Kindersley Looks For Better Fate Tonight Out In Weyburn

Kindersley opened up the 5 game Southern road swing with a 6-3 loss to the Estevan Bruins. It was a closer game then the score may have indicated with both teams trading blow for blow.

Game notes:

- Kindersley really had enough scoring chances to win last nights games which really hasn't been the case in their previous 3 losses prior to last night. Offensively Kindersley looked good with a number of grade A scoring chances that werent turned into goals. In the first period on a powerplay Jesse Mysiorek missed 2 point blank chances, 2 that he would of liked to have back. Justin Lund had a breakaway chance where he undressed Stone with a dirty dangle but couldn't find net. Those were just a few of the chances but overall Kindersleys offense was their last night which is a good sign moving forward on this road stint.

- Kindersley took a lead one minute in to the hockey game off of the stick of Jesse Mysiorek. Things were looking positive until two big defensive zone breakdowns. The first Blatz and Gedny had a miscommunication as they tried to go D to D in their own end which resulted in a turnover and a tieing marker for Estevan. The 2nd Bruins goal was another tough break for Kindersley as Gedny tried to slide to puck back into McDonald but instead it went into to back of the net. If it wasn't for those two costly mistakes in the 1st period the game outcome might have been different.

- The main concern in that contest was once against Kindersley was unable to shut down the opposing teams number one line. Smith had a hatty, Neufeld had 3 points and Olsen added 2 assists. Kindersley will need to have an answer tonight for Ross, Sanderson and Bruce to win the hockey game.

Turning to tonight's contest

- In terms of Ross he in on a absolute tear right now with 23 goals and 20 assists in 26 games good for third in the SJHL scoring race. His line with Bruce and Sanderson have size, speed and a ton of skill that will serve as a tough task all night for the Klipper defense.

- I would guess that Weyburn will start their backup net minder tonight as Kilgore played last night against Battlefords. I don't no much about Teskey but I would say that would be a good thing for the Klippers as we all seen what Kilgore did last year in the opening round of the playoffs against Kindersley.

- Coming into the road trip I felt Weyburn would be the Klippers toughest test of the road trip. That is largely because of their size, they are big squad so it will be interesting to see how Kindersley can match up physically tonight. This will be the 1st of 6 meetings on the season for both clubs, and if Kindersley can pull off a win that would set them up nicely for Mondays game against Notre Dame.

- For Kindersley I am not sure what the lineup will look like tonight but Tanner Kissick will once again dress. I thought he looked great last night in his return and he should be more comfortable this evening.

Tonight's broadcast fires up at 7:15 with your pregame show and puck drop at 7:30. You can tune in on classic hits radio or streaming online at http://asx.abacast.com/kindersleyklippers-live-32.asx