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Moose Jaw Warriors general manager Jason Ripplinger has announced a trade with the Regina Pats.

Moose Jaw acquires a fifth round pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft in exchange for 20-year-old forward Riley Ginnell.

“We would like to thank Riley for his time in Moose Jaw and we wish him all the best in his career moving forward,” Ripplinger said.

Ginnell was traded to the Warriors from Brandon on Oct. 11 for a fifth round pick. He had one goal and three points in 14 games in Moose Jaw.

After a long few days of travel, Ryder Korczak arrived back in the Friendly City and hit the ice with the Moose Jaw Warriors for his first practice of the season on Thursday.

“It’s a whirlwind,” Korczak said. “Going from Hartford back to Moose Jaw, it’s a long drive, but I’m definitely ready for this weekend.”

The Warriors are also ready for their star 20-year-old forward to be back in the lineup.

Head coach Mark O’Leary said Korczak’s return comes at the right time for the team, who have dropped back-to-back games.

The Moose Jaw Warriors struggled early and couldn’t finish late on Tuesday night, dropping a 2-1 game to the Prince Albert Raiders at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“It’s a 60-minute game and playing 20 of it isn’t going to get it done,” Warriors assistant coach Gord Burnett said after the loss.

Moose Jaw falls to 11-8-0-0 on the season.

It’s the second straight home loss for the Warriors, who were coming off a 5-1 loss on Saturday to Medicine Hat.

Ryder Korczak has been reassigned to the Moose Jaw Warriors by the New York Rangers.

“This is a huge addition to our team,” Warriors general manager Jason Ripplinger said. “Adding a top-six forward to your team without any compensation is obviously exciting for the organization.

“We expect Ryder to come in, be a leader and help us win some more games.”

The 20-year-old forward has played in five games this season with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the American Hockey League.

The Moose Jaw Warriors are still searching for the right recipe in back-to-back games this season.

The Warriors dropped the second half of a home-and-home against Medicine Hat, falling 5-1 to the Tigers on Saturday night at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“We’ve got to find a way to be better in back-to-back games, it just hasn’t been good to us this season and we have to figure out what’s going on,” Warriors assistant coach Gord Burnett said.

A back-and-forth game ended with Denton Mateychuk scoring the shootout winner for the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The Warriors captain lifted Moose Jaw to a 5-4 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers at Co-op Place, taking the first half of their weekend home-and-home set.

“Real good win, tough road win,” Assistant coach Scott King said. “Quick turnaround tomorrow for both teams, but it should be another good one.”

The win improves the Warriors’ record to 11-6-0-0 this season. These two teams will now meet for a rematch in Moose Jaw on Saturday night.

The Moose Jaw Warriors put together a big bounce back performance on Tuesday night in downtown Moose Jaw.

After a disappointing loss to Red Deer on Saturday, the Warriors rolled to a 7-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings at the Moose Jaw Events Centre to open a busy week.

“We came out with a good effort tonight and I thought we did a good job of staying focused even when the game got a little bit out of hand,” Warriors assistant coach Gord Burnett said.

The Moose Jaw Warriors finished strong against the Prince Albert Raiders on Friday night to come away with a big win to open the weekend.

Jagger Firkus scored the game-winner, shorthanded in the third period to help the Warriors to a comeback 3-2 win over the Raiders at the Art Hauser Centre.

“I like the fact that we stuck with it, we got some saves from our goaltender and we were able to pull it out,” Warriors assistant coach Scott King said.

“PA comes as advertised, they’re a tough team to play against in this building. They generate a lot of energy in here.”

A one-goal game going into the third period went sideways for the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday night.

The Tri-City Americans scored three goals in the final period to skate to a 6-2 win over the Warriors at the Moose Jaw Events Centre. The loss snapped Moose Jaw’s four-game winning streak.

“They work hard, they win their battles, they get to the middle of the ice, they get to the blue paint and that’s what we saw,” Warriors assistant coach Gord Burnett said after the loss.

Physical, fast hockey. That was what fans were treated to on Friday night at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

The Moose Jaw Warriors came away with a hard fought 4-1 win over the Everett Silvertips to open up a weekend set against the U.S. Division in downtown Moose Jaw.

“It felt like a playoff game,” Warriors assistant coach Scott King said. “They’re a real good team, they’re really structured, so we knew it was going to be a test, but I thought we did a really good job.”

The win was the fourth straight for the Warriors, who are now 8-4-0-0 this season.