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It was a rough start to the season for the Battlefords Barons as they began their AA Bantam campaign.

The Barons began their season in Saskatoon  Saturday against the Outlaws at Kin1smen Arena and the butterflies were all too obvious as the Barons ended up on the wrong end of a lopsided 14-1 score.

Penalties did in the Barons during the first period with four minors, including a too-many-men penalty that resulted in the Outlaws’ first goal at the 5:41 mark.

The Outlaws raced to a 4-0 lead as James Form, Logan Bairos and Aaron Lorenz scored power-play goals. Tyson Wouters scored the lone even-strength goal that made it 3-0 at the 11:51 mark of the period.

In the second, the Outlaws extended the lead to 7-0 on goals by Bairos (his second), Michael Flaman, and Form (his second).

The Barons finally got their lone goal of the game from Jake Â鶹´«Ã½AVgate with an assist from Lee Burt with 8:39 left in the period, making it 7-1.

But the Outlaws resumed the onslaught as Form notched the hat trick on the power play, followed by another goal with Bairos assisting with 1:33 left in the second.

The third period saw three straight goals by Tyson Wouters followed by one more by Form and one last goal from Charlie Keller to close things out.

Jacob Fiege went the distance in net for the Barons. Overall, Saskatoon went 4 for 5 on the power play in the game while the Barons went 0 for 2.

The Barons were back at Battleford Arena Sunday  afternoon for their home opener against the West Central Wheat Kings.

No doubt, the Barons were much more competitive at home Sunday, with Shayne Price in net, but it was still the Wheat Kings who took the early lead. 

Carson Dobson and then Preston Edgerton scored midway through the first, and then with 25 seconds left in the frame Cade Hayes made it 3-0.

The Wheat Kings added a fourth goal from Colby Ralston in the second period before the Barons finally got one back early in period three. 

Bryson Monich scored from Jordy Genereaux to make it 4-1.

But Wheat Kings goals from Ty Bahm and Luc Charpentier sealed a win.

Next action for the Barons is Saturday in Saskatoon against the Stallions.