SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN - The Moosomin Rangers suffered their first loss in the Big Six Hockey League's regular season, falling 4-3 to the host Redvers Rockets Friday night.
After a scoreless first period, the Rockets scored three times in a 7 1/2-minute span of the second, with Braeden Magotiaux, Presten Kopeck and Jorden Enger scoring for Redvers.
Moosomin's Bud Holloway tallied late in the second, but Daylin Smallchild scored less than five minutes into the third for Redvers to restore the two-goal lead.
Tyson Jamieson and Monty Driver had Moosomin's other goals.
Cody Matthewson was in goal for Redvers, while Levi Horn was the netminder for Moosomin.
Every team in the league has now suffered a loss this season.
Also on Friday, the Carlyle Cougars doubled up the Oxbow Huskies 8-4. Jesse Gabrielle had two goals and three assists to lead the Cougars. Tanner Froese also scored twice, and Brett Turgeon, Koby Morrisseau, Josh Romanyk and Branden Lequyer notched the other goals.
Cody Davis had two goals for Oxbow, and Alex Von Sprecken and Kale Martens also scored.
Landon Audet (Carlyle) and Cody Levesque (Oxbow) were the goalies.
The Kipling-Windthorst Oil Kings routed the Wawota Flyers 9-1 in Friday's other game.
Austin Fleck led the Oil Kings' offensive attack with two goals and three assists, while Devin Stewart and Lucas Fleck each had three goals and a helper. Tayler Krasusher also scored.
Ayden Lawless had Wawota's lone goal. Kye Steinke and Winston Grayson shared the goaltending duties.
Two games were played on Saturday. The Carlyle Cougars upended the Wawota Flyers 5-3. Romanyk, Froese, Ben Johnstone, Marc Shaw and Jon Gaudet scored for Carlyle.
Brady Dinwoodie was in on all three Flyers' goals with a goal and two assists, while Ty Brown and Lawless also scored.
Cameron Pateman was the goalie for Carlyle, and Kye Steinke was in net for the Flyers.
The Carnduff Red Devils beat the Midale Mustangs 9-4. Ty Stovin had two goals for Carnduff, and Ben Hiltz, Kody Martin, Trey Stocker, Brandon Trask, Kody Gibbs, Kelby Minshull and Mark Moriarty also scored. Matthew Audette had six helpers for Carnduff. Cody Dumaine was the goalie.
Dallas Kickley, Braxton Dukart, Steven Lindenbach and Connor Hanson had Midale's goals. Talen King was in goal.
Sunday's action saw the Rockets defeat the Bienfait Coalers 8-2. Carson Henrion and Brady Gaudet each scored twice, and Kopeck, Smallchild, Magotiaux and Kenton Miller also scored. Drew Hoff added four helpers. Thomas Bauche was in net.
Wyatt Garagan and Kaelan Holt scored for Bienfait. Zack Miller was the goalie.
Also on Sunday, the Mustangs knocked off the Oil Kings 6-2. Brayden Bjorndal scored twice for Midale, and Lindenbach, Devon Johnson, Brad Tomiski and Tyler Spencer also scored. Talen King was in goal.
Brandon Munro and Thalon Kress scored for the Oil Capitals. Austin Toth was the goalie.
Another busy weekend is upcoming in the Big Six. Games on Jan. 26 are Carnduff at Wawota, Moosomin at Carlyle and Midale at Bienfait. All three games will be at 8 p.m.
On Jan. 27, Bienfait will visit Wawota at 7 p.m., and Moosomin is at Oxbow and Redvers visits Kipling-Windthorst, with those two games at 8 p.m. Carnduff is at Kipling-Windthorst at 5 p.m. on Jan. 28.
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Draws have also been announced for Hockey Saskatchewan provincials.
Moosomin and Carlyle are entered in Senior A. Moosomin opened with a 4-2 loss against Balcarres on Jan. 20. Game 2 is Feb. 3 in Balcarres and Game 3, if necessary, would be the following day in Moosomin.
The Carlyle Cougars will face Balgonie. Game 1 is Feb. 7 in Balgonie. Game 2 is Feb. 17 in Carlyle, and Game 3, if necessary, would be the following day, also in Carlyle.
In Senior C, the Red Devils will open against Langenburg, and in Senior D, Redvers will play Craik.
