Mateychuk keeps point streak rolling, sets new franchise mark
Denton Mateychuk has been all gas, no brake this season for the Moose Jaw Warriors.
With three assists in Sunday’s 5-1 win over Edmonton, Mateychuk set a new franchise record for longest point streak in the modern era (1996-2023) at 21 games, breaking the mark set by Jagger Firkus last season.
“It’s a pretty cool moment,” Mateychuk said after the game. “Looking at all the players that have come through here, tons of good players, especially even [Firkus], we were just chuckling about it in the room after.”
Warriors sweep road trip, drop Oil Kings in Edmonton
Edmonton, AB — The Moose Jaw Warriors made it four straight wins on Sunday afternoon in Edmonton.
The Warriors got redemption for a loss one month before at Rogers Place, beating the Oil Kings, 5-1, to close out a two-game road trip to Alberta.
“There was lots of good parts for sure, a little bit sloppy at times, but I thought we started well and then in the third, we came out and played the right way,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.
Warriors fend off Rebels in Friday win
Red Deer, AB — The start of a two-game road trip to Alberta went exactly as planned for the Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday night.
The Warriors scored a hard fought 5-2 win over the Red Deer Rebels at the Peavey Mart Centrium.
“They played a pretty physical game and I liked our push back and the fight that our group had,” Warriors assistant coach Curtis Pereverzoff said. “It was good to get the win there.”
Warriors doubled up by Broncos Friday night
Moose Jaw, SK — The Moose Jaw Warriors peppered the Swift Current Broncos’ net, but came up short on Friday night.
The Warriors ended up falling 6-3 to the Broncos at the Moose Jaw Events Centre to open up the weekend.
“We definitely generated enough looks to win the game, in saying that, I thought we obviously gave up too much,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.
The loss drops Moose Jaw’s record to 13-10-0-1 this season.
Warriors roll to big win on Hockey Fights Cancer Night
Moose Jaw, SK — On one of the biggest nights of the Moose Jaw Warriors’ schedule, the team put together a stellar performance to cap off the night.
The Warriors skated to a 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Hockey Fights Cancer Night in downtown Moose Jaw on Saturday.
Warriors fight back, but fall in Saskatoon
Saskatoon, SK — You can never count the Moose Jaw Warriors out of a hockey game.
After falling behind 3-0 after two periods, the Warriors fought their way back to make it a close finish in Saskatoon before falling 3-2 to the Blades on Friday night.
“The first period was a sleepy period and second period, I don’t think we played that well, but we pushed in the third and made it a game, but it’s the old saying, too little, too late,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.
Warriors drop tight shootout game to Tigers
Moose Jaw, SK — Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference faced off in a tightly contested battle on Friday night.
The Moose Jaw Warriors ended up falling 2-1 in a shootout to the Medicine Hat Tigers at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.
“It was pretty tight checking, I thought both teams defended well and were quick to jump on checks, so there wasn’t a lot of free ice out there,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.
Brayden Schuurman scored the lone goal for the Warriors, snapping a ten-game goal drought in the loss.
Warriors end road trip with Sunday loss in Calgary
It was a frustrating weekend in Alberta for the Moose Jaw Warriors.
The Warriors came away without a point from a two-game road trip to the Central Division after falling 2-1 to the Calgary Hitmen on Sunday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
“I thought we’d be a lot better tonight, especially after the way things went in Edmonton, so disappointing,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.
Moose Jaw was looking for a bounce back performance after falling 7-5 in Edmonton on Friday.
King said the Warriors looked flat in Sunday’s loss.
Warriors stumble in loss to Edmonton Friday
Edmonton, AB — The Moose Jaw Warriors had moments throughout the game on Friday night, but the Edmonton Oil Kings had an answer throughout the night.
The Warriors opened their two-game road trip to Alberta with a 7-5 loss to the Oil Kings at Rogers Centre.
“We knew Edmonton was going to be a team that brings a lot of energy and at the end of the day, we weren’t able to match it,” Warriors assistant coach Curtis Pereverzoff said after the game.
Moose Jaw got the perfect start to the game with Martin Rysavy scoring 55 seconds into the game.
Warriors finish week with win over Raiders on Sunday
Moose Jaw, SK — A quick turnaround didn’t slow down the Moose Jaw Warriors on Sunday afternoon.
The Warriors scored three times in the first ten minutes and then held on for a 5-4 win over the Prince Albert Raiders at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.
“Good start, played real well, unfortunately at the end of the game, we let them get back in it, I give PA a lot of credit, they kept pushing, we were fortunate there at the end of the game, our goalie made some saves and it was a nail biter,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said