Combines blast Beaver Blues, extend SPHL lead
It was supposed to be a clash of two of the top three teams in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL) last night, however, only one team showed up.
The first place Meota Combines routed the third place Battleford Beaver Blues 8-1 at the Battleford Arena.
The Combines (11-2-0) evened up the season series with the Beaver Blues after dropping a 7-5 decision to Battleford (9-3-0) on Dec.8.
Daxen Collins and Michael Pylylow lead the Combine’s attack with a pair of goals with singles from Scott Maunula, Aaron Cadrin, Vince Sauvie, and Troy Watt for Meota who lead 3-0 after the first period and 6-1 after 40 minutes of play. Brent Salzl had the lone goal for Battleford, who have lost two straight games and will head to Radisson tonight to play the Wheatkings at 8 p.m.