The Mavericks wasted little time in their South Division final against the Weyburn Angels over the weekend, rolling to a 4-1 victory in Game 1 on Saturday in Weyburn followed by an 8-1 win in Game 2 Sunday morning at Red Knight Arena.
The back-to-back wins gave Moose Jaw a 2-0 victory in the best-of-three series.
They’ll now advance to the SFHL provincial final against either the Western Prairie Stars or Northwest, with that series being played next weekend.
Mavericks 8, Weyburn 1
After going through a pair of overtime games just to advance to the South final, the Mavericks turned the deciding contest of the series into a rout early in the game.
Jesse Mielke scored two goals two minutes apart midway through the first period and added two more markers in the final 1:55 of the second as the Mavericks built a 7-0 lead on their way to the commanding win.
Brooklyn Nimegeers added three goals for Moose Jaw, whose quick-strike offence also picked up power play goals only 11 seconds apart in the second period, courtesy of Ashley Breitkreuz at 5:06 and Nimegeers at 4:55.
Weyburn scored their lone goal with 29 seconds left in the game.
Schay Camphaug went the distance in net.
Mavericks 4, Weyburn 1
Mielke scored the game-winning goal a minute into the second period and added an insurance marker in the final minute as the Mavericks overcame an early deficit to win Game 1 in Weyburn.
Nimegeers and Brooklyn Hrynkiw also scored for Moose Jaw, who found themselves tied 1-1 after the first and leading 3-1 through two.
Nimegeers and Breitkreuz added two assists each.
Camphaug was the winning netminder.
