Redwings open season Friday against Unity Miners

EAGLE STAFF

The senior Rosetown Redwings start the 2025-26 Cross Roads Hockey League season on Friday, playing the expansion Miners in Unity.

The Redwings entered that contest with one win, having defeated the Outlook Icehawks 4-1 in an exhibition game at home on Oct. 19. They led 1-0 after the first period and 3-0 after the second.

Corben Hogan of the Redwings had gotten the puck away from Cole Young of the Icehawks behind the Icehawk goal. Another Icehawk, Kobe Kindrachuk, scooped it up. Despite that, the Redwings won the exhibition 4-1 on Oct. 19. Photo by David McIver

Walker Doetzel and Kane Dubé each scored twice against the Icehawks, while Jordan Johnston recorded two assists. Goalie Noah Martens made 59 saves as his teammates fired 35 shots on Icehawk netminder Jace Hunter. Steven Lee scored the Icehawks’ lone goal about 11 minutes into the third period.

The Redwings were scheduled to host another exhibition game Friday against the Radisson Wheatkings, but the Wheatkings “have Blue Jays fever,” said Redwing manager Bob Clothier. With NHL and NBA games to choose from, “our game isn’t very important,” Clothier said modestly.

Rosetown opens the regular season at home Nov. 15 against the Kindersley Kodiaks.