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The Moose Jaw Warriors opened up their two-game weekend in Alberta for a narrow loss to the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Brayden Yager scored twice, but it wasn’t enough as the Warriors dropped a 4-3 game to the Hurricanes on Friday night at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.

“We had some good moments there, didn’t execute a whole lot throughout the game though and I think that ended up costing us,” Warriors assistant coach Curtis Pereverzoff said.

Moose Jaw, Sask. – The Moose Jaw Warriors are loading up the bus for their first Alberta road trip of the season this weekend.

The Warriors will hit the road to face the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Friday and then travel into Medicine Hat on Saturday.

“It will be good experience for the young guys, getting on the road for the first time, two big opponents, so it will be good,” Warriors forward Ethan Semeniuk said.

Moose Jaw, Sask. – Brayden Yager has been named the 36th captain in Moose Jaw Warriors’ history.

“It feels really good,” Yager said. “It’s definitely an honour, there’s a lot of guys in this room that could wear the C, but I’m excited.”

Yager takes the reigns from Denton Mateychuk, who served as the Warriors’ captain for the past two seasons before graduating to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

“I have some pretty big boots to fill and learned a lot from him,” Yager said.

Moose Jaw, Sask. – The Moose Jaw Warriors received a big boost over the weekend when it was announced that star forward Brayden Yager had been reassigned by the Winnipeg Jets.

Yager arrived back in the Friendly City to start the week and hit the ice for the first time with his teammates on Tuesday.

Now that he’s back with the Warriors, Yager is looking to build off the habits he developed over the past month at the NHL level with the Winnipeg Jets.

Moose Jaw, Sask. – The Moose Jaw Warriors, in partnership with Conexus Credit Union, are proud to the 2024 induction class into the Warriors & Legends Hall of Fame.

This year will see Dustin Boyd and Jody Lehman enter the Hall of Fame in the Player category and the Multiplex Builders Inc. inducted into the Builder category.

The 2024 Conexus Warriors & Legends Hall of Fame banquet will be held on Friday, Nov. 22 at the Moose Jaw Events Centre, followed by the annual Hall of Fame Game on Saturday, Nov. 23 against the Tri-City Americans.

Moose Jaw, Sask. – Brayden Yager is on his way back to the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The star forward was reassigned by the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League to the Warriors after a strong showing at their training camp over the past few weeks.

Yager had a goal and two points in two NHL preseason games with the Jets.

The 19-year-old forward returns to Moose Jaw after posting 35 goals and 95 points in 57 games last season while helping lead the Warriors to the organization’s first WHL Championship.

Moose Jaw, Sask. – The Moose Jaw Warriors look for a sweep of their weekend home-and-home set with the Regina Pats on Sunday afternoon in the Queen City.

Moose Jaw is coming off a 4-2 win over Regina at the Hangar in downtown Moose Jaw on Friday, earning their first win of the season.

It was a three-goal second period that propelled the Warriors to the win over the Pats.

Warriors forward Lynden Lakovic said the team got to their identity in that middle frame.

Moose Jaw, Sask. – Despite giving up the opening goal in the first minute of the game, the Moose Jaw Warriors skated to their first win of the season on Friday night.

Moose Jaw scored three times in the second period and beat the Regina Pats, 4-2, at the Hangar to kick-off a weekend home-and-home set between the Trans-Canada rivals.

“It feels really good… it was a hard-working effort by our group,” Warriors forward Brayden Schuurman said after the win.

Moose Jaw, Sask. – The Moose Jaw Warriors and Regina Pats will lock horns for the first edition of the Trans-Canada Clash this season on Friday night.

The Warriors welcome the Pats to the Hangar in downtown Moose Jaw for the first half of an extended weekend home-and-home set, which will see the two sides meet in Regina on Sunday afternoon.

“It doesn’t matter what time of year, it’s always fun playing Regina,” Warriors head coach Mark O’Leary said.

Moose Jaw, Sask. – The Moose Jaw Warriors put a bow on their 2024 WHL Championship season on Saturday night at the Hangar.

For the first time in franchise history, the Warriors raised a championship banner to the rafters ahead of their 2024 Home Opener with a big crowd on hand to see the historic moment.

When it came to the battle on the ice, Moose Jaw couldn’t finish the job, falling 6-4 to the Prince Albert Raiders to open the season with back-to-back losses this weekend.