The first snow of the season hits East Central Saskatchewan, and the Mils and Terriers are squaring off for the first of 9 times this season. Hockey's OFFICIALLY here now.If the season ended today, the Melville Millionaires would be out of the playoffs and the Yorkton Terriers would have to head on the road to start the Survivor Series.
Thankfully it's early October and both teams have 50 games remaining to change their fates. Of course I'm bias, but I expect both teams to jump up a couple or 3 spots from where there are in the mean time, and to be playoff teams come spring time.
The Millionaires were 2-and-1, and have since gone 0-4-and-1, winless in five. Yorkton was 1-and-3 off the hop, and have evened their record to 4-and-4, thanks to a perfect home record and grabbing their first road win in La Ronge on Saturday.
It's a huge weekend for both teams. If anyone gets swept in this home-and-home, they'll be alone in the basement by Thanksgiving. If it's Melville, they'll have gone 7-straight without a win, and depending what happens above them, they could start getting buried in the Sherwood Conference standings, with everyone else seemingly winning lately. In the last week we've seen Weyburn (6-1) extend their winning streak to six, Kindersley (5-2) thump Humboldt 8-1, Notre Dame (5-3-0-1) beat first place Battleford, and Estevan remain right in the mix at 4-4-0-1.
Mils Notes
- Logan Herauf (8-5-13) has points in all 8 games he's played in this season, and his 8 goals lead the SJHL. His 13 points are also tied for the league-lead.
- Aaron Decorby (4-7-11) has hit the scoresheet in all but one game to start the year.
- D Justin Hollinger has 5 points (1-4-5) in his last 5 games, and is coming off being named SJHL Defenseman of the Week.
- 14 Mils have goals already this season. That's tops in the Sherwood Conference, and tied for third in the league. Melfort also has 14, Humboldt 15 and Battleford leads the way with 16 different goal scorers. Mils' Rookies Michael Desjarlais, Dane Bonish, Landon Minto and Ryin Allison, and Defensemen Craig Karius and Justin Hollinger have all recently potted their first SJHL goals.
- Jamie Fiesel's keeping his starting goaltender quiet until game time, but did admit neither 20-year-old Brady Wilyman or 16-year-old Zach Rakochy have ran with the starting job. Melville's 34 goals against in 8 games (4.25/game) is worst in the Conference.
Terrier Notes
- 8 games in, the Terrier stats look similar to the last couple years, where they're getting offense from several sources, but no one's ripping it up.
- In saying that, Yorkton's top line of Torey Stott (3-4-7), Clarke Breitkreuz (3-2-5), and Jordan Menke (2-3-5) can explode at any given time, and have done so already this season. In two games in La Ronge, however, the line combined for one point (Stott 1a). But the two games before that saw them rack up 6 goals and 13 points.
- Matt Chomyc's provided some secondary scoring of late, with 2g in his last three games.
- David Skagen (1-4-5) has points in three of his last four games.
- Devin Peters has a 2.86 GAA and a .918% on the season, and won SJHL Goalie of the Week last week.
- The Terriers are 3-and-0 on home ice this season, and scoring the first goal has told the story so far also. They're 4-and-0 when they get it, 0-and-4 when they don't. They're also 4-and-0 when leading after 2 periods, 0-and-4 when trailing.
- Yorkton has the second best PK in the Sherwood, and third best in the league at 85.5%.
Catch the Pre Game Show tonight at 7:20, Play by Play at 7:30. Sunday's return match in Melville is Sunday at 6:00, and is not on the air.
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Friday's Action
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SJHL (4)
Melville Millionaires @ Yorkton Terriers 7:20 / 7:30 GX94
Battlefords North Stars @ Weyburn Red Wings 7:30
Kindersley Klippers @ Flin Flon Bombers 7:30
Melfort Mustangs @ Nipawin Hawks 7:30
MJHL Showcase in Winnipeg (5)
Steinbach Pistons vs Neepawa Natives 1:00
Winkler Flyers vs Dauphin Kings 2:00
Swan Valley Stampeders vs Selkirk Steelers 4:00
OCN Blizzard vs Winnipeg Saints 5:00
Wayway Wolverines vs Winnipeg South Blues 7:00
Prairie Junior Hockey League (3)
Pilot Butte Storm @ Fort Knox 8:00
Ochapowace Thunder @ Cypress Cyclones 8:00
Delisle Chiefs @ Prince Albert Ice Hawks 7:30
Saskatchewan Midget "AAA" Hockey League (1)
Battlefords Stars @ Saskatoon Contacts 7:15
East Central 9-Man Football Conference (2)
Canora Cougars @ Melville Cobras 4:00
Fort Qu'Appelle Marauders @ Esterhazy Warriors 4:00
North East 9-Man Football Conference (2)
Wynyard Golden Bears @ Humboldt Mohawks 4:00
Melfort Comets @ Tisdale Tornadoes 4:00
Rural Manitoba 9-Man Football League (2)
Southwest Sabres @ Parkwest Outlaws 4:30 in Shoal Lake
Neepawa Tigers @ Dauphin Clippers 4:30
CIS Football
UBC Thunderbirds @ U of S Huskies 7:00
Simon Fraser Clan @ U of R Rams 7:00
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