For the first time this season the Yorkton RawTec Maulers have put together back-to-back wins.
The Maulers defeated Moose Jaw on Dec. 2, on Farrell Agencies Arena ice, then headed to Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw to again face the Generals Saturday.
Goals by Josh Peppler and Troy Bryksa gave the visiting Maulers a 2-0 lead through 20-minutes of play.
A powerplay effort by Ben Wourms 2:37 into the second cut the lead in half for Moose Jaw, but 47-seconds later Anthony Roebuck responded for Yorkton.
The 3-1 Mauler lead held until the final minutes of the game when Carter Dereniwsky added an empty-netter to round out a 4-1 Yorkton win.
Aiden Elmy had the win in the Mauler net facing 36-shots.
With back-to-back wins Mauler interim head coach Dalane Lamb said “the guys are definitely feeling confident in the way things are progressing.”
With a team that has suffered through a lot of losses this season, getting some confidence is a big step.
So was getting the first goal in Moose Jaw.
“When you score the first goal, or hit the first home run in baseball, getting the first one out of the way makes the rest of them a little bit easier to come by,” said Lamb.
Lamb said the wins are now something the Maulers can build on because the players can see some positive results from what they are doing.
Yorkton now sits with a record of 4-22 for eight points, in the basement of the Saskatchewan AAA Midget Hockey League standings, six points back of Moose Jaw. The Saskatoon Blazers lead the league with 43 points.
Up next
The Maulers host the Notre Dame Hounds tonight at the Farrell Agencies Arena in the city, then head north to play Prince Albert Friday, and then visit the league-leading Blazers Saturday.
