Neepawa Farmers win season opener

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Published on Wednesday, October 26, 2016

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The games that matter are underway for the Neepawa Farmers, as the team has played its first regular season game of the Tiger Hills Hockey League (THHL) schedule. The Farmers travelled to Deloraine on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 and picked up a hard fought 7-4 victory. 

Neepawa opened up the game well by scoring early in the first period. Tieler Fenning Cox notched the first goal of the season just 4:10 into the period. They followed that up in the second with a pair of goals, as Riley Kolesar and Kyle McDonald each secured power-play markers by the mid-point of the game. Deloraine replied before the end of the second, however, as they slipped a pair into the net, to climb back into it at 3-2.

In the third, the Farmers swarmed the Royals’ zone and tallied the first three goals of an explosive period. Kolesar notched his second of the night at 3:56. Garett Rempel and Kyle McDonald followed that up to make it a 6-2 score. Deloraine bounced back with the next two goals to make it interesting, but it was the Farmers who would be the last to light the lamp, as Matt Lowry potted one with just one minute left in regulation. That made the final score 7-4 Neepawa.

Garett Rempel had a huge opening night, with four points (one goal - three assists), while Kyle McDonald and Riley Kolesar scored a pair of goals apiece, though McDonald added an assist to the stat-sheet. Brady Plett picked up the win between the pipes, with a 27 save night.

Neepawa will hope to keep its winning ways going on Sunday, Oct. 30, when the team plays its home opener at the Yellowhead Centre against the Cartwright Clippers. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 pm.