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Yorkton tops Kindersley in SJ action

After a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League-road win Friday, the Yorkton Hyundai Terriers were in Kindersley tonight (Saturday). The host Klippers scored first with Tyler Traptow finding the twine 17:14 into the opening period.
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After a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League-road win Friday, the Yorkton Hyundai Terriers were in Kindersley tonight (Saturday).

The host Klippers scored first with Tyler Traptow finding the twine 17:14 into the opening period.

The Terriers responded is the second period with Alec Zawatsky knotting the score 1-1 on the powerplay 5:37 in.

Kaeden Taphorn scored at 11:34 to give the Terriers a lead, which Ergan Robson added to at 18:00.

The two-goal Terrier lead lasted until the 15-minute mark of the third period when Ethan King score for Kindersley to make it 3-2, a score that would hold the rest of the way to give Yorkton its second win in as many nights.

Matthew Pesenti had the win in the Terrier net facing 34-shots, while Steven Bacovsky took the loss for the Klippers facing 21.

Yorkton now has a record of 32-19-1-1 for 66 points, tops in the SJHL Viterra Division, 10 better than second place Estevan with 56 points. Weyburn is third with 41, with Melville fourth with 36.