Blanked by Brandon, best Central Plains
The male U18 Pembina Valley Hawks at least maintained their position in the middle of the pack in the standings this past weekend with a loss to Brandon and a victory over Central Plains.
The Wheat Kings’ Benjamin Sveistrup and Hawk Paxton White battle for the puck. Brandon won it 5-0
After falling 5-0 to second-place Brandon on home ice Saturday, the Hawks rebounded to pick up a 5-1 win against Central a Sunday, with that game also in Morden.
Goaltender Koen Bleznuk was under fire against Brandon and made 48 saves as the Wheat Kings outshot the Hawks 53-27.
Brandon did all of their scoring in the second period, grabbing a 3-0 lead just 2:21 into it.
Carson Hiebert led the way with a pair of goals Sunday to help the Hawks earn the win over the Capitals.
Pembina Valley led 2-1 after one and then put it away with three more unanswered goals in the last period
Mason Leite, Cole Secord and Ragnar Gillis also scored for the Hawks, while Bleznuk made 30 saves as Pembina Valley outshot Central Plains 43-31.
The Hawks remain in eighth place at 22-15-1-1 for 46 points, which leaves them just one back of Parkland and Southwest while sitting a comfortable 13 points ahead of Yellowhead.
The team was set to visit the Winnipeg Wild Wednesday before starting a five-game homestand beginning with Kenora Friday and then Brandon Sunday.
