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The Moose Jaw Warriors are four wins away from making history.

Moose Jaw knocked off the regular-season champion Saskatoon Blades 3-2 in overtime in Game 7 to capture the Eastern Conference Championship and move on to the WHL Championship Series for the second time in franchise history and the first time since 2006.

Lynden Lakovic scored the series-clinching goal less than a minute into the extra frame.

Ethan Semeniuk broke through with his first goal of the postseason to open the game, while Saskatoon’s Easton Armstrong leveled the match in the second period.

Moose Jaw Warriors captain Denton Mateychuk has been named the winner of the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy as the Western Hockey League’s top defenceman.

“It’s a huge honour to win the top defencaman award this year,” Mateychuk said.

“I’d like to take this time to congratulate the other division winners on their great seasons. It was pretty cool to tell my family that I won the award after all we’ve been through together and all they’ve done for me.”

The Moose Jaw Warriors live to fight another day after another thrilling overtime battle in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Championship.

Lynden Lakovic was the overtime hero for the Warriors in Sunday’s 4-3 win over the Saskatoon Blades, lifting home the winner 2:57 into the extra period.

“It just goes to show what playoff hockey is all about,” Lakovic said after scoring his second overtime winner of the playoffs.

For the second straight season, Brayden Yager is the Brad Hornung Memorial Trophy winner as the Western Hockey League’s Sportsmanlike Player of the Year.

“It’s an honour to receive this award for the second time,” Yager said.

“I’d like to congratulate the other division winners on their amazing seasons, I’d also like to take the time to thank my coaching staff here in Moose Jaw, my teammates and the entire organization of the Moose Jaw Warriors for all the support to help me get to where I am today.”

Moose Jaw, SK – After a start to forget, the Moose Jaw Warriors showed their resilience once again in Game 4 of the WHL Eastern Conference Championship, presented by Nutrien.

The Warriors overcame a 3-0 deficit just over eight minutes into the game, but ended up falling 5-4 in overtime to the Saskatoon Blades in Game 4 on Wednesday at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

The best-of-seven series now sits tied at 2-2 heading back to Saskatoon on Friday night.

Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman Denton Mateychuk has been named WHL Player of the Month for April, the Western Hockey League announced Wednesday.

The Columbus Blue Jackets prospect put up six goals and 15 assists for 21 points and a +16 rating in ten playoff games in April.

Mateychuk leads all skaters in postseason points and assists and ranks second in plus/minus.

The Warriors Captain recorded six multipoint games in April, highlighted by a monster six-point night against Swift Current in Game 2 of their second-round series.

Moose Jaw, SK – The Moose Jaw Warriors put together a complete effort to secure a big win on home ice on Tuesday night.

The Warriors took Game 3 of the 2024 Eastern Conference Championship, topping the Saskatoon Blades 3-1 at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“That’s a huge game for us,” Warriors goalie Jackson Unger said. “In the third period, I stood tall when I needed to and I made the saves to keep us in the game and we got the result that we were looking for.”

Moose Jaw Warriors netminder Jackson Unger has been named Giuseppe WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending April 28, 2024, the Western Hockey League announced Monday.

This is the second time the 19-year-old has won the award.

Unger posted a 1-0-1-0 record, a 2.47 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage to open up the WHL Eastern Conference Championship, presented by Nutrien.

Through two games, the Eastern Conference Championship is setting up to be a battle.

For the second straight night, the two sides needed overtime to decide the game with the Moose Jaw Warriors falling 3-2 to the Saskatoon Blades in Game 2 on Saturday night at SaskTel Centre.

The best-of-seven series is now tied at 1-1 as it shifts to Moose Jaw for Games 3 and 4.

Excitement is building in the City of Moose Jaw for the start of the 2024 WHL Eastern Conference Championship, presented by Nurtiren.

For one local family, the excitement is two-fold as Atley Calvert of the Moose Jaw Warriors gets set to take on his younger brother Rowan Calvert of the Saskatoon Blades.

“I know my grandpa would be real proud of me and my brother, playing against each other for a chance to go to the final,” Atley Calvert said after practice on Tuesday.