It was another week of mixed results for the Dauphin Kings, last week.
Bryson Yaschyshyn made 42 saves in helping the Kings to a 2-1 win over the Swan Valley Stampeders, Tuesday in Swan River.
On home ice Friday, Yaschyshyn was pulled after allowing four goals by the 5:30 mark of the second period as the Winnipeg Monarchs skated to a 5-3 win.
Kings head coach Bryan Kromm said he wouldn’t make any excuses for the mistakes that happened following Friday’s loss.
“We get what we get. The results are what they are,” he said.
Yaschyshyn has the Stampeders’ number in Swan River, having stopped 96 of 99 shots in two games up north.
“He played very, very well. We saw his game or what I thought he could do. We were waiting for that to come to fruition and it did on Tuesday, for sure,” Kromm said.
Kromm feels the Kings are starting to improve play in the offensive game.
“I think we had some good possession tonight and some good looks tonight. So I think that side of the game is something that’s positive and so we’ve just got to keep building on that,” he said.
Most of the team’s goals have come from Quentin Fisk, Brody Green and Bennett Muller, who have scored 24 of the Kings’ 40 goals.
So Kromm would like to see increased secondary scoring.
“I think it will come. I think there’s some new guys in the lineup that once they get comfortable with us, they’re going to start to produce that secondary scoring for us,” he said.
The Kings dealt forward Kurtis Kinoshita to the Northern Manitoba Blizzard last week in exchange for Renat Nahnieiev, a native of Kremenchuk, Ukraine.
The 20-year-old forward picked up his first point Friday, assisting on Fisk’s goal 48 seconds into the game.
Dauphin also added 17-year-old Tegan Kurtz, who was with the Niverville Nighthawks, and had two assists, Friday.
Kromm was impressed with their play on Friday.
“They were good. They’re exactly what we were hoping they would be. They’re bringing in more of an offensive punch to our game, so I’ve liked what I’ve seen in the first little bit since they’ve gotten here,” he said.
Kurtz, who doesn’t turn 18 until Dec. 3, had been dealing with back issues the last two years and Friday’s game was his first since the 2024-25 season when he was with the Winnipeg Wild.
“It was good to see him back on the ice finally,” Kromm said.
Kromm said there may be another trade or two to come, but that’s about it.
The Kings host the Steinbach Pistons, Friday at 7 p.m., for Ladies Night.
With that the only game this week, the focus in practice will be to get everybody on the same page.
“Obviously, we’ve talked about the newcomers. They have to start to get a feel for the guys and what we do five-on-five. I’m really looking forward to the practice time and getting us all on the same page for Steinbach,” Kromm said.