Kings clip Flyers

Justin Seward
Times Reporter

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The Wheatland Kings came out guns blazing on Jan. 2 and it showed on the scoreboard with a 5-0 shutout win over the High River Flyers, distancing themselves from the visitors in the standings.
“We got ourselves pretty fired up before the game,” said local product Lucas Jones, who had a two-goal outing. “I think it was a good way to start the momentum especially being short guys. A lot of guys came in and played bigger roles, especially forwards playing defense. It was just big to get that first win of the year.”
He feels pretty lucky to be playing with line mates Jacen Bracko and Chris Williams as they have been able to work well together, and gives them the credit for helping with his performance on the ice.
“We’ve had a lot of fun playing with each other,” said Jones. “We’ve worked off each other good. They (the goals) were pretty much similar. We had a couple of guys working hard. Blake (Bishop) worked hard to get the first one, I was fortunate to be in the right spot at the right time.”
He added that their defensive play was strong and no one did more than they had to and did a good job.
Williams notched two goals, while Booker Pretty Youngman scored one goal to round out the offense behind Jones.
The Kings will be in Banff on Jan. 8 (8:30 p.m.) before hosting Okotoks on Jan. 9 (8 p.m.) at the Strathmore Family Centre.