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Wildcats drop OT decision in Weyburn

Posted by SWIFT CURRENT WILDCATS on Oct 23 2023 at 06:25AM PDT in 2023-2024
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Written by Colin Powers Monday, Oct 23 2023, 5:57 AM

The Innovation Federal Credit Union U18 AAA Wildcats wound up with a weekend split in Weyburn after a 3-2 overtime loss to the Gold Wings on Sunday.

Julia Durr opened the scoring for Weyburn at 2:42 of the first period, and the score held up until the midway point of the third when Peyton Birnie scored to make it 2-0. Cassidy Peters scored on the power play with 4:45 left to put Swift Current within one, and Alexie Palchinski scored with 1:25 left to tie the game and force overtime, where Macy Groenewegen scored the winning goal on the power play with 2:49 left in the second overtime frame.

Jordyn Ottenbreit made nine saves for the Wildcats as Swift Current outshot the Gold Wings 22-11.

The Wildcats (0-3-1-2) will host the Prince Albert Bears for a pair of games next weekend at S3 Arenas.