FINAL SCORES:
FRI: WATERTOWN 3, MINOT 0
SAT: WATERTOWN 4, MINOT 2
PRAIRIE LAKES ICE ARENA | NAHL REGULAR SEASON | GAME #35 AND #36 | JANUARY 30 AND 31, 2026
FRIDAY’S GAME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: The Watertown Shamrocks defeated the Minot Minotauros on Friday night in Prairie Lakes Ice Arena in the thirty-fifth regular-season game of the 2025-26 season.
In the first period, Brody Josselyn scored his first NAHL goal at 17:41. His goal was assisted by Kyle Greene and Joe Rice, and put the Shamrocks up 1-0.
In the second period, Greene gave the Shamrocks a 2-0 lead. He scored at 10:10, with assists from Rice and Justin Bartley.
In the final seconds of the third, Payton Struck, assisted by Rice and Owen Chartier, scored an empty net goal to secure the Shamrocks’ 3-0 shutout. Goalie Mason Gudridge stopped all 37 Minot shots for his first career shutout.
Three Stars:
- Mason Gudridge
- Brody Josselyn
- Kyle Greene
Key Stats:
|
Team |
Starting Goalie |
Shots on Goal (SOG) |
Penalty Mins |
High Points |
|
Shamrocks |
#1 M. Gudridge |
22 |
6 |
#21 Rice (3 A) |
|
Minotauros |
#35 Anderson |
37 |
4 |
SATURDAY’S GAME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: The Watertown Shamrocks were triumphant over the Minot Minotauros on Saturday night in Prairie Lakes Ice Arena in the thirty-sixth regular-season game of the 2025-26 season.
The Shamrocks started the scoring at 6:16 of the first with Joe Rice, assisted by Justin Bartley and Kyle Greene. At 2:49, Minot tied the game up with a goal from Ivan Sidorov, assisted by Briggs Knott and Lucca Ori.
In the second period, Kyle Greene scored his second goal of the weekend at 18:03, with assists from Rice and Erick Comstock. At 4:44, Mackley Morelli, assisted by Riley Mullen and Jakub Habla, made it 2-2 for the Minotauros. The last goal of the period was from Zach Boren, assisted by Jordan Gudridge and Rice, to give Watertown the 3-2 lead.
The third period was quiet, with the only goal coming at 1:03 from Antons Macijevskis, assisted by J. Gudrdge and Rice, to give the Shamrocks the final 4-2 win.
Three Stars:
- Joe Rice
- JJ Salajko
- Kyle Greene
Key Stats:
|
Team |
Starting Goalie |
Shots on Goal (SOG) |
Penalty Mins |
High Points |
|
Shamrocks |
#31 Salajko |
26 |
0 |
#21 Rice (1 G, 3 A) |
|
Minotauros |
#44 Cooke |
36 |
4 |
#21 Morelli (1 G) #96 Sidorov (1 G) |
By Lily Schutzenhofer
Photo by Sarah Cooper