Combines and Hawks SPHL finals knotted 1-1
What started as a best-of-five series in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League final this past weekend is now a best two-of-three, after the Meota Combines and Hafford Hawks each won one game in the league finals to knot the series 1-1.
The Combines snuck out a tight 2-1 road win on Friday night, getting goals from Riley Albert and Levin Floen, but the Hawks bounced back on Sunday evening, thanks to a hat-trick from Kobe Kindrachuk, which included the game-winning-goal.
“Compared to the opener, we finished our chances tonight,” Kindrachuk said following Sunday’s game. “In the first game, we were up 1-0 going into the third and we let them get back in the game. Tonight, we kept going and we didn’t give them the chance to get back in it.”
The hat-trick was Kindrachuk’s second in the last four playoff games, and also brings his goal total in the post-season to 10, which is tied for first in the league.