Sharks still seek first win after tough weekend vs. Stars
The early season schedule has not been kind to the AAA Battlefords Sharks.
They began with two straight road weekends against the Melville Prairie Fire and the defending champion Prince Albert Northern Bears. Then this past weekend was their home opener, where they had the pleasure of welcoming the Saskatoon Stars, who lost to the Northern Bears in last year’s finals, but have finished first in the regular season the past three years in a row with a combined 71-9-3-1 record.
Things did not go well this weekend, as the Sharks fell 12-1 and then 6-1 to drop to 0-6 on the season. Despite that, Sharks head coach Gary Berggen said his team had their best weekend yet.
“It’s tough, you lose 12-1 and you think we didn’t show up and we didn’t skate, but our first period [on Saturday] was the best period we’ve played all year,” Berggren said. “I think now we’re at the effort level that we need to be at all season.