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Former Rush moves up NLL record list If you are a fan of indoor lacrosse -- if you are a sports fan you really should love ‘Canada’s Summer Game – then you undoubtedly know the name Dan Dawson. Saskatchewan Rush fans certainly know of Dawson as he was a member of the 2018 National Lacrosse League’s Champion’s Cup-winning team. Dawson was drafted by the now defunct Columbus Landsharks in the sixth round, 68th overall in the 2001 NLL
Draft, which is not a draft spot that suggested just what was to come in a career that still rolls on with the Toronto Rock. He made his NLL debut with the Landsharks in the 2002 season, and now is only two games shy of 300 in the NLL, putting him second all-time in games played behind John Tavares who is widely considered the greatest player ever. He has 306, so later this season Dawson should take top spot. Actually, this is a sea-
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Sports son Dawson will remember as he climbs the all-time records board in the NLL, something he started Dec. 4, as the Rock hosted the Albany Firewolves.
The Rock trailed by one late into the contest until Dawson scored a tieing goal. It was actually a dual tieing goal, evening the game at 9-9, but also moving him into
a tie for fourth place in all-time scoring with Colin Doyle at 527. Then for a dramatic encore Dawson potted the game-winner, and moved into fourth place all-time by himself. Only three players, all icons of the sport are now ahead of Dawson for goals all-time, Gary Gait with 635, John Grant with 668 and Tavares with 815. Dawson also had an assist against the Firewolves, his 911th career-wise, second
only to – you guess it -Tavares with 934. His three points inched Dawson closer to second all-time on that list as he now sits with 1,439, only seven back of Grant, with Tavares topping the pile with 1,749. Dawson takes his moving up the all-time lists with a grain of humility and humour. “I’ve been blessed to play for so long,” he told me in an interview a few days after the Rock’s NLL opener. He added, Continued on page A19
Terriers take two from rival Millionaires By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer With a pair of wins on the weekend over rival Melville the Yorkton Terriers remain solidly in second place in the Viterra Division of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The weekend victories raise the Terriers above .500 on the season with a record of 14-13-0-3 for 41 points, still well back of front-running Estevan with 46 points, but comfortably ahead of third place Melville with 23. Weyburn resides in the Viterra basement with 19 points. When the Highway #10 rivals met Saturday evening the Terriers took a 1-0 lead through 20-minutes on a late period goal by Kishaun Gervais at 18:00. The one goal advantage stood through a second period where both teams were scoreless. In the third period it would be the final minute of play before another
Kishaun Gervais scores Saturday against Melville. goal was notched, an unassisted empty-netter by Parker Jasper to round out a 2-0 win for the Terriers. Kael DePape earned the shutout for Yorkton,
while Alexis Giroux took the loss for the Millionaires.
Friday night action When the teams met in Melville Friday it was a
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high scoring affair. The first period saw the Millionaires sandwich a lone Yorkton goal between two of their own to lead 2-1 after 20-minutes. Enrique Fontes scored at 7:45, Nicolas Samson at 9:24 for Melville while Clay Sliva potted the lone Terrier goal of the frame at 8:30. Melville scored first in the second period at 5:33 to give the home side a 3-1 lead.
The Terriers then caught fire with three straight to lead 4-3 after 40-minutes. The Yorkton goals were scored by Colby Vrani, Zach McIntyre on the powerplay and Tanner Sklaruk. In the third McIntyre was back for his second of the game scoring at 14:08, with Tyson Janzen making it 6-3 Yorkton at 14:35. Ryland Maier added a short-handed effort for
Melville at 18:22 to wrap up scoring in the 6-4 contest. Kael DePape was in the Terrier net facing 33 shots for the win. Jared Thompson took the loss facing 40 shots in the Melville net. Next action for the Terriers is Tuesday when the Nipawin Hawks are scheduled to visit the Westland Insurance Arena, with Estevan headed north to face the Terriers Friday.
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