The Winkler Flyers are soaring at the Centennial Cup.
The MJHL champions, who own a 2-0-1 record, are perched atop the Group B standings at the 10-team national junior A hockey championship in Oakville, Ont.
Winkler’s most recent victory — a 4-0 shutout — came at the expense of the host Oakville Blades on Monday evening.
Dalton Andrew and James Richards fired second-period goals for the Flyers, while Avery Anderson and Nicolas McKee added empty-netters late in the contest.
Malachi Klassen turned aside 24 shots to post the shutout between the pipes for Winkler.
The Flyers collide with the Miramachi Timberwolves on Tuesday night in a matchup of the top two squads in the five-team pool.
The playoff round begins Friday afternoon.
— staff
