WEYBURN - The Weyburn Red Wings posted a win and a loss over the weekend, with two home games at Crescent Point Place.
The Wings had their first win of the new season on Saturday night, as they defeated the Nipawin Hawks 6-2, and lost 4-2 to the Flin Flon Bombers on Friday night.
In the win, Cyprus Smith-Davis got Weyburn on the board first, assisted by Ethan Dekay and Jerome Maharaj, followed by Max Chakrabarti, assisted by Blake Betson and Liam Fitzgerald.
Dekay scored in the second period, with assists from Dallen Oxelgren and Fitzgerald.
Smith-Davis notched his second goal of the night in the third period, assisted by Maharaj and Chakrabarti, then Dekay got his second goal of the night, with assists to Maharaj and Turner McIntyre.
Dekay then earned a hattrick, with assists to Chad Lebeau and Fitzgerald.
Angelo Zol was in goal for the full game, making 34 saves on 36 shots on net.
On Friday night, the Red Wings had a good start as they led 2-0 after the first period. Goals were by Chakrabarti, assisted by Maharaj and McIntyre, and by Josh Karman, assisted by Dekay and Maharaj.
The second goal was disputed by the Bombers, as the puck was flipped in just before the net was knocked off its moorings when a Red Wing was pushed into the net.
After that, the goals were all by the Bombers, with one in the second period, and three in the third.
Dazza Mitchell was in net for the game, except when he was pulled briefly for the extra attacker in the third period. In total, he made 30 saves on 34 shots on net.
In team news, the Red Wings announced their leadership team for the season, with Blake Betson named captain, along with assistants Cyprus Smith-Davis, Braigh LeGrandeur and Jerome Maharaj.
In the front office, the Red Wings have hired Marshall Bakken as the new assistant general manager for the team.
Coming up this week, the Red Wings were in Melville on Tuesday night, Oct. 8, to visit the Millionaires, then will be on the road to Assiniboia on Friday, Oct. 11, for a neutral-site game against the Notre Dame Hounds. Weyburn will then host the Yorkton Terriers on Saturday, Oct. 12, with newly-traded Keenan Ingram in the Terriers’ lineup.
