Following a brilliant run at provincials, the Yukon Mustangs program continued to impress in Alaska and Alberta last week.

The U16 minor midget program took on some of the state’s top teams in Anchorage, winning three games and seeing another end in a 0-0 draw.

Two of the games pitted Whitehorse’s top U16 players against the Alaska state champions, who are playing at the 2016 Toyota-USA Hockey Youth Nationals this week.

The first game saw Yukon get past the state champion Alaska U18 AA Junior Avalanche 2-0 on goals by Jonas Leas and Dylan Kindervater.

The team went on to beat the Alaska U16 AA Wolves 5-2 thanks to a five-point night from Western Hockey League draft prospect Bryce Anderson (two goals, three assists).

While the third game – a physical affair with the state champion Junior Avalanche’s U16 program – ended in a 0-0 tie, game four saw the Mustangs end their Anchorage road trip on a high note with a 4-0 win over the Wolves.

Leas, Cameron Gingell, Brett Walchuk and Mackenzie Benn-Wipp each scored singles in the contest.

Mustangs goalie Ethan Vanderkley earned three shutouts in the mini series.

Head coach Martin Lawrie was impressed by his squad’s performance through the four games.

Meanwhile in Edmonton, the Whitehorse atom development team earned a late-season gold medal at the Eagles Hockey Association’s 26th annual Spring Tournament, March 24 to 27.

In their first game, the Tier 3 Mustangs dominated the host Eagles 15-0, which earned them a promotion to the Tier 2 division.

No problem – the Yukon squad went on to beat four Alberta-based teams handily in the span of 24 hours.

They started by beating the Edmonton Eagles 10-1 on the strength of hat tricks by both Seth Sheardown-Waugh and Jonny Timmons.

They went on to beat the Fort McMurray Bulldogs in two straight games to earn a berth in the final Sunday morning.

Game scores were 6-2 and 8-1 with six and eight different scorers sniping goals, respectively.

The final pitted them against the Eagles. After allowing an early goal, Ben Power bounced back and held the fort in an eventual 8-2 win.

Head coach Derek Johnstone said he was “extremely proud” of his young players.

“We came close in earlier tournaments this year,” he said. “We never once let up ... our main goal was to peak at the end of the year, finally getting the opportunity to feel success in this tournament.

“Every player has learned to play as a team, and not one thought about themselves first.”

Earlier last month, the Yukon bantam and peewee teams each claimed silver at B.C. provincials – capping a brilliant year for the capital city’s rep hockey program.