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Game day thread: Moose Jaw @ Wheat Kings, 7:30 PM
1/15/2010 at 10:54 AM
Moose Jaw Warriors (23-15-2-2, Tie-6th in Eastern Conference)
Top scorers: Brendan Rowinski (26+23=49), Quinton Howden (19+27=46), Jason Bast (19+20=39), Thomas Frazee (15+17=32)
Top scoring defenceman: Ryan Stanton (6+25=31)
Probable starting goalie: Jeff Bosch (17-11-2-1, 0.904 save percentage, 3.00 goals against average)
Manitobans: Jesse Paradis (Winnipeg), Brendan Rowinski (Winnipeg), Quinton Howden (Oak Bank), Dylan McLlrath (Winnipeg)
Brandon Wheat Kings (28-15-0-3, 3rd in Eastern Conference)
Top scorers: Matt Calvert (28+30=58), Aaron Lewadniuk (21+32=53), Jay Fehr (21+29=50, injured), Brayden Schenn (15+35=50)
Top scoring defenceman: Colby Robak (8+34=42)
Probable starting goalie: I'll guess Andrew Hayes (19-11-0-2, 0.904 save pct, 2.72 GAA) again tonight with De Serres playing against the Oil Kings tomorrow.
Three days after the Moose Jaw Warriors blanked the Wheat Kings 2-0 in Moose Jaw, the same two teams take to the ice at Westman Place tonight in what the Wheat Kings surely hope will be a different game.
Moose Jaw is playing good hockey as of late, going 6-0-1 over their last seven games and showing signs of separating themselves from the pack of teams competing for the final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. Over those last seven games they have outscored their opponents 33-17... granted that opponent has been Prince Albert four times.
This will be the first home game for Brayden Schenn since helping Canada to a silver medal in the World Junior Hockey Championship earlier this month. There will apparently be a pre-game ceremony to honour Schenn, Toni Rajala (Finland) and newly acquired Wheat King Travis Hamonic for their participation in the tournament.
It would be great to hear others' thoughts on the matchup.
I'll have lineups approx 1/2 hour before game time and pictures post-game.