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| Curtis Honey stopped 76 of 80 shots in helping Brandon sweep Moose Jaw in their season-opening home-and-home series |
Taylor Cooper followed up his opening night hat-trick by opening the scoring late in the first period while John Quenneville and Chad Robinson also scored for Brandon.
Goaltender Curtis Honey also played a big role in Saturday's victory, making 40 saves including 21 in the third period.
Honey said on CKLQ's post-game show that it didn't feel like a game where he faced 40-plus shots.
"I think that's just part of Moose Jaw putting pucks on the net from the points there," said Honey, "We kept the shots to the outside, and I think we had some really high quality scoring chances."
Honey came within three minutes and 43 seconds of recording his second career shutout, surrending a power-play goal to Moose Jaw's Brayden Point late in the third period.
Eric Roy added three assists for the Wheat Kings as Brandon opens a season with a 2-and-0 record for the fifth time in the last seven years.
"You want to have a good start and for me and for the team, it's big, it just gives us that confidence" added Honey, "It a real good taste of what it's like to win in this league so some of the younger guys. I think it'll be key moving forward."
The Wheat Kings are idle until next Friday, when they open a weekend doubleheader in Prince Albert.
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