Seventy-five minutes of penalties and a game misconduct were called during the midget hockey match-up between Yukon and Nunavut at the Takhini arena on Tuesday afternoon.

Despite the barrage of whistles slowing the momentum for each team, Yukon was able to scrape out an impressive 6-0 victory.

Nunavut accounted for 55 of the total penalty minutes with Yukon accumulating the remaining infractions.

"It definitely effects the game,” said Jay Glass, Yukon head coach, of the amount of time each team spent in the box.

"I wish there were a few less penalties called on both sides but you can't worry about what you can't control, we just have to focus and whatever style of game the referees decide to call we'll just have to deal with it.”

Mike Hare, the captain of the Yukon team, who was also named game MVP, said the penalties prevented each of the teams lines from functioning at full speed.

"It was hard at times to get rolling with all the penalties and there were some players that wouldn't be able to get on the ice for a certain amount of time,” he said.

"But after awhile we started to get a rhythm going.”

The victory brought Yukon's record to 1-1 after they dropped their first game to N.W.T 4-2.

"Our boys are playing better, I think our first game we suffered from a little nervous energy and had some unfortunate luck,” Glass said.

With the team playing more composed, they were able to execute better and

amplify the team's strengths.

"We've got a quick team,” Glass said. "When we had chances today we put them home and yesterday we missed some of those chances. The guys did a really good job maximizing our scoring opportunities and our defence did a really good job keeping Nunavut to the outside and limiting shots.”

Glass praised the team's play in net with goalie Nigel Sinclair-Eckert getting the shutout.

Sinclair-Eckert shares the duties with Patrick Soprovich.

"We had great goaltending in both games and we're hoping for more of that throughout the week,” he said.

Hare said the game was a good opportunity to rebound form their initial loss and regain confidence.

"After losing that first game it was a good feeling to get a win and prove we can play with these teams,” he said. "It was a good experience to show what we're made of.”

Glass said he was surprised with the 6-0 victory and praised the competition the team has faced so far.

"This Nunavut team is a strong team and I think we were lucky to come out with a 6-0 win,” he said. "N.W.T is a fabulous team and I think Alaska is just as good. A lot of these teams don't play together full time so I think they will get even better as the week goes on.

"The fans here are getting to see a really good caliber of hockey.”

Like many of his teammates, this is Hare's third time competing in the Games.

He said that previous experiences gives the team an advantage moving forward.

"We've played some of these guys before and in occasions other than in the Games and there's definitely a few guys that you remember. It's been awhile so a lot has changed but it definitely helps you prepare.”

With the momentum now in the team's favour, Glass stressed the importance of the player's controlling their emotions.

"The guys are feeling good right now and they should be,” he said. "We were a bit dejected last night but that's the life of competitive sports, it sways your mood and it's really important to stay on an even keel.

"We're just going to try to remain positive and steady and put together three more solid hockey games.”

With a short schedule and the teams stacking up evenly, the tournament is anyone's to win.

"The team that executes the best and is the most disciplined will probably come out on top,” Glass said. "We hope it's us and we're going to give it our best effort.”

Hare is confident the team will be able to build from the victory and continue putting forth a strong effort in the remaninig games.

"I think we can compete with everybody here,” he said. "They're all strong teams but there isn't anybody we shouldn't be able to handle and deal with. We're ready to go as far as we can.”

"We're ready to try and go as far as we can.”