Women’s and men’s hockey teams register road wins
Doubleheaders are usually reserved for baseball but on a rare night where both Huskie hockey teams were in action at the same rink, they managed to sweep a pair of games against the Regina Cougars.
Due to a water main break at Merlis Belsher Place, the Huskies women had to play in the provincial capital rather than opening the planned home-and-home set in friendly territory. The start time was also moved up to 3 p.m. because of the men’s game scheduled for the evening, but the Huskies didn’t seem to be bothered by the change of venue or the earlier start. Saskatchewan raced out to a 3-0 first period lead, en route to a 4-1 win over Regina.
“I was happy that things turned out the way they did, that on short notice we had to adapt and refocus, because that’s what we need right now, is to find a way to be successful after a mishap on the ice or in this case a mishap at the rink,” head coach Steve Kook said.
Taylor Wilkinson, Kennedy Brown, Kara Kondrat and Sara Kendall each tallied their second goal of the season in the victory. The offensive outburst came after the Huskies scored just 11 goals in their first eight games. They also notched three power play markers, another positive sign for a team that had scored just four such goals coming in.