Played on Nov 9, 2025
Game Played in Temple Gardens Centre
General Game Notes: Game was played a lot on the walls and in neutral ice, both teams had some good scoring chances but lots of the shots came from outside. Goalies both played well handling most of the easy stuff. Overtime was exciting to watch with a few good chances both ways before a fallen defenseman lost the puck for a Moose Jaw breakaway that scored the game winner.
Chase Wutzke (G, L, 6’3″, 161, Moose Jaw Warriors, 07/26/2006)
Game Rating
B+
1 Viewing
Comments: Wutzke has high compete, good athleticism and rebound control. He also has decent puck handling and IQ. He showcased his reaction time by making a glove stop on a broken play moving across the grain. He showed high compete on a breakaway sequence, making the initial stop, then sprawled out to block the top half of the net with his gloves, making the second save and covering up. He responded well to an unlucky early goal, keeping his body language composed. His puck playing allowed the PP to transition quickly instead of resetting. He displayed some good reads and patience on a breakaway, staying with the shooter and sealing the five-hole. Overall, he tracked well, battled hard in traffic, and gave his team a good chance to win the game.
Brady Ness (D, L, 6’4″, 227, Moose Jaw Warriors, 06/18/2006)
Game Rating
B-
1 Viewing
Comments: Ness is a physical, strong hitter, and plays a heavy shutdown role. He gets puck separation and has a consistent stick-on-puck body-on-body presence. He delivered multiple heavy checks, including a big hit on the wall, which led to a fight. He was strong in corner battles and removed players from pucks effectively. He also joined rushes when opportunities opened, driving wide and setting up a chance from the slot. He could improve his edgework and overall skating speed to round out his game, but he is a very strong physical presence.
Landen McFadden (C, L, 5’10”, 177, Moose Jaw Warriors, 08/04/2007)
Game Rating
B
1 Viewing
Comments: McFadden is a skilled, fast forward with good puck skills and strong playmaking ability. On an early power play, he executed a smart dump-in off the corner wall that bounced to his half-wall option, perfectly showing his IQ. He later used his speed on a PP breakout and generated a high-end one-timer chance off a 2-on-1. His speed and awareness helped him find open ice off the rush. On the PP, he moved the puck well on the half wall, identifying lanes and using no-look passes to draw defenders in by presenting himself as a shooting threat.
Connor Schmidt (D, R, 6’0″, 188, Moose Jaw Warriors, 03/20/2007)
Game Rating
B-
1 Viewing
Comments: Schmidt is a skilled defenceman who possesses good puck skills, smooth skating, and strong edges in an offensively minded game. He walked the blue line well, finding a cross-ice low seam for a scoring chance. He activated down the wall with good puck protection and kept his feet moving to get to the middle for another opportunity. His hands allowed him to beat defenders off walls and in the ozone. He could improve his awareness of when to rush or join the rush and when to hang back to enhance his defensive aspect.
Ethan Semeniuk (C, R, 6’0″, 193, Moose Jaw Warriors, 04/21/2005)
Game Rating
B-
1 Viewing
Comments: Semeniuk is a high compete, high-energy forward with skill. He played hard and played with strength, puck protection, and soft hands. He created the OT winner with quick acceleration off a fallen defender, using his puck protection skills against a back checker before finishing forehand-backhand on the goaltender winning the game in OT.
Lynden Lakovic (LW, L, 6’5″, 201, Moose Jaw Warriors, 12/12/2006)
Game Rating
A-
1 Viewing
Comments: Lakovic has strong hands, edges, top speed, and playmaking IQ. On the power play, he made a no-look pass around a defender into the slot for a grade A chance. He used his skating to gain middle ice off the half wall and ripped a wrist shot far side high to tie the game. He showed his vision and IQ when he made a backdoor pass in the offensive zone and set up another grade-A chance. He displayed soft hands late in the game, making a slick move on the rush, beating his defender and cutting hard to the net for a shot. Lakovic is a sniper, becoming a passing and shooting threat anywhere in the ozone.
Casey Brown (RW, R, 5’11”, 183, Moose Jaw Warriors, 02/20/2006, Arizona State)
Game Rating
B-
1 Viewing
Comments: Brown plays a solid two-way game with good top speed and decent hands. He made a key defensive effort in the corner early, breaking up a play and transitioning quickly for a chance the other way. His speed allowed him to join a 2-on-1 on the PK, getting up the ice quickly, and he showed his stick strength and hands to bury a cross-ice feed through the defenceman’s stick to open the scoring.
Gage Nagel (RW, R, 6’1″, 188, Moose Jaw Warriors, 02/12/2007)
Game Rating
B-
1 Viewing
Comments: Nagel showed top-end speed, good compete, and IQ. He recognized the long change on the PK and jumped into an odd-man rush with good timing, showing poise to delay and find a passing lane for the go-ahead goal. He consistently burned defenders with speed, once through the middle of the ice and later wide on the wall. He generated chances off the rush and used his speed effectively.
Matthew Kondro (G, L, 6’1″, 166, Lloydminster Bobcats, 12/06/2007)
Game Rating
B+
1 Viewing
Comments: Kondro played a highly competitive game, showing strong rebound control, a low, stable stance, and consistent tracking. He made two strong saves early, one in the slot and another from the left dot, resetting quickly between shots. His compete level stood out on a diving paddle save across the crease to deny an open-net chance back door, refusing to give up on the play. He showed good awareness, skating aggressively to the top of the circle to beat a Moose Jaw player to a loose puck and prevent a breakaway. He held patiently on a 2-on-1 and stopped the rebound despite a brief bobble, then later read a 2-on-1 one-timer perfectly, pushing across with power for a fully outstretched glove save. He could improve by quieting his feet around the crease, as his movement occasionally became scrambly when plays broke down.
Nate Yellowaga (D, L, 5’11”, 171, Red Deer Rebels, 03/09/2008, Maine)
Game Rating
B-
1 Viewing
Comments: Yellowaga showed consistent scanning, clean puck movement, and strong edges. He earned an assist early with a quick point shot that was tipped in at the net front. His edgework helped him escape pressure behind his net, and he made a slick backhand bank pass off the wall to avoid pressure, showing poise and awareness. Overall he moved pucks efficiently and made smart decisions under pressure.
Jaxon Fuder (LW, L, 6’0″, 167, Red Deer Rebels, 04/02/2006)
Game Rating
B
1 Viewing
Comments: Fuder skated well with good edges and speed. He competes hard and can contribute offensively. He contributed with an important tying goal on the power play with a quick spin shot from the left circle that found a lane through a defenceman and beat the goaltender just above the pad. He used his speed effectively on a full ice race that beat out an icing early in the third, showing high complete and top-end speed.
Samuel Drancak (C, L, 6’0″, 197, Red Deer Rebels, 02/04/2006)
Game Rating
B+
1 Viewing
Comments: Drancak has some speed, good puck protection, deception, and good puck handling. He scored on a net-front tip along the ice, redirecting the puck across the grain off the goalie and defenceman. He handled a puck in the air cleanly to create a one-on-one and used his edges and puck protection to beat his defender for a Grade A chance. His speed also allowed him to burn a defender down the wall on an end-to-end rush to generate an in-tight chance. He showed IQ behind the net with a timely stick lift on a defender before the puck arrived, spinning off pressure to create space. He is a skilled forward who can create off the rush and off cycles.
Beckett Hamilton (RW, R, 5’11”, 177, Red Deer Rebels, 03/28/2008)
Game Rating
B+
1 Viewing
Comments: Hamilton is a skilled forward who plays the QB on the power play. He has good hands, Offensive IQ and good stick skills. He showcased his IQ and stick positioning early when he disrupted a rush with a well-timed stick, then followed it up with another stick lift to regain possession and transition up ice. He handled the puck well at top speed, beating two players through the neutral zone and distributing wide on entry. As the PP quarterback, he made a one-touch seam pass for an assist, pre-scanning the lane before receiving the puck, showing his offensive IQ. He is a good puck mover on the power play and can activate on both half walls.
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