Lind hits 70 career goals in Wildcats sweep of Hounds

Wildcats captain Taylor Lind scored her 70th career regular season goal.

    Taylor Lind hit a major milestone very few have attained in the history of the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League.

    On Saturday, the star centre and captain of the Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats became the fifth player in the history of the SFMAAAHL to score 70 career regular season goals. With her Wildcats trailing the visiting Notre Dame Hounds 2-0 at the Fairview Arena in Swift Current, Lind netted her 70^th career goal 77 seconds into the second period to cut the Hounds lead to 2-1.

    With the goal, Lind also recorded her 127^th career regular season point to move alone in seventh place on the SFMAAAHL’s all-time scoring list ahead of former Saskatoon Stars captain Lauren Zary, who netted 44 goals and 82 assists for 126 points in 103 regular season games played from 2008 to 2012.

Taylor Lind is the Wildcats leader in career goals.

    A little under two minutes later, Lind netted her second of the contest to force a 2-2 tie. Ryleigh White, who is a 16-year-old defender, netting the winning goal for the Wildcats in their 3-2 victory scoring at the 8:51 mark of the third period.
    Kas Kingston and Jillian Schmit netted singles in the first period to stake the Hounds out to their two-goal edge.

    Amaya Giraudier made 20 saves to pick up the win in goal for the Wildcats. Kaitlyn Ross turned away 29 shots to take the setback in goal for the Hounds.

    On Sunday, the two clubs went at it again at the Duncan McNeil Arena in Wilcox, Sask., and the Wildcats skated away with a 3-0 victory.

    Working on a power play at the three minute mark of the second period, Lind and Sara Kendall combined to set up Carissa Hogan for her third goal of the season to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead. Just past the midway point of the second, Crystal Wale scored an unassisted goal for the Wildcats to give them a 2-0 edge.

    Lind sealed the victory scoring an empty-net goal with 1:54 remaining in the third period.

    Giraudier turned away 18 shots to pick up the shutout in goal for the Wildcats, who improved to 5-6-1. Rayanne Mckenzie turned away 24 of 26 shots to take the setback in goal for the Hounds, who fell to 2-7-2.

Taylor Lind is the Wildcats all-time leading scorer.

    After all the action had wrapped up in the SFMAAAHL on Sunday, Lind sat with 72 goals and 58 assists for 130 points in 67 career regular season games. The Shaunavon, Sask., product is the Wildcats all-time leader in career goals and points.
    She is tied with active Saskatoon Stars forward Anna Leschyshyn for sixth on the SFMAAAHL’s career regular season scoring list.
    Leschyshyn posted her 130 career points on 61 goals and 69 assists.

    Kyle, Sask., product Brienna Gillanders sits alone in fifth spot on the SFMAAAHL’s career scoring list. She picked up 131 career regular season points on 57 goals and 74 assists collected in 111 games played from 2006 to 2010 with the Wildcats and Hounds.

    The Wildcats resume their regular season schedule on Dec. 15, when they host the Prince Albert Northern Bears at 7:45 p.m. at the Fairview Arena.
    The Hounds resume their regular season schedule on Dec. 15, when they host the Weyburn Richardson Pioneer Gold Wings at 2 p.m. at the Duncan McNeill Arena.

Stars romp to 14-0

Makena Kushniruk had a big weekend for the Stars.

    The Saskatoon Stars ran their undefeated SFMAAAHL regular season record to 14-0 with a sweep of their archrivals the Prince Albert Northern Bears this past weekend.

    On Saturday at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, captain Grace Shirley and Makena Kushniruk netting singles in the first period to push the Stars out to a 2-0 lead.

    The Bears battled back in the second with Brooklyn Anderson scoring with 1:25 to play in the frame to cut Saskatoon’s edge to 2-1.

    Kaitlin Jockims sealed the Stars 3-1 victory scoring at the 5:58 mark of the third.

    Arden Kliewer made 18 saves to pick up the win in goal for the Stars. Lexi Beuker turned away 24 shots to take the setback in goal for the Bears.

    Sunday’s rematch at the Art Hauser Centre was dominated by the Stars. Saskatoon stormed out to a 4-0 lead in the first period and cruised to an 8-2 victory.

    Kushniruk had a pair of goals and an assist to help power the Stars offence. Defender Abby DeCorby had a goal and two assists for the Stars, while Jockims picked up three helpers.

    Shirley scored twice for the Stars, while Halle Helperl, Ashley Messier and Haylee Kos had singles.

    Miranda Heidt and Alli Soyko responded with singles for the Bears.

    Kaitlyn Cadrain made 17 saves to pick up the win in goal for the Stars. Scout Anderson started in goal for the Bears, who fell to 7-6-1, turning away three of nine shots sent her way. Beuker stopped 16-of-18 shots coming in for a relief appearance.

    The Stars resume their regular season schedule on Dec. 15, when they host the Melville Prairie Fire at 7:30 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place. The Bear return to regular season action on Dec. 15, when they travel to Swift Current to take on the Diamond Energy Wildcats at 7:45 p.m. at the Fairview Arena.

Sharks vault into third in SFMAAAHL

Madison Sansom had five points on Saturday.

    The Battlefords Sharks vaulted into third place in the SFMAAAHL standings with a sweep of the Weyburn Richardson Pioneer Gold Wings on the weekend.

    On Saturday at the Battleford Arena, the Sharks built a 2-1 lead after the first period and skated to a 6-2 victory.

    Veteran 17-year-old forwards Madison Sansom and Ali Aitken had big nights for the Sharks. Sansom had a pair of goals and three assists, while Aitken had a hat trick and an assist. Madison Glynn had a single for the Sharks.

    Kierson Hennes had a goal and an assist for the Gold Wings, while Dakota Bowler had a single.

Haylie Biever turned away 23-of-24 shots starting in goal for the Sharks. Yelena Zaleschuk stopped five-of-six shots playing the last 9:56 of the third period in relief.

    Daneka Dickson turned away 20 shots to take the setback in goal for the Gold Wings.

On Sunday at the Battleford Arena, the Sharks blanked the Gold Wings 4-0.

    Sydney Rowley scored twice for the Sharks, while Jordyn Blais and Aitken netted singles.

Biever turned away 30 shots in goal for the Sharks as they improved to 9-6-1 to sit third in the SFMAAAHL standings. Amara Lewendon turned away 45 shots to take the setback in net for the Gold Wings, who fell to 0-15.

    The Sharks resume their regular season schedule on Dec. 15, when they travel to Regina to face the Rebels at 7:45 p.m. at the Co-operators Centre. The Gold Wings return to regular season action on Dec. 15, when they travel to Wilcox, Sask., to face the Notre Dame Hounds at 2 p.m. at the Duncan McNeill Arena.

Goalies shine in clash between Rebels and Prairie Fire

Allison Hayhurst had the shootout winner for the Prairie Fire.

    The goalies took centre stage for the Regina Rebels and the Melville Prairie Fire in a neutral site regular season game on Saturday.

    The two clubs faced each other at the Chief Denton George Memorial Multiplex on the Ochapowace First Nation. The Rebels and Prairie Fire battled to a 0-0 draw through regulation and two five minute overtime periods.

    Over 70 minutes of hockey, Chantel Weller turned away 39 shots for the Rebels, and Cheyenne Jamieson stopped 49 shots for the Prairie Fire.

    During the tiebreaking shootout, both goalies stopped the first three shooters each faced. Prairie Fire 17-year-old defender Allison Hayhurst scored in the fourth round of the shootout to give her side a 1-0 victory in the tiebreaking session and a 1-0 overall victory in the game.

    With the win, the Prairie Fire improved to 6-5-1 to sit fifth overall in the SFMAAAHL. The Rebels remained second in the SFMAAAHL as their record moved to 11-2-1.

    The Prairie Fire resume regular season action on Dec. 15, when they travel to Saskatoon to face the Stars at 7:30 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place. The Rebels return to regular season action on Dec. 15, when they host the Battlefords Sharks at 7:45 p.m. at the Co-operators Centre.

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