It was the 2nd Annual Toque and Mitt toss at Merlis Belsher Place for MHKY, and they got started on the right note by scoring the first goal to launch the toques and mitts onto the ice thanks to Chantz Petruic on the power-play, but would give up five unanswered in the second period including two markers from the Canada West points leader Connor Bouchard.
Bouchard would end the night with 4 goals and 5 points for Mount Royal on their way to a 7-4 victory over the Huskies, who also dropped the weekend series. Carter Stebbings and Colby Jaquet each had 2 points for the Dogs in the loss.
The Huskies now go into the academic break and will return to action shortly after the New Year in another edition of the U-Prairie Challenge against provincial rivals, the Regina Cougars.
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Mount Royal 7 at Saskatchewan 4 – Status: Final
Saturday, December 2, 2023 – Merlis Belsher Place
Mount Royal 0 5 2 – 7
Saskatchewan 1 0 3 – 4
1st Period-1, Saskatchewan, Petruic 6 (Jaquet), 17:20 (PP). Penalties-Holmes Mru (major – checking to the head, game misconduct), 14:13; Prefontaine Ssk (cross checking), 14:13; Aquilon Mru (double minor kneeing), 14:58.
2nd Period-2, Mount Royal, Bouchard 13 (Hanus, Kernaghan), 5:01. 3, Mount Royal, Zandee 3 (Milliken), 5:53. 4, Mount Royal, Stevenson 6 (Hanus), 8:40. 5, Mount Royal, Kernaghan 2 (Bouchard), 15:10 (PP). 6, Mount Royal, Bouchard 14 (Hanus, Blake), 15:53 (PP). Penalties-Smythe Mru (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 6:41; Tkachuk Ssk (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 6:41; Sorensen Ssk (roughing), 14:21; Tkachuk Ssk (slashing), 15:38.
3rd Period-7, Saskatchewan, Tkachuk 2 7:15. 8, Saskatchewan, Stebbings 8 (Jaquet, Jordan), 10:00. 9, Mount Royal, Bouchard 15 18:52 (PP EN). 10, Saskatchewan, Loschiavo 9 (Stebbings, Kinniburgh), 19:22. 11, Mount Royal, Bouchard 16 19:43 (EN). Penalties-Collins Ssk (hooking), 16:58.
Shots on Goal-Mount Royal 8-14-9-31. Saskatchewan 9-6-8-23.
Power Play Opportunities-Mount Royal 3 / 3; Saskatchewan 1 / 3.
Goalies-Mount Royal, Farkas 10-2-0-0 (23 shots-19 saves). Saskatchewan, Kooy 3-2-0-0 (29 shots-24 saves).
A-1,017
Referees-Mike Langin, Brayden Glynn.
Linesmen-Aiden Penner, Riley Carriere.
NEXT GAME: vs. Regina Cougars (4-12-2) on Saturday, January 6th @ 5:00 p.m.
