By Craig Stein
Hawks, Hounds In The Win Column
Joel Gryzbowski and Patrick Pugliese went shot for shot on Wednesday night, as the Nipawin Hawks and Battlefords North Stars needed a shootout to settle a 1-1 draw, with the Hawks prevailing 2-1 (SO).
Shots were 39-35 for Battlefords, with Pugliese making 38/39 saves through regulation and overtime, before going 3/3 in the shootout. Gryzbowski turned away 34/35 shots.
Austen Flaman opened the scoring for the Hawks (7-1-0-0) late in the first period, while Matthew Fletcher tied things up for the Stars (4-3-0-1) in the final minute of the second. Nipawin’s Eric Sorensen scored the shootout winner and added an assist.
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The Notre Dame Hounds picked up their second straight win Wednedsay, doing all of their scoring in the second period of a 5-2 win over the visiting Estevan Bruins.
Rookie Nolan Renwick had a goal and an assist for the Hounds (3-6-0-0) and already has seven points (3g-4a) on the season. Also scoring for Notre Dame was Noah Bankowski, Jakob Breault (6th of the season), Cole Stevenson and Qaritag Kusugak-Clark. Andrew Henderson made 28/30 saves.
Ryder Pierson opened the scoring for the Bruins (4-4-0-0), while Tom Sweeney added a goal and an assist. Jerzy Martin chipped in a pair of assists.
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