YORKTON – The Yorkton Kinsmen Maulers started their home stand of the new Saskatchewan Male U18 AAA Hockey League season with a weekend pair against Prince Albert.
In action Saturday evening at the Westland Insurance Arena the Mintos and Maulers played through a scoreless first period.
Seth Holtvogt started the ledger for Yorkton with a goal at 13:44.
Eighteen seconds later Cruz Stacey evened things 1-1 for the Mintos.
A late powerplay marker by Austin Root at 19:39 edged the home side ahead 2-1 through 40-minutes of play.
Meric Poncelet added a powerplay goal 3:58 into the third to extend the lead to 3-1, and Brodyn Pladson added an empty netter at 18:06 to give the Maulers a 4-1 win.
Cole Ivey was in net for the Maulers facing 29-shots in the win.
Jaden Blanchette faced 51 in the loss for PA.
The two teams tangled again Sunday afternoon in Yorkton.
Baue Anholt started things with a goal at 9:50 of the first to give the Mintos an early lead.
Exactly three-minutes later – at 12:50 – Broden Wotherspoon tied things.
In the middle stanza a goal by Maxim Cooper edged PA ahead 2-1.
A powerplay effort from Liam Myhre at 12:23 made it a 3-1 lead for the Mintos.
A goal by Cooper Sawatzky at 14:05 extended the visitor’s lead to 4-1.
A Mauler powerplay effort by Meric Poncelet 1:32 made it 4-2.
Yorkton drew within one 4-3 on a goal at 14:01 by Brodyn Pladson, but the comeback would stall and the game would end in a one-goal Minto win, and a split of the weekend set.
Ben Wagner was in the Yorkton net facing 32-shots in the loss.
Jaden Blanchette was back between the pipes for PA facing 39 in the Minto win.
The Maulers next action is Friday and Saturday as they host the Battlefords Stars.
