By Craig Stein
(Photo Credit: Clark Stork – Northeast NOW)
The Battlefords North Stars line of Layne Young, MacGregor Sinclair and Elijah Loon-Stewardson combined for an incredible 6-goals and 18-points as the Stars beat the visiting La Ronge Ice Wolves 10-2 on Tuesday night.
Sinclair and Young racked up seven points each, as Sinclair had four goals and three assists, while Young picked up seven helpers. Loon-Stewardson added two goals and two assists.
Sinclair now has points in seven straight games, with 19 points (11g-8a) during the stretch. He now has an even 20-goals and 20-assists for 40 points through just 23 games on the year. For Young, it’s a six game streak, with 18 points (3g-15a). Young now leads the league with 49 points (15g-34a) in 23 games.
Chaseton Braid also scored twice, while Blake Fennig and Owen Lamb added the others for the Stars (19-3-1-0). Joel Gryzbowski made 21/23 saves.
Mitch Zambon scored both goals for the Ice Wolves (5-18-0-2).
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Brett Harasymuk racked up five points (3g-2a) as the Nipawin Hawks, like the Stars, reached double digits in goals in a 10-1 win over Weyburn.
Logan Casavant and Michael Grant each added a goal and two assists and Brandan Arnold scored twice for the Hawks (17-5-1-2). Jake Tremblay (1g-1a), Chad McCartney (1g-1a) and Austin Mikesch also hit the net and Declan Hobbs made 23/24 saves.
The Hawks were up 3-0 just 4:30 into the game, and went 4/5 on the powerplay on the night. They’ve now scored 19 goals in their last two games.
Jessie Young scored a second period goal for the Red Wings (15-9-2-0), who missed a chance to move into a share of the Viterra Division lead, with Estevan idle on Tuesday.
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Marshall Wilton had points on all four of his team’s goals, scoring one and setting up the other three as the Notre Dame Hounds got by the Melville Millionaires 4-1.
Colby Brandt, Jared Hamm and Tim Gould also scored. Hamm and Gould are off to Calgary on the weekend, as two of the nine SJHL players looking for a spot at the Team Canada West selection camp for the upcoming World Junior ‘A’ Challenge in Nova Scotia.
Jacob Standen stopped 21/22 shots in goal for the Hounds (16-7-1-3) Tuesday.
Damian Bentz had the only goal for the Millionaires (10-16-0-2). He now has five goals during a three game goal streak.
The two teams have a rematch Wednesday in Melville.
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