The Pembina Valley Twisters are making waves in the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League (MMJHL) with their spectacular winning streak. After two impressive victories over the weekend, they have now secured ten consecutive wins and are showing no signs of slowing down. With these recent triumphs, the Twisters have climbed up to second place in the MMJHL standings, boasting an impressive record of 18-8-2.
On Jan. 12, the Twisters were 4-2 winners on the road over the Raiders Jr. Hockey Club. Slade Sotheran led the charge for Pembina Valley with a pair of goals, while Brett Bergman and Cody Clark had the other Twisters’ tallies. Logan Enns stopped 26 shots in net for the win.
On Jan. 14, during another road game a few nights later, the Twisters managed to defeat the Transcona Railer Express with a score of 5-4. Scoring for the Twisters were Riley Goertzen with two goals, as well as Brett Bergman, Kyle VanDeynze, and Derek Wiebe with one goal each. Owen LaRocque was fantastic in the Twisters’ net as he stopped 33 shots in the win.
“It was a bit of a Sunday grind for the game with Transcona,” said Pembina Valley Twisters head coach Braeden Beernaerts. “Every game isn’t going to go your way and neither will the bounces. We are very fortunate and pleased with our goaltending these last few games, as they have been holding us into games when we haven’t been at our best.”
Twisters’ sniper Wiebe is currently third in the MMJHL’s scoring race with 46 points in 28 games and Merek Degraeve is in eighth with 42 points in 29 games, while Enns is currently fourth in the goalie rankings as he boasts a 3.03 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage.
The Twisters are back in action with a road game on Jan. 19 against the St. Boniface Riels. The puck drops at 8 p.m.
The Twisters have reached ten consecutive wins for the third time in franchise history. They are now aiming to break their record of 12 consecutive wins.
“To get on a winning streak, you have to be consistent and put in the work every night,” said Beernaerts. “These boys have been incredible through the year, and we hope to keep it up.”
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