Warriors double up Rebels on Saturday night

Moose Jaw, SK — In an Eastern Conference clash with playoff implications, the Moose Jaw Warriors put their best foot forward on Saturday night.

The Warriors doubled up the Red Deer Rebels, 6-3, to sweep their two-game weekend home-stand.

“The last few games have felt like playoff games, they’re hard, heavy games, quick, fast, both teams are able to make plays with it and that’s what we can expect moving forward, so it’s great to come out with a win,” Warriors assistant coach Curtis Pereverzoff said.

Third period charge lifts Warriors past Raiders Friday

Moose Jaw, SK — The Moose Jaw Warriors kicked off February on the right foot with a hard fought win on Friday night.

Atley Calvert and Lynden Lakovic scored in the third period as the Warriors topped the Prince Albert Raiders, 3-1, at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“[Prince Albert], they’re known for being physical, I thought we did a pretty good job with it, we tailed it with some big hits of our own,” Lakovic said after the win.

Warriors stumble in third, fall to Tigers Saturday

Medicine Hat, AB — Over the course of their six-game winning streak, the Moose Jaw Warriors had mounted their share of third-period comebacks, but the script was flipped on them on Saturday night.

The Warriors surrendered three goals in the third period on their way to a 5-3 loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers at Co-op Place, splitting their weekend home-and-home series.

Warriors win sixth straight, top Tigers in shootout

Moose Jaw, SK — The Moose Jaw Warriors keep finding ways to win.

After trailing 3-0 in the first and 4-2 in the third, the Warriors roared back to top the Medicine Hat Tigers, 6-5, in a shootout on Friday night.

“There was a couple points in the game where it was the noisiest I’ve heard this building in a long time, so that was great to see,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.

Warriors sweep weekend series with Broncos

Moose Jaw, SK — It wasn’t pretty at times, but the Moose Jaw Warriors fought their way to their fifth straight win on Saturday night.

Brayden Yager scored on the power play in the final minute of regulation to lift the Warriors to a 4-3 win over the Swift Current Broncos.

“Both games this weekend were fast paced, they played really hard and so did we, it was pretty physical, we did a pretty good job of pushing back and not letting our foot off the gas,” Yager said after the win.

Warriors win fourth straight, down Broncos in Swift Current

Swift Current, SK — Four straight goals in the third period helped the Moose Jaw Warriors strike first in their home-and-home series with the Swift Current Broncos.

The Warriors skated to a 5-3 win over the Broncos on Friday night at the InnovationPlex to open the weekend set between the two rivals.

“I’m super proud of everyone in the room, it was a character win and I like those kind of wins,” Warriors forward Jagger Firkus said after the game.

Warriors blow past Hurricanes with four-goal third period

The Moose Jaw Warriors’ offence took a bit to get going, but it turned on the jets in the third period.

The Warriors scored four times in the third on their way to a 6-3 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday night.

“The first period, we didn’t really start on time and we had a little chat in the room making sure that we were going to come out a lot harder, we knew we had more from this group in the second and third period, and we showed that,” Warriors forward Brayden Schuurman said.

Savoie dazzles in debut, Warriors take down Giants

Moose Jaw, SK — Matthew Savoie came just as advertised in his first game with the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The Buffalo Sabres prospect had two goals and five points to help lead the Warriors to a 7-2 win over the Vancouver Giants on Saturday night during the team’s Conexus Warriors & Legends Hall of Fame game.

“It was a lot of excitement for me,” Savoie said of playing his first game for the Warriors. “The guys I was with in Sweden made it real easy to acclimate myself with this team.”

Brouwer, Engelland head into Warriors Hall of Fame

Moose Jaw, SK — Two players known for their hard-nosed play and dedication to the game were honoured on Friday night.

Troy Brouwer and Deryk Engelland were inducted into the Conexus Warriors and Legends Hall of Fame, joining a long list of Warriors’ legends on the wall at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“I had no idea that it was going to be this big and amazing and to be one of the players selected for it, it’s an honour,” Brouwer said.