The Medicine Hat Cubs picked up a win in the opening weekend of preseason.
The defending HJHL champions had a home-and-home exhibition series with the Coaldale Copperheads over the weekend. Medicine Hat lost 6-5 Saturday in Coaldale before blanking the Copperheads 10-0 Sunday at the Kinplex.
In Saturday’s game, defenceman Lucas Dulle and forward Treyden Kleinknecht each had a pair of goals and Ethan Hall found the back of the net. Hudson Corbett made 35 saves.
Kayden Van Ham stopped all 14 shots he faced Sunday in the shutout win. Nolen Sutherland had a pair of goals, Dulle had a goal and two assists and both Logan Neuls and Jaxon Bohrn had a goal and an assist. Hall, Reeve Zacharias, Brennan Finke, Colby Gulliver and Wryder Soveran-Welte all found the back of the net.
The Cubs wrap their preseason slate this weekend with a pair of games against the Strathmore Wheatland Kings. They’ll head to Strathmore on Saturday before hosting the Wheatland Kings on Sunday for a 3 p.m. contest at the Kinplex.
Medicine Hat’s regular season begins Friday, Sept. 25 at the Kinplex against the High River Flyers. They host the Mountainview Colts the next night.
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