The Assiniboia Senior Rebels continued their winning streak adding two more wins to their standings after a pair of road games on November 17-18.
The Rebels travelled to Mossbank on November 17 and snatched a win from the Blades in a low-scoring 2-1 victory. Solid goaltending by Spencer Bushell kept the visiting Rebels in the game. Uncharacteristically, there were no goals scored in the first period, and a lone goal by Derek Lessmeister put the Rebels ahead going into the third period. During the last 20 minutes of the game, Keaton Miller tied up the score for Mossbank, but halfway through the third, Brandon McGillis of the Rebels snatched a win for the visitors.
The Senior Rebels made a trip to Coronach on November 18 to take on the Merchants defeating the home team 8-2. This was the second meeting between the two teams this season. Coronach upset last season’s champions with a victory in the opening game of this new season.
The Rebels upped their game starting off with four goals in the first period, including two from Austin Grywachewski, and one each from Brandon McGillis and Derek Lessmeister. Grywachewski completed a hat trick early in the second period to see the Rebels lead 5-0 before Coronach’s Curtis Noll put the home team on the board with a power play goal.
Riley Balerud finished the second period for Assiniboia with a goal. The Merchants netted one more early in the third period before the Rebels snagged two more goals from Brandon McGillis and Riley Balerud. It was a quiet game for penalties with just 10 handed out for minor infractions. Spencer Bushell had another solid night of net-minding.
Elsewhere in the Notekeu League, Coronach downed Hodgeville 7-5 on home ice, while Rockglen took the game against Gravelbourg to a 3-2 overtime win on November 17. On November 18 Glentworth also defeated Gravelbourg with a similar score of 8-2 in Gravelbourg. Mossbank defeated Hodgeville 4-3.
Upcoming games include Rockglen meeting Assiniboia at the Assiniboia Civic Centre, and Glentworth visiting Hodgeville on November 24. Glentworth faces Coronach on November 25, Gravelbourg hosts Hodgeville and Mossbank goes to Rockglen.
In the standings, Assiniboia ranks in first place with three wins in four starts to the season, Coronach follows also with three wins in four games. Glentworth holds third spot with two wins in three games and Gravelbourg, Rockglen and Mossbank each have one win in three outings so far. Hodgeville ranks in the final spot and has yet to win a game.
