The Hawks will seek a second straight win at the 'Cage' Friday when the SJHL team hosts the Yorkton Terriers. (Clark Stork/northeastNOW Staff)

By Clark Stork

Parent/Billet Weekend

Hawks begin parent-billet weekend at home against Yorkton

Nov 10, 2023 | 12:17 PM

It’s the parent-billet weekend for the Nipawin Hawks, as the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) club will host the Yorkton Terriers and Melfort Mustangs at the Centennial Arena.

The Hawks come into the weekend on a high after winning an emotionally charged game over Melville on Tuesday at the ‘Cage.’ Head Coach Tad Kozun said this week’s win over the Millionaires was important, but the 4-2 win was just one game.

“It was an intense hockey game, and it was a game we were excited to watch our guys play too,” Kozun said Friday morning. “We got to see some stuff we haven’t seen all year, but now we just have to make sure we keep building on it.”

The win pushed the Hawks’ record to a game under the .500 winning percentage mark and snapped a three-game losing streak. Nipawin hasn’t won more than two games in a row yet this SJHL season, the slide was their longest stretch without a win. Kozun said he hopes his team can manufacture a winning streak.

“Just because it’s one game you have to start putting them together or you are right back to square one searching for answers,” he added.

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Each season Nipawin always schedules a pair of home games on a weekend and welcomes parents of the players to the town. Kozun said it’s exciting to have his parents visit and see the community. He said some parents haven’t seen their boys in months, and he likes to spend time getting to know the players’ families too.

“It’s always nice for us to meet them too, so when you see them on the road it’s not meeting them for the first time,” he said. “You get to have a conversation with them, and they get to see what Nipawin is all about. Snow is on the ground, it’s still nice out, it’s a nice time to be in Nipawin. It’s always an exciting weekend for everybody.”

Friday’s meeting with Yorkton is the first of the campaign between the two clubs, Melfort also hasn’t met the Hawks this season so parents will get the first look of the year against the Terriers and Mustangs.

On Friday the team will have a Remembrance Day ceremony prior to puck drop. The game bidding will begin for the team’s first annual Calcutta shootout.

Faceoff on both nights is 7 p.m.

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