YORKTON – The Yorkton Terriers did a final SJHL preseason tune-up on the weekend with a home-and-home set with rival Melville.
The teams met Saturday evening at the Westland Insurance Arena where the Terriers took a 2-0 lead to the dressing room after 20-minutes of play.
Tylan Henrikson started the scoring with a powerplay goal at 3:01.
Jake Briltz scored the second at 11:06.
It took the Mills only 2:17 into the middle frame to cut the lead in half, on a goal by Grady Carmichael.
The Terriers clung to the one-goal lead until late in the third period when Melville found the equalizer on a powerplay goal by Wesley Olson.
The 2-2 tie held through the remainder of regulation time sending the game to overtime.
In extra time the Millionaires sent local fans home unhappy taking a 3-2 win thanks to a goal by Louis Nadeau at 4:04.
Callum Creig was in the Terrier goal facing 37-shots in the loss.
Kael Svenson went the distance for the Mills in the win facing 26-shots.
In Melville
Friday in the Mills’ barn it was something of a score-fest including the two clubs scoring six in the first period.
Rylan Oatman started things with an unassisted effort for the home side at 9:18.
Then the Terriers caught fire.
Jye Zawatsky scored at 9:37, followed by three powerplay goals in under five-minutes. Quinn Tavender, Mikale Budz and Vinay Junek notched the extra man effort.
The Millionaires got back on track late as Wesley Olson scored a powerplay goal at 19:10.
The middle period belonged to the Millionaires.
Wesley Olson scored a second powerplay goal, an effort sandwiched between even man goals by Wesley Golden and Devon Winder, leaving Melville up 5-4 after 40-minutes.
In the third however the Terriers would comeback for the win.
Zawatsky tied the game with a powerplay goal at 15:23, with Tavender getting the game winner 10 seconds later at 15:33 for a 6-5 victory.
Alexandro Montoya was in net for Yorkton facing 53-shots.
The Millionaires countered with Kael Svenson playing two periods, with Connor Doyle in net for the third period.
The regular SJHL season starts next Friday for the Terriers travelling to Weyburn for action, then hosting the Red Wings Saturday.
