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By Mat Barrett

Tisdale Trojans

Trojans fall to Mintos in first northeast rivalry meeting of the year

Oct 14, 2019 | 9:00 AM

The Tisdale Trojans have now lost seven straight hockey games after starting the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League (SMAAAHL) season 2-0.

The Trojans fell to the first-place Prince Albert Mintos on Sunday, Oct. 13 4-1 as the rivals met for the first time this year.

Tisdale got on the board first as Mackenzie Carson was in the right place at the right time after a Kylynn Olafson shot tipped around before beating Joel Favreau of the Mintos about halfway through the frame. The Trojans held the lead for a while and seemed to have the most pressure for the first period, but Prince Albert came back and got a favourable break from the hockey gods. The puck hopped over Drayton Hvidstons stick at the blue-line, and turned into a two-on-one for the Mintos that was finished off by Ty Bahm. That gave us a 1-1 tie after one period.

The Mintos came back hard in the second after their late first period tally and outshot Tisdale 11-4 in the second period. Gabe Klassen scored halfway through the frame, and Chase Bertholet scored a beautiful powerplay goal with about five minutes to play and all of a sudden, the Mintos had a 3-1 lead after two periods.

In the third period, the Trojans pressed hard and played with some desperation but the hockey gods didn’t seem to be on their side as a few posts were hit, and a few bouncing pucks didn’t go their way. Dawson Brace sealed the deal late, and the Trojans fell 4-1 to the Mintos in the Thanksgiving afternoon affair.

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