Weyburn Red Wings

After a heartbreaking loss in Radville to the Notre Dame Hounds, the Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings bounced back in a big way, beating the Estevan Bruins 8-5 to continue to hold a share of first place in the Viterra Division. 

The weekend started Friday night in Radville, where the Wings were officially the visiting team, while there was a large contingent of Weyburn fans making the short trek to Radville. 

The Weyburn Red Wings and Humboldt Broncos faced off at Crescent Point Place on Tuesday night, resulting in a fiery match and a tough 6-8 loss for the home team. Although fans may argue whether Blaricom's or Ruthven's injuries deserved a call from the Refs, or whether the resulting scrum was worthwhile for the opposing teams, all in attendance will surely agree that the pre-game spotlights featuring a generous donation to The Family Place were worth the price of admission. 

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings found themselves down by four goals heading into the third period of Tuesday's game against the Humboldt Broncos. When the final buzzer sounded, the Red Wings had pulled close, but an empty net goal with 53 seconds left to play sealed the win for Humboldt, who left Crescent Point Place with an 8-6 win. 

On a night of celebration, and helping good causes, the Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings made sure there was plenty to celebrate. Jacob Visentini scored a power play goal at the 4:28 mark of the opening period to make the teddy bears rain down onto the ice, and then he scored a power play goal with just over 10 minutes to play in the third to help lift the Wings to a 6-5 win over the visiting Kindersley Klippers Friday night. 

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings were hoping to get one more win this season over the Battlefords North Stars when the two teams took to the ice Thursday afternoon for the final game of the SJHL Showcase in Warman. The North Stars, however, would pick up their fourth consecutive win over Weyburn, skating to a 6-1 victory.  

The week started off for the Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings with a trade announcement, some good news when it comes to the SJHL's players of the week, and then a game against the Flin Flon Bombers to open up the SJHL Showcase in Warman. 

The trade announcement was that 03-born defenseman Nolan Henderson had been moved to the Melfort Mustangs. In exchange for Henderson, the Red Wings got back a player development fee and a second-round pick in the 2024 draft. 

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings were hoping to close out their trip to the Battlefords with two more points, after falling 4-3 in a shootout Friday night to the North Stars. Despite the efforts of Jerome Maharaj, who scored a pair of goals, the Red Wings would end up on the short end of the scoreboard, losing 5-3.

The North Stars would be the first to get on the board when Josh Medernach beat Eric Kahl just 1:38 into the first period, but Weyburn would answer back. 

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings entered Friday night's game having won four of their last five. Their opponents, the Battlefords North Stars, had sported the exact same record. The kicker: the losses came against each other. Weyburn won the game on October 26th by a score of 10-5, while the North Stars won the rematch 9-2 on October 28th. 

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings returned to action for the first time since October 28th Wednesday night, as they played the first of five games away from Crescent Point Place in Kindersley. The Wings wouldn't hold the lead until it mattered most - at the end of the game as Elijah Anderson potted his fifth of the year in overtime to lift Weyburn to a 3-2 victory. With the win, Weyburn is now back atop the Viterra Division, one point up on the Melville Millionaires. 

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings will be back in action Wednesday night when they head to Kindersley to take on the Klippers. The Wings have been off since October 28th, when they fell 9-2 to the Battlefords North Stars at Crescent Point Place. The break came at a good time for the team, though, said head coach Cody Mapes.