Sask West This Week; Playoffs Week 5

Both SWHL league and provincial playoffs are rolling along nicely for the teams left. 

League 

The Kindersley Sr Klippers hosted the Wilkie Outlaws in Game 2 of their semifinal matchup, with the visitors coming away with the 5-4 double OT win. Wilkie leads the series 2-0. 

Brett Boehm scored the only goal of the 1st period (on the power play). In the middle frame, Jonny Calkins tied things up with a PPG of his own. However, Rick Cey would respond with the extra man advantage to give Wilkie the 2-1 lead. Jaxon Georget and Calkins each scored to give the Klippers their first lead, which was 3-2 after 40 minutes. Aiden Bangs added to the lead, but in ‘magic hour’ (the last 3 minutes of a game), Rory Gregoire would score twice to send the game into overtime. The first 10-minute OT had no results, but 54 seconds into the 2nd 20-minute OT, Ryan Keller would end it. 

Jared Herle stopped 32 of 36 shots in the win, while Logan Drackett stopped 64 of 69 shots in the overtime loss. 

Game 3 of the Edam/Hafford series was supposed to be played Wednesday the 26th of February in Hafford. Due to the warm weather, it has been moved to the Access Communications Centre in North Battleford for March 3rd. 

Provincials 

In Senior ‘B’, the Kindersley Klippers traveled east to Davidson for Game 1 of their North Final matchup against the Cyclones from the Sask Valley Hockey League. Davidson came away with the 6-4 victory. Game 2 is set for Friday March 7th in Kindersley. 

In Senior ‘C’, the Wilkie Outlaws welcomed the Lanigan Pirates of the Long Lake Hockey League in Game 1 of their North Final. Ryan Keller scored the hattrick on route to a 9-2 home victory. Game 2 will be played March 7th in Lanigan. 

In Senior ‘D’, the Edam 3 Stars also headed east for the matchup against the Shellbrook Elks of the Twin Rivers Hockey League in Game 2 of their North Final. Shellbrook came away with a 9-7 victory. This tied the series at 1. The deciding game 3 was played in Turtleford (due to the ice conditions in Edam being poor) on Sunday afternoon, with Edam coming away with the 5-1 victory. The 3 Stars win the series 2-1 and face the Delisle Bruins of the Sask Valley Hockey League in the North final 

Minor Hockey 

The U18 National Outlaws are off to the North Final in the ‘B’ Division with a series win over their long-time rival Unity Lazers, winning game 1 2-1 and tying game 2 2-2. They will now face off against the Porcupine Plain Park Posse. The Posse has the hammer in modified best of 3 series.  

In the ‘D’ division, the Kerrobert Rage and Macklin Mohawks will play an all West Central North final. Macklin has the hammer in the series. 

In the U13 ‘C’ Division, the Unity Lazers and Maidstone Jets face off in game 2 of their north semifinal Sunday afternoon and will be off to the North Final against the Outlook Ice Hawks with either a win or a tie. Unity won game 1 8-0.