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Moose Jaw Warriors prospects Micah Davidson was busy on the opening night of the 2023 WHL Cup in Red Deer, AB.

Davidson made 32 saves to help Team British Columbia to a 4-2 win over Team Saskatchewan to kick-off the tournament.

Davey Fisher, the Warriors’ 2023 ninth-round pick, finished with one assist for Team Saskatchewan, which also includes William Degagne and Carson Deichert, in the loss.

In other action on Day 1 of the round robin, Warriors first-round pick Aaron Sawatzky and Team Alberta skated to a 4-2 win over Team Manitoba.

It was a game of momentum swings on Saturday night at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

The momentum didn’t swing in the Moose Jaw Warriors’ favour at the end of the night, as they dropped a 6-3 game to the Prince Albert Raiders.

“Every now and again, you have nights like this,” Warriors forward Atley Calvert said. “We didn’t start the way we wanted to, but at the end of the day, we put 50 shots towards the net, so it’s a step in the right direction.”

The Warriors fell behind 3-0 early in the second, but battled back to tie the game in the third period.

The Moose Jaw Warriors out fought the Lethbridge Hurricanes in a heavyweight battle in downtown Moose Jaw.

The Warriors scored three goals in the third period and secured a 4-3 win over the Hurricanes on Friday night at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“Right from the start of the game, it was a battle,” Warriors assistant coach Curtis Pereverzoff said. “Lethbridge is a tough team, they pushed hard, they pushed right until the end and credit to our guys for just sticking with it.”

The new look lineup for the Moose Jaw Warriors couldn’t get going in its debut on Friday night.

The Warriors dropped a 4-0 game to the Lethbridge Hurricanes to open up the team’s two-game road trip to Alberta.

“Lethbridge looked like a more determined team,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said. “They made it hard for us to get inside and in our defensive zone, they’re persistent.”

The Moose Jaw Warriors, in partnership with Conexus Credit Union, are excited to announce that Troy Brouwer and Deryk Engelland will be inducted into the Conexus Warriors and Legends Hall of Fame on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 in a ceremony at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

There has been some movement among the Moose Jaw Warriors’ overage players on Wednesday.

20-year-old forward Martin Rysavy has returned to the club from the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, leading to the Warriors dealing fellow 20-year-old forward Eric Alarie to the Seattle Thunderbirds for a pair of draft picks.

“It has been a busy last few days after we learned of Martin’s return to Moose Jaw, but we feel these moves make our forward group stronger moving forward,” Warriors general manager Jason Ripplinger said.

Last season, the Moose Jaw Warriors won just twice when trailing after two periods.

The Warriors earned their first win of the 2023-24 season in dramatic comeback fashion on Wednesday night, scoring three times in the third period to beat the Regina Pats, 4-3.

“We didn’t have the best first period and we weren’t happy with that, we came out hard in the second and third,” Warriors forward Eric Alarie, who scored the game-winner, said.

“We were just more ready in the second and third.”

Moose Jaw, SK — The Moose Jaw Warriors’ opening weekend didn’t go as planned, but the team is focused on turning the page with 66 more games to go.

The Warriors dropped their home opener to the Brandon Wheat Kings, 9-4, on Saturday night at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“A lot of it is a youth thing, first game at home, home opener, squeezing the stick a little bit tight and you gain confidence through practice, executing well and doing the things in practice,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.

Prince Albert, SK — A shorthanded Moose Jaw Warriors squad couldn’t come away with a win in northern Saskatchewan.

Moose Jaw dropped a 4-0 game to the Prince Albert Raiders to open the 2023-24 regular season on Friday night at the Art Hauser Centre.

“They score an early goal in the third and it just takes the wind out of our sails,” Warriors forward Atley Calvert said. “It’s early in the year, but definitely can’t be letting that happen too often, or again.”

Moose Jaw, SK — Special teams sunk the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday night.

The Warriors surrendered four power play goals to the Brandon Wheat Kings in a 4-1 loss to close out the preseason at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“Anytime you give up four, you put yourself in a little bit of a hole,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.

After suffering a tough 9-1 loss in Brandon on Friday night, the Warriors were focused on seeing how the team would respond and King said the effort was improved.