North Stars clinch league pennant with win over Humboldt
The Battlefords North Stars just needed to win one of their remaining three games, or have Melfort lose one of their last two games, to clinch the league pennant. They wasted no time in doing so, beating the Humboldt Broncos 5-2 at home Tuesday night.
The North Stars were also looking to complete the season series sweep against their division rivals as they were 6-0 against Humboldt heading into Tuesday’s game.
The home team started off on the right foot as Igor Leonenko opened the scoring. Fresh off being named as a league MVP candidate, Leonenko powered down the right wing with the puck on his backhand before sneaking a shot under the glove of Carter Seminuk for his 44th of the year.
The North Stars would add another before the period ended as Jake McMillen slightly deflected a shot from Jordan Townsend in the slot for his 32nd of the year to give his team a 2-0 lead heading into the second period.