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Everett, WA – There were ups and downs and numerous momentum swings, but the Moose Jaw Warriors persevered on Friday night.

The Warriors held off the Everett Silvertips for an 8-7 shootout win at the Angel of the Winds Arena.

“It wasn’t the cleanest game we’ve had but found a way to win at the end of the day, pretty exciting game,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.

“There was definitely breakdowns on both sides of the puck from both teams where there was a lot of odd man rushes going the other way, so a bit of a shootout.”

Calgary, Alta. –  The Western Hockey League announced today Moose Jaw Warriors forward Atley Calvert has been named WHL Player of the Month for February.

Calvert, 20, recorded 27 points (13G-14A) in 12 games to lead all WHL skaters during the month of February.

The 6-foot, 193-pound hometown product from Moose Jaw found the scoresheet during every single Warriors game in the month of February and is riding an active 17-game point scoring streak, dating back to Wednesday, January 17.

Portland, OR – The Moose Jaw Warriors captured two points in a thrilling back-and-forth win over the Portland Winterhawks on Wednesday.

The Warriors and Winterhawks traded blows in an exciting game at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum with Moose Jaw coming away with a 4-3 victory over the U.S. Division leaders.

“It was a really fast-paced game, you’ve got two really good teams and everyone was hungry for these points to push for the playoff spots, so it was fast-paced, back-and-forth hockey,” Warriors assistant coach Curtis Pereverzoff said.

Kennewick, WA – Seven straight goals pushed the Moose Jaw Warriors back into the win column on Friday night.

The Warriors’ offence exploded for nine goals, including six in the second period, on route to a 9-4 win over the Tri-City Americans at the Toyota Center.

“There’s never been a quit in the group on the bench, we always just try to get right back to work and we were able to do that again tonight,” Warriors assistant coach Curtis Pereverzoff said.

Lethbridge, AB — The Moose Jaw Warriors fell behind the eight-ball and couldn’t claw their way back on Wednesday night.

The Warriors lost their third straight, falling 6-3 to the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the ENMAX Centre.

“The chances were definitely there and obviously you’re never happy when you lose, but I thought there was a lot to build off in this game,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.

Jagger Firkus scored a pair of goals, while Matthew Savoie had the other in the loss. Brayden Yager picked up a pair of helpers for the Warriors.

Swift Current, SK — A two-goal swing at the end of the first period ended up being too much to overcome for the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The Warriors lost 5-2 to the Swift Current Broncos to open up the team’s eight-game road trip on Monday night.

“There was a lot of instances where we just seemed disconnected and just caused breakdowns throughout the neutral zone, bit of a sloppy game and ended up costing us,” Warriors assistant coach Curtis Pereverzoff said.

Moose Jaw, SK — The Moose Jaw Warriors’ impressive run on home ice came to a halt on Saturday night.

The Warriors surrendered three goals in the third period and lost 5-3 to the Calgary Hitmen at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“We were pretty inconsistent, we had our moments, but kind of let off the gas,” Warriors forward Brayden Yager said. “We’ve got to play a full 60 minutes if we’re going to win and I don’t think we did that tonight.”

Moose Jaw, SK — Three goals in the second period were more than enough for the Moose Jaw Warriors on Thursday night.

The Warriors won their sixth straight game and extended their home winning streak to 11 games with a 4-2 victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“It wasn’t our best game tonight, we didn’t play a full 60 minutes, but we found a way to get it done even though we weren’t there for the full 60,” Warriors captain Denton Mateychuk said.

Red Deer, AB — For the second time in a week, the Moose Jaw Warriors out battled the Red Deer Rebels.

The Warriors went into Red Deer and topped the Rebels, 6-4, on Friday night to open a two-game Alberta road trip.

“Right from the start, we had momentum, we had chances, they came back at us and credit to them, they’re a team that pushes back hard and I thought it was back-and-forth for a lot of it,” Warriors assistant coach Curtis Pereverzoff said.

Moose Jaw, SK — The Moose Jaw Warriors got the job done on Tuesday night at the Hangar.

Atley Calvert scored a natural hat trick in the first period and helped power the Warriors to a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“It wasn’t pretty at times, but at the end of the day, you’ve got to win those games if you’re a good team,” Calvert said after the win. “At the end of the day, we won and that’s all that matters.”