Brendan Arnold has done something no other Dauphin King main camp attendee has ever done. For the fifth time, he was on the winning squad for the JoFo Cup. Arnold helped Team Trotz win the annual intrasquad game, 5-4 over Team Goring today at Credit Union Place.

In a game where Team Goring got out to a 4-1 lead, Arnold and Team Trotz battled all the way back thanks to a three-goal second period, which tied the game at four. Avery Smith would eventually score the game-winner on a nifty backhand in the third period.

"It's a pretty awesome feeling that I won this again," said Arnold after the game. "I think it's going to be pretty hard for anyone to come close to that. I love coming to camp every year to put my best foot forward."

Owen Wareham opened up the scoring for Team Goring in the first. Koby Morrisseau then went coast to coast and finished off a gorgeous play to give Team Goring a 2-0 lead. 

Jonah Fleischer would cut into the deficit on a hard-working play, also in the first. Dauphin's Garrett Hrechka picked up one of the assists on the goal.

The goals kept on coming after that. Parker Fofonoff and Carter Eha would put up Team Goring 4-1 after 20.

In the second, it was all Team Trotz. Mitchell Joss, Jonah Fleischer, and Mattie Boonstra would score three straight to tie the game at four after 40.

That set the stage for Avery Smith, who scored the game-winner in the third. Last year for Dauphin, Smith scored 13 goals.

Three fights also set the tempo in what was a very physical game. Brayden Pawluk dropped the gloves with Auston Kerridge, Koby Morrisseau challenged Brendan Arnold and Mitchell Joss took on Jaxon Heeney.

Mitch Topinka shared his thoughts on the game after 60 minutes.

"We were impressed by today. The coaching staff and scouting staff are happy with how it went," said Topinka. "We had great overall speed all weekend and things went well."

American Carter Eha scored once today. He also dropped the gloves yesterday with Avery Smith. 

"I love what Carter brings to the club. He's a big guy and he skates well and he doesn't shy away from anything," offered Topinka. "His presence is definitely a big thing for us."

Carter had this to say postgame.

"I thought the weekend went pretty well," he said. "I got into a good fight yesterday and made a good connection with some of the boys. I was pissing some people off yesterday and someone stepped up and asked me to go, and I had to answer the bell. He got the best of me, but it worked out well for me."

Brendan Arnold also spoke after the game and he mentioned he's more ready this year than any other season.

"I stayed in Dauphin this summer and I worked out a lot harder than I have in the past," he said. "I'm really prepared for this season to make it a big one."

The preseason officially starts for Dauphin tomorrow. They're at Credit Union Place, as they welcome Swan Valley to town at 7:30. It will be a rookie game between the clubs. Topinka and the rest of the staff are looking for a few things from the young guns as they look to stay around.

"Speed and compete, that's huge for us," said Topinka. "These kids need to have the pride to wear the crest. As long as they have speed and play with a little bit of an edge, that's what we want. We want that win."

Swan Valley and Dauphin will complete their home-and-home on Tuesday night. That game will be played at the Centennial Arena in Swan River. Dauphin welcomes Melville to town on Thursday before they head to Neepawa on Saturday. Dauphin ends their preseason with a two-game homestand. Melville is in town once again on September 9 and Neepawa pays a visit to town on September 13.

Dauphin opens up their regular season on September 20 in Swan Valley.