Played on Nov 14, 2025
Game Played in InnovationPlex
General Game Notes: This game was back and forth for most of the night, but Swift Current had more dangerous chances and more grade A’s. The majority of Moose Jaws shots were from the outside or from range; they were opportunistic in their scoring. Swift Current was better in this game, but Moose Jaw kept themselves in the game until Pantelakis scored five-hole in the shootout for the only goal and game winner.
Kyle Jones (G, L, 6’2″, 181, Moose Jaw Warriors, 02/27/2007, UMass Lowell)
Game Rating
B+
1 Viewing
Comments: Jones plays a quick, reactive game, showing strong glove work, solid tracking, and good lateral pushes. He made a good pad save on a high-slot one-timer. Showed his glove off with a big glove save on another one-timer in the slot. He had a strong push across the crease to seal the backdoor and preserve the one-goal lead. At times, he became a bit scrambly in the crease, but overall, he handled plays well and competed to hold positioning through traffic.
Cohen Williams (D, R, 6’3″, 199, Moose Jaw Warriors, 07/26/2009)
Game Rating
B-
1 Viewing
Comments: Williams is a reliable defenceman with decent details, good passing touches, and he has good situational awareness. He made a sharp transition pass during a Broncos line change to spring a partial breakaway and had a big block on the PK, staying under the dots to protect the far-side lane to the net, showing his detailed blocking technique.
Ethan Semeniuk (C, R, 6’0″, 193, Moose Jaw Warriors, 04/21/2005)
Game Rating
B
1 Viewing
Comments: Ethan Semeniuk competed hard, finished checks, and used his heavy shot effectively. He picked up a puck high in the zone, moved laterally, and ripped a hard far-side shot through traffic from the top of the circles. He showed his compete and pressured hard on the PK, pushing play up ice to clear the zone and eliminate plays. He is an energy forward with good puck handling and creates from dirty areas.
Lynden Lakovic (LW, L, 6’5″, 201, Moose Jaw Warriors, 12/12/2006)
Game Rating
B+
1 Viewing
Comments: Lakovic has strong puck skills, smooth skating, and poise in possession. He showed his soft hands early, walked the top of the zone with a clean toe drag around the first defender, pulling it out to the backhand for a quality chance. On the power play, he stayed patient, regrouped when no lane developed, and fed the far side for a one-timer goal.
Joey Rocha (G, L, 6’2″, 192, Swift Current Broncos, 01/22/2005)
Game Rating
B+
1 Viewing
Comments: Rocha plays with good depth, sharp movement, and strong reads, controlling rebounds reasonably well. He made a sliding save on a high-slot one-timer, reading the play well and pre-scanning for threats. His sharp movement allowed him to move around the net quickly and stay set on shots. Late in the game, he made a key OT breakaway stop, staying low, tracking the move, and sealing the bottom of the net by getting his pads flush to the post.
Jace McFaul (D, R, 5’9″, 172, Swift Current Broncos, 03/03/2007)
Game Rating
B+
1 Viewing
Comments: McFaul is a smooth puck-moving defenceman with good puck handling. He moved pucks cleanly and managed his gaps well. He broke up an early PK entry with an active stick, and surfed well in the neutral zone and up ice to keep tight gaps. On the power play, he runs the QB spot and moves the puck well. He utilized his backhand for some plays to the half wall to remain deceptive and show his puck skills. In overtime he made a key stick play behind his goalie to prevent a tap-in GWG.
Noah Kosick (C, L, 5’11”, 167, Swift Current Broncos, 08/18/2008, Michigan)
Game Rating
B+
1 Viewing
Comments: Kosick showed shifty edgework, puck skills, and strong wall play. He utilized his edges and punched off a check on the half wall, used his hands to beat the next defender, got hit and still delivered a backhand feed to the high slot for a Grade-A chance. He showed his puck skills later in the game and finished a bouncing puck off his skate while on one knee to score the go-ahead goal.
Stepan Kuryachenkov (C, L, 5’10”, 147, Swift Current Broncos, 07/16/2008)
Game Rating
B+
1 Viewing
Comments: Kuryachenkov has offensive IQ, passing vision, and poise. He set up Kosick in the slot on a give-and-go for a quality chance and showed patience walking around a defender on a cross-ice feed to hit the backdoor for a tap-in. He applied strong pressure on the forecheck late, keeping Moose Jaw trapped in their end with no exit, showing his compete level and situational awareness in a close game.
Zachary Pantelakis (LW, L, 5’11”, 167, Swift Current Broncos, 10/18/2007)
Game Rating
A
1 Viewing
Comments: Pantelakis has good speed, puck skills, and offensive vision. He drove the offence for Swift Current in this game. He made a seam pass through two defenders from the blue line to create a backdoor chance early in the game. He showed his puck skills and deception on a 2-on-1, opening his hips and selling pass before ripping a no-look shot five-hole to tie the game. In the shootout, he showed his quick, soft hands and goal-scoring touch with a few quick stickhandles to a quick release five-hole for the game winner.
Jaxen Gauchier (RW, L, 6’0″, 173, Swift Current Broncos, 06/21/2007)
Game Rating
B
1 Viewing
Comments: Gauchier showed strong shooting ability, good stick on the forecheck, and attacking IQ. He scored the first goal with a hard, accurate shot from the right circle, top shelf. He delayed on entry to draw two defenders before hitting the third man high for a quality look, showing his IQ off the rush and poise with the puck.
Aidan Sexsmith (C, L, 5’11”, 163, Swift Current Broncos, 01/08/2008)
Game Rating
C+
1 Viewing
Comments: Sexsmith competed hard with quick feet and strong stick checking. Early in the game, he stripped a defenceman below the goal line and fed a late wave for an early goal. After an early shift, he was less noticeable until late in the game. He skates well and has some playmaking ability, but I did not see much. Not sure if he was limited on ice, but his first few shifts were good, moving his feet and creating outlets on the wall.
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