The M&K Ready-Mix Bruins turned up their offence to reach the .500 mark with a pair of weekend Interior Hockey League victories.
Former Edmonton Oiler farmhand Duane Dennis counted 5+5 as the Bruins bounced the R.E. Postill & Sons Orphans 12-6 Sunday night at Wesbild Arena.
Kelowna Spartans grad Jarret Watts supplied 3+4 the night before as the Bruins iced the Silver Star Hitmen 7-4 at Priest Valley Arena.
Mike Tew earned 3+4, while Chris Church and Justin Baillargeon each scored twice as M&K stopped the Orphans, improving to 11-11-1. Tyler Galenzoski provided three assists.
Ex-Prince George Spruce King Leath Gare pocketed 2+4 for the 11-10-2 Orphans, who got 1+2 apiece from Jamie Johansson and Grady Gare and other goals from Ryan Kurbis and Shane McMorran.
Baillargeon bagged 3+2 and enforcer Shawn Scott scored once as the Bruins beat the Hitmen. Teagan Blair, with two, Warren Carter and Jeff Scott replied for the 9-10-3 Hitmen.
Former Viper Richard Jodoin collected 2+1 as the Re/Max Rangers upended the Maroons 5-3 Monday night at PV.
Ex-Nanaimo Clippers Scott Kowalski and Sean Bourgeois, along with Steve Vallier, added singles for the 20-3-2 Rangers.
Steve Richter, with two goals, and Travis Thibault responded for the 3-20 Maroons.
Matt Ertmoed bagged 2+2 as the Kal Sports Bar Blackhawks bottled up the Maroons 10-6 Sunday night at Wesbild.
Sean Kober and Ryan Gilowski each scored twice for the Hawks (9-14-1), while Jamie Renton had 1+3, Cory Webb and Steve Ensing each added 1+2 and Jesse Reinholcz fired a shorthanded marker.
Kyle Smith netted 2+1 for the Maroons, who got 1+2 from Chad Pierrot and other goals from Richter, Thibault and Kyle Beadman.
Ken Hagen of the Maroons was assessed a double gross misconduct, match penalty and misconduct at 13:26 of the final period.
Jason Elders hit the 72-goal mark with seven snipes as the Teale Utility Canucks shelled the Westwood Cabinets Flyers 11-5 Sunday at PV.
Elders also drew two assists as the first-place Canucks went to 22-1-1. Ex-Red Deer Rebel Tyler Quiring collected 2+3, while Mike Burke and Rob Killingbeck contributed singles. Troy Killingbeck produced seven assists.
Logan Massie, with a hat trick, and Kevin Arbuckle, with two goals, answered for the Flyers (18-4-2).
Brad Kowalski netted 2+1 as the Rangers ripped the Royal LePage Whalers 6-1 Sunday at PV. Vallier and Jodoin each had 1+2, while Cody Schmidt and Dave Penner also scored. Steve Burke replied for the 13-10-1 Whalers.
Massie also pulled a hatty Saturday night at PV as the Flyers grounded the Blue Jay Concrete Hornets 8-2.
Paul Saunders added 1+3 and Jordan Holmes had 1+2 for the Flyers, who got other goals from Rick Galvagno, Rich Hoglund and Liam Springinotic.
Rhett Ballard and former Florida Panther Jason Podollan scored for the 8-15 Hornets.
Justin Glinsbockel fired two goals as the Aquatico Bay Bar & Grill Sharks edged the Blackhawks 4-3 in a shootout Saturday night at the Nor-Val Sports Centre.
Justin Mann also scored for the Sharks (10-9-3), while Webb, Ensing and Adam Crawford tallied for the Hawks. Shootout goals were not recorded. Mike Fochler had three helpers for the Sharks.
