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SMAAAHL Warman Showcase

The third annual Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League Warman Showcase took place with all twelve league teams playing two games over the weekend. The Saskatoon Blazers lost to the Prince Albert Mintos 3-2 but defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors 4-2. The Contacts defeated the Yorkton Maulers 6-3, but Sunday evening’s clash with the Notre Dame Argos happened past press deadline.

Huskies roundup: Men’s hockey; Cross Country; Men’s Soccer

The University of Saskatchewan Huskies men’s hockey team dropped their season opening game for the first time since the 2009-10 season. The Huskies lost a 5-4 back-and-forth game in their home opener to the Mount Royal Cougars. The game Friday night was a rematch of last season’s Canada West semifinal at Merlis Belsher Place. On Saturday, the Huskies allowed four unanswered third period goals and fell 7-2 to the Cougars. Last season the Huskies didn’t lose for the second time until their 17th game.

Saskatchewan will travel to Edmonton this weekend for a rematch of last season’s Canada West championship and University Cup semifinal against the Alberta Golden Bears.

Competing against three other schools at the fifth annual Sled Dog Open in Saskatoon, Kaitlyn Harrison of the Huskies crossed the finish line in second place in a time of 32:10 in the 8k race. Fellow Huskie Allison Grajczyk-Jelinksi finished in fourth in 32:43. On the men’s side the top Dog was Jon Fernandes in a time of 27:42.

Two penalty shot goals were all the Huskies men’s soccer team needed to emerge with a 2-0 triumph over the Lethbridge Pronghorns. Kuhle Bekwayo and Gabriel Buatois were the goal scorers. The Huskies move to 3-3-4.