The first few games of the Big Six Hockey League season are in the books and there are a few surprises already.
The Carnduff Red Devils gave a cold welcome to the Kipling/Windthorst Oil Kings in their first Big Six League game ever. Saturday, Carnduff scored a whopping six goals in the first period, two in the second and five in the third on their way to a 13-2 stomping of the Oil Kings. Blake McMillen and Trevor Geiger each scored hat tricks, but the offensive star of the game was Matthew Audette, who scored a goal and seven assists. Justin Perry also added five helpers in the game. Matt Bean and James Gallagher scored the goals for Kipling/Windthorst.
The Midale Mustangs are in first place early due to a pair of wins they had Friday and Saturday. They beat the Carlyle PureChem Cougars 4-3 in overtime Friday and the Arcola/Kisbey Combines 7-2 Saturday.
After getting two assists earlier in the game, Brad Tomiski’s marker 1:01 into overtime lifted the Mustangs to a win in Carlyle. Taylor Van De Sype, Garrett Sherlock and Connor Burk each scored in regulation for Midale, while Carlyle’s goals came from Ben Johnstone, who had two, and Mason Belanger.
Saturday, Sherlock scored two goals and two assists, Tomiski scored two goals and an assist, with Matthew Geske, Adam Zeigler and Steven Lindenback scoring singles. Rhett Palmer and Kendall Oliver scored Arcola/Kisbey’s goals.
The Bienfait Coalers got off on the right foot as well, winning their first game 6-3 over the Yellow Grass Wheat Kings. Keegan Malaryk scored two goals and an assist and Dylan Herzberg scored a goal and three assists. Other goals were scored by Carson Benning, Wyatt Garagan and Dallas Kickley. Yellow Grass’s goals were scored by Brad Riege, Brendan Vertefeuille and Devin Cobbold.
After a busy Friday with four games, the league takes the rest of the Remembrance Day weekend off and there are no games till Tuesday night, when Bienfait hosts Carnduff.
