jaw Warriors struck the first blow against the Saskatoon Blades this season.

Pavel McKenzie scored with eight minutes left in the third period to help the Warriors to a 3-1 win over the Blades on Tuesday night.

“Saskatoon is the benchmark right now in the conference, they’re the top team and they’re a good team for a reason, so for us, we were prepared, ready to come in here, knew it was going to be a battle and we’re proud of our group for the way that they performed,” Warriors assistant coach Curtis Pereverzoff said.

Connor Schmidt will represent Canada at the 2023 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge next month.

The Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman was named to Team Canada Red by Hockey Canada on Monday

The tournament will see 44 players suit up for Team Canada Red and White from Nov. 2-11 in Charlottetown and Summerside, PEI.

“Congratulations to Connor on his accomplishment,” Warriors general manager Jason Ripplinger said. “This is a great opportunity for Connor to play against the best players in the world at his age group.”

Prince Albert, SK — Needing a win to snap a two-game losing skid, the Moose Jaw Warriors skated past the Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday night.

Jagger Firkus scored his first hat trick of the year to lead the Warriors to a 4-1 win over the Raiders at the Art Hauser Centre.

“A lot of games, it’s been the other way around where teams are [scoring timely goals], so it’s nice to flip the script,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.