GAME 2: Sunday, March 14, 2021 MOOSE JAW WARRIORS PRINCE ALBERT RAIDERS (1-0-0-0) (1-0-0-0) # GOALTENDERS (2) POS YOB # GOALTENDERS (2) POS YOB 32 Brett Mirwald G 03 31 Max Paddock G 00 33 Boston Bilous G 01 33 Carter Serhyenko G 02 # DEFENCEMEN (8) POS YOB # DEFENCEMEN (7) POS YOB 2 Braden Miller LD 02 2 Nolan Allan LD 03 3 Lucas Brenton LD 03 3 Adam McNutt RD 03 5 Denton Mataychuk LD 04 5 Tayem Gislason LD 03 6 Cory King RD 02 6 Kaiden Guhle LD 02 7 Nolan Jones LD 01 OFFICIALS 7 Remy Aquilon LD 01 10 Daemon Hunt RD 02 Referee: Cody Beach 8 Graydon Gotaas RD 04 16 Maximus Wanner RD 03 Referee: Troy Murray 12 Landon Kosior RD 02 37 Cole Jordan LD 02 Linesman: Sean Dufour Linesman: Ryan Lundquist # FORWARDS (15) POS YOB Video: Brad Howard # FORWARDS (13) POS YOB 8 Eric Alarie LC 03 11 Spencer Moe RC 00 11 Bryden Kiesman LW 02 14 Matthew Culling LC 01 13 Logan Doust RC 01 15 Reece Vitelli RC 01 14 Calder Anderson LC 02 16 Kyle Crosbie RC 01 15 Brad Ginnell LW 00 17 Michael Horon LW 01 17 Cade Hayes LC 02 18 Logan Linklater RC 03 18 Tate Popple LC 00 19 Ozzy Wiesblatt RW 02 19 Kade Runke RW 02 22 Evan Herman LW 02 21 Riley Niven LW 03 23 Eric Pearce RC 01 22 Josh Hoekstra LW 03 VS 24 Niall Crocker RW 04 23 Atley Calvert RC 03 27 Logan Danis LW 02 27 Jagger Firkus RC 04 28 Tyson Laventure RW 03 29 Brayden Yager (AP) RC 05 29 Justin Nachbaur LW 00 34 Riley Krane LW 00 38 Ryder Korczak RC 02 General Manager: Alan Millar General Manager: Curtis Hunt Assistant General Manager: Jason Ripplinger Dir. Player Personnel: Curt Brownlee Head Coach: Mark O'Leary Head Coach: Marc Habscheid Assistant Coach: Scott King Assistant Coach: Jeff Truitt Assistant Coach: Gordon Burnett Assistant Coach: Ryan McDonald Goalie Coach: Matt Weninger Goalie Coach: Kelly Guard Coaching Assistant: Olivia Howe Athletic Therapist: Duane Bartley Athletic Therapist: Brooke Kosolofski WWW.MJWARRIORS.CA Equipment Manager: Tanner Arnold GAME 2: Sunday, March 14, 2021 vs. Prince Albert Raiders GAME RECAP… Tate Popple scored the overtime winner and finished with two goals on Friday as the Warriors beat the Brandon Wheat Kings 4-3 in their season opener. Eric Alarie had a goal and two points, Cade Hayes scored one goal, and Brad Ginnell picked up two assists. Braden Schneider led the Wheat Kings with a goal and two points. Moose Jaw was 2-for-4 on the power play and 5-for-6 on the penalty kill. 2019 – 2020 Recap… The Warriors finished last season with a record of 14-44-4, they were 9-20-1 at home and 5- 24-3 on the road. They were 6-18-1 against the East Division, 7-18-1 against the Central Division, 1-3-1 against the B.C. Division, and 0-4-1 against the U.S. Division. 2021 NHL draft eligible forward Ryder Korczak led the Warriors with 49 assists and 67 points in 62 games, import Martin Lang was second in team scoring with 43 points in 57 games, and Captain Owen Hardy led the team with 22 goals and was third in scoring with 35 points in 45 games. 20-year-old Chase Hartje had 22 points and was the team’s highest scoring defenceman, and Eric Alarie had 21 points and was the team’s highest scoring rookie. Opposition Preview… The Prince Albert Raiders won the 2019 – 2020 East Division with a record of 36-18-6-4, they were 20-6-4-2 at home and 16-12-2-2 on the road. Aliaksei Protas led the Raiders with 31 goals and 80 points, Ozzy Wiesblatt had 25 goals and 70 points, and graduating 20-year-old Brayden Watts had 29 goals and 61 points. The Raiders opened their 24-game Hub schedule on Friday with a 6-3 win over the Regina Pats. Ozzy Wiesblatt had a goal and three points, Evan Herman and Reece Vitelli had a goal and two points each, and Remy Aquilon picked up two assists. 2019 – 2020 vs. Prince Albert… Last season, the Warriors were 0-4 against the Raiders. Moose Jaw was 0-2 at home and 0-2 on the road, Prince Albert scoured the Warriors 21-8. Ryder Korczak led the Warriors with three goals and six points, and Owen Hardy and Daemon Hunt had two points each. Boston Bilous was 0-1 against his former team with a 3.06gaa and .930sv%. Aliaksei Protas led the Raiders with five goals and eight points, Ozzy Wiesblatt had six assists and seven points, Brayden Watts, Kaiden Guhle, and Spencer Moe had five points each, and Evan Herman and Ilya Usau had four points each. Carter Serhyenko was 3-0 with a 1.33gaa and .949sv%. Hunt goes Wild… Defenceman Daemon Hunt was selected in the 3rd round, 65th overall, by the Minnesota Wild at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Hunt is the first-ever Warrior drafted by the Wild. He made his professional debut with the Iowa Wild, Minnesota’s AHL affiliate, on Saturday, February 6. Krane flies to Moose Jaw… On December 15, the Warriors acquired 20-year-old forward Riley Krane from the Regina Pats in exchange for a conditional 7th round pick in 2023. Last season with Regina, Krane had 16 goals, 16 assists, 32 points, and 84 penalty minutes. NHL Players to Watch… Ryder Korczak, Eric Alarie, and Cole Jordan were all of the named to NHL Central Scouting’s “Players to Watch” for January. Korczak was given an “A” rating, while Alarie and Jordan were given “C” ratings. Moose Jaw was one of six WHL teams to have three players appear on the list. Local flavour… This season the Warriors feature three players who reside in the Friendly City. 19-year-old defenceman Nolan Jones, 17-year-old forward Atley Calvert, and 17-year-old defenceman Max Wanner. Jones and Calvert both grew up in Moose Jaw, while Wanner is originally from Estevan but moved to the city last year. WWW.MJWARRIORS.CA First-year Warriors… There are eight players who are beginning their WHL careers. Forwards Atley Calvert, Josh Hoekstra, Riley Niven, and Jagger Firkus, defencemen Lucas Brenton, Denton Mateychuk, and Max Wanner, and goaltender Brett Mirwald are in their rookie campaigns. Seven of the eight players spent time with the organization last season, Mirwald and Niven are the only players to not debut last season. Brayden Yager is making his WHL debut but is classified as an affiliated player for the East Division Hub. 2020 WHL Bantam Draft… At the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft, the Warriors selected nine players, they drafted four forwards, four defenceman, and one goaltender. They selected five players from Saskatchewan, one from Manitoba, two from Albert, and one from British Columbia. They signed the top three picks from the draft, forward Brayden Yager (1st round), forward Ben Riche (2nd round), and goaltender Jackson Unger (3rd round). Yager joins Warriors… 2020 1st round pick Brayden Yager has joined the Warriors for the duration of the 2021 WHL East Division season. Yager was selected 3rd overall at the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft. From Saskatoon, Yager played last season as an underage with the Saskatoon Contacts (SMAAAHL), in 44 games he had 18 goals, 24 assists, and 42 points. In 2018-19 playing with Martensville (SBAAL), Yager had 44 goals, 59 assists, and 103 points in 31 games. Drafted Warriors… Daemon Hunt, Minnesota Wild, 3rd round, 65th overall Roster Breakdown (25 players) 2000 (20-year-old) – 3 Popple, Krane, Ginnell 2001 (19-year-old) – 3 Doust, Jones, Bilous 2002 (18-year-old) – 9 Kiesman, Anderson, Hayes, Runke, Korczak, Miller, King, Hunt, Jordan 2003 (17-year-old) – 7 Alarie, Calvert, Hoekstra, Niven, Brenton, Wanner, Mirwald 2004 (16-year-old) – 2 Firkus, Mateychuk 2005 (15-year-old) – 1 Yager (AP) - Brayden Yager is an affiliated player and permitted to be with the organization due to the SMAAAHL season being concluded Geographical Breakdown (24 players) Saskatchewan (8) Hayes, Korczak, Calvert, Niven, Jones, Wanner, Mirwald, Yager (AP) Manitoba (10) Alarie, Kiesman, Anderson, Popple, Runke, King, Hunt, Jordan, Brenton, Mateychuk Alberta (4) Hoekstra, Firkus, Ginnell, Miller British Columbia (3) Doust, Krane, Bilous - Of the 10 players from Manitoba, 4 are from Brandon and 3 are from Winnipeg - Of the 6 players from Saskatchewan, 2 (Calvert/Jones) are originally from Moose Jaw Upcoming Games (All games played in Regina) Tuesday, March 16 vs. Regina, 8pm Thursday, March 18 vs. Winnipeg, 4pm Saturday, March 20 vs. Swift Current, 4pm Sunday, March 21 vs. Saskatoon, 8pm WWW.MJWARRIORS.CA 2021 Moose Jaw Warriors Regular Season Stats # NAME YOB GP G A PTS PT/GP +/- PIM PIM/GP PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG SOG SOA 18 Tate Popple 00 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 8 Eric Alarie 03 1 1 1 2 2.0 0 0 0.0 1 1 15 Brad Ginnell 00 1 0 2 2 2.0 -1 0 0.0 0 2 17 Cade Hayes 02 1 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 0.0 5 Denton Mateychuk 04 1 0 1 1 1.0 0 2 2.0 14 Calder Anderson 03 1 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0.0 16 Max Wanner 03 1 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0.0 38 Ryder Korczak 02 1 0 1 1 1.0 -1 0 0.0 0 1 6 Cory King 02 1 0 0 0 0.0 -1 0 0.0 7 Nolan Jones 01 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 4 4.0 10 Daemon Hunt 02 1 0 0 0 0.0 -1 0 0.0 11 Bryden Kiesman 02 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2.0 13 Logan Doust 01 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 23 Atley Calvert 03 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 27 Jagger Firkus 04 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2.0 29 Brayden Yager (AP) 05 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 34 Riley Krane 00 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2.0 37 Cole Jordan 02 1 0 0 0 0.0 -1 0 0.0 2 Braden Miller 02 0 ##### ##### 3 Lucas Brenton 03 0 ##### ##### 19 Kade Runke 02 0 ##### ##### 21 Riley Niven 03 0 ##### ##### 22 Josh Hoekstra 03 0 ##### ##### 29 Brett Mirwald 03 0 - - - - 33 Boston Bilous 01 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 - - - Affiliated Players - - 0 ##### ##### Total - 1 4 7 11 11.0 -2 12 3.0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 # NAME YOB GP MIN SHOTS GA GAA SV% PPGA EN SO W L OTL SOL SOG SOA 33 Boston Bilous 01 1 61 22 3 2.95 0.864 1 - - 1 0 - - - - 32 Brett Mirwald 03 ##### ##### Departed/Affiliated Players - ##### ##### Total 1 61 22 3 2.95 0.864 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 POWER PLAY OPP GF % GA GOALS