Senior Klippers fighting for second place
By Jordan Parker
The Senior Kindersley Klippers are making a late push for second in the Saskatchewan Western Hockey League regular season standings.
As of January 24, 2022, they sat in third, tied with the Edam 3 Stars and Hartford Hawks, with the Macklin Mohawks just two points ahead. However, the Klippers have a game-in-hand.
“Right now, we’re just really happy at how this season has come together,” said Manager Brady Newmeyer. “It’s really a tight race for second.”
They sit at 8-3-0-0 on the season, with just three games left against the Biggar Nationals, Wilkie Outlaws, and the Unity Miners.
“We have three big games coming, and we’d love to nab a couple wins,” said Newmeyer. “It’s nice this team is mostly returning guys, but we did add four from Midget.”
“It’s just really nice to see how all these guys are coming together as a team, and it’s helping us win.”
Among their depth acquisitions at the January 10 deadline was goalie Daniel Dunn, who let in only one goal in his only game since joining the team. He backs up for Luke Sproule, who has a 6-3-0 record this year.
“It was really important to get Daniel from Calgary going into the playoffs. Luke has been playing good, but we really needed someone to back him up,” he said.
“With COVID-19, we have to make sure we have ourselves covered. Luke also needs to be able to have a few nights off here.”
Leading the team in points right now is David Dziurzynski, who’s played NHL games for the Ottawa Senators.
“He’s an import from Llloydminster, Ab., and he’s leading this group. He’s really great for this team,” he said of the player, leading the roster with 27 points in 11 games.
His brother, Darian, is counted as another leader, along with Shayne Neigum.
“Shayne and Darian are also so important, and they’re our top forwards. It’s pretty cool to see two brothers on this team,”
“Our defenceman and our goaltending have all been great. We’ve been playing hard as a group, and if we continue to play as a team, we can lock up that second spot.”
