Whitehorse Daily Star

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BACK OFF – Whitehorse Huskies forward Ted Stephens controls the puck as Kelowna Sparta’s Jordan Urban fights for possession during Senior AA hockey action at Takhini Arena Saturday night.

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UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL – Huskies captain Derek Klassen is held by the Sparta’s Colton Semenok Saturday night.

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GONE FOR A TRIP – Kane Dawe trips going for the puck during Senior AA exhibition game action Saturday night.

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TIED UP – The Kelowna Sparta’s Taylor Jordan and Whitehorse Huskies’ Jared Tuton clash behind the Sparta net during Senior AA hockey action Saturday night at the Takhini Arena. The Sparta and the Huskies met for two more exhibition games last weekend. The Huskies won them both, 5-3 and 4-2.

Huskies seal up Sparta with series sweep

The Whitehorse Huskies will be heading into the Coy Cup tournament on a high note.

By Marissa Tiel on February 20, 2017

The Whitehorse Huskies will be heading into the Coy Cup tournament on a high note.

The Huskies, which host B.C.’s Senior AA tournament at the end of March, logged more game time on home ice with a quick dispatch of the Kelowna Sparta 5-3 and 4-2, Friday and Saturday nights at the Takhini Arena.

“I was pretty happy with what we saw,” said Huskies coach Michael Tuton. “That was a good series for us. They’re very fast and they made us work for it.”

The offensive line of Kevin Petovello, Ted Stephens and Derek Klassen combined for 12 points over the two games.

Standup goalie Jon Olthuis was back in net for the Huskies and Jared Tuton was back on the ice after being on the injured reserves list for the Huskies’ series with the Kainai Braves in January.

The Huskies are now 7-1 for the season. They will be back in action on March 28, when they host three other teams in the B.C. Senior AA hockey league for the Coy Cup tournament.

NOTES: Yukon Special Olympians Tijana McCarthy and Mike Sumner gave the crowd at Takhini Arena Friday night a preview of the routines they will be performing at the Special Olympics World Games next month.

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