The Moose Jaw Bantam AA Warriors skated to their first win of 2017 on Tuesday night in the Queen City, knocking off the Regina Aces, 2-1, at the Al Ritchie Arena.

Jaxsen Wiebe had the game-winning goal and two points in the win for the Warriors as they improved their record to 9-10-1 and moved past the Aces into fifth place in the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League’s South Division.

Ethan Bachiu opened the scoring for the Warriors on the power play with 2:40 to go in the second period and that’s the way the score stayed until late in the third period.

Wiebe provided some insurance for the Warriors with 5:30 to go in the third and it was needed as the Aces picked up a goal from Cole Sillinger with just 1:12 left in regulation.

The Warriors held the fort from there to earn a hard fought one-goal win, backstopped by goalie Jaxson Taupert.

Moose Jaw returns to the ice this weekend for games in Estevan and Weyburn on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.