The Parkland Rangers found the consistent effort they have been looking for this past weekend.

Playing the first of three games in three days on Friday, the Rangers scored four goals in the third period en route to a 6-2 win over the Norman North Stars in Dauphin.

On Saturday in Winnipeg, the Rangers fell 5-4 to the Thrashers and dropped a 5-2 decision to the Thrashers on Sunday.

Rangers head coach Tyler Carefoot was pleased with the overall effort in all three contests, noting teams have to bring their A game anytime they face a Winnipeg squad.

“And I think, for the most part, we were in both games. It was just some simple little breakdowns, turnovers. But at the end of the day, we were able to compete,” he said, adding the Rangers are starting to get some balanced scoring, most notably from the line of Tyrell Leaske, Linden Smigelsky and Tavyn Boychuk, which has, arguably, been the team’s most productive line the past few games.

“They are executing their assignments very well and keeping their game simple, which has led to some offensive production in addition to extra ice time. These guys have progressed well since the start of the season,” Carefoot said.

The Rangers trailed 5-2 at one point in the third period of Saturday’s game, but scored a pair to make it close.

That was a result of a timeout Carefoot called with about 14 minutes left to play, during which he told the players to look into the stands where a lot of scouts were watching the game.

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