The Carman Beavers earned a 6–5 victory over the Notre Dame Hawks before dropping a 10–5 decision to the Morden Bombers in recent South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League play.
Carman controlled much of the offence against Notre Dame, striking four times in the opening period. Kale Ilchena opened the scoring at 5:52, followed by goals from Oliver Lotscher and a power-play marker from Dean Gorchynski. AJ Nychuk capped the period with a late goal at 19:08.
Notre Dame pulled within striking distance in the second, but Carman responded when Mikol Sartor restored the three-goal advantage at 14:13. Nychuk added his second of the night on the power play just 24 seconds into the third, which ultimately stood as the game-winner as the Hawks scored three times in the final frame to close the gap.
Goaltender Luke Zacharias was busy throughout the night, turning aside 44 shots to secure the win.
The Beavers carried momentum into their matchup against Morden, but the Bombers’ offence proved difficult to contain. After falling behind 3–0 early, Carman answered with goals from Ilchena and Aiden Sotas to stay within one. The teams traded goals through the second period, with Carman scoring through Dan Nychuk and Sartor, and Sotas adding his second of the night in the third. However, Morden generated sustained pressure and pulled away with a series of goals late in the second and early in the third.
Carman goaltender Dan Wenham made 43 saves in the loss.
With the results, the Beavers sit at 2–2 on the season, fifth in the SEMHL standings with a .500 record.
Carman travels to Portage on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
