The Dauphin Kings are 2-0 after back to back wins against Virden, and now their minds are on what's next.
They were right back on the ice on Monday as they prepare for their road trip this weekend, and yesterday's practice tempo picked up a notch.
"We let the guys sort of have a fun day on Monday," said Mitch Topinka, Assistant Coach. "We had a good tempo yesterday and we were moving the pucks pretty well. It's been a good start to the week and we're really working hard for the weekend coming up."
The Kings were very efficient on the penalty kill over the weekend. The squad killed off 11 of the 13 penalties they took including going 7-8 on Sunday.
But, the power play has yet to click. The Kings went 0-8 combined between the two games.
"We're working on our power play a lot this week for sure because obviously, we weren't happy with how our PP did," added Topinka. "But, we haven't really worked on it much yet so we couldn't be to upset. So we'll work on that and looking after our d-zone as well."
For the most part, the Kings are a healthy team. Bryon Fobair missed Sunday's game while Marc Antoine-Couture has missed this week's practices. However, the team does have some good news about the two.
"Bryon and Couture should both be back for the weekend," said Topinka. "I mean you're always going to have some bumps and bruises, but we're pretty healthy."
The Kings will head to Selkirk on Friday to take on the Steelers. Then the team heads to the Automobile City to take on the defending league Champion Steinbach Pistons. The weekend wraps up on Sunday with a game against the Winnipeg Blues.
"It's a huge weekend for us and we know it's going to be hard," said Topinka. "If we can find a way to get four points this weekend, that'd be huge for us as a club. We're building towards this weekend and all the guys are pretty pumped up for sure."
You can hear Friday's and Sunday's game here on 730CKDM. The pregame show goes at 7:15 on Friday night and at 6:15 on Sunday night.
