The Prince Albert Mintos snapped their eight game losing streak on Wednesday night, dropping the Battlefords Stars 7-3. Here, the Mintos are seen celebrating a goal against the Saskatoon Contacts on Dec. 3, 2025. (Logan Lehmann/paNOW)

By Logan Lehmann

Win Column

Mintos cruise past Battlefords to snap lengthy skid

Jan 15, 2026 | 11:51 AM

The Prince Albert Mintos chalked up their first win of the new year on Wednesday night, dominating the Battlefords Stars 7-3 at the Access Communications Centre.

The win also marks the end of an eight-game losing streak, dating back to Dec. 7, where the Mintos now don a 12-14-3-1 (W-L-OTL-SOL) record.

P.A. burst out of the gates in the first period where rookie Burke Whitter, in his first AAA game, scored the opening goal less than seven minutes in. That was quickly followed by Cooper Sawatzky on the powerplay to double the lead.

Less than 30 seconds later, Jaxon Brabant got the Battlefords on the board to try and shift the momentum, but rather it lit a fire under the Mintos as Linden Abercrombie and Madden Dell scored back-to-back just a few minutes later, making it 4-1 heading into the second.

There, it only took 90 seconds for P.A. to pot another goal, this time off the tape of Carter Hryciuk. After Brabant converted on the man advantage for his second of the game at the midway mark, Sean Lavoie scored with four minutes to play to restore the four-goal lead. That was short lived though, as Nash Coquet found the back of the net to make it a 6-3 game entering the third.

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The lamp was only lit once in the final frame, with Sawatzky’s second of the night proving to be the final nail in the coffin as Prince Albert prevails, 7-3.

Jaden Blanchette turned aside 37 shots to collect his fifth win of the season. Meanwhile, Cody Marciniuk and Luke Norman split time between the pipes for the Stars, combining for 24 saves as the Battlefords fall to 12-13-2-2 on the year.

The Mintos now have eight days rest before they’re back on the ice on Jan. 23, welcoming the Estevan Bears to the Art Hauser Centre for a 7 p.m. puck drop.

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