North Stars on the hunt for success against Ice Wolves

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Since being put together Oct. 12, the trio has combined for eight points in two games.

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The second line, featuring Owen Lamb, Braydon Buziak and Elijah Loon-Stewardson will also remain intact tonight. The elder Loon Stewardson is coming off his first multi-goal game of the season, that saw him pick up his third and fourth tallies on the campaign.

Also coming off a two-point outing against Yorkton, is Stars’ forward, Austin Becker. Becker seems to have really hit his stride over the last couple of games, as he has become must-watch entertainment for North Stars’ fans, wowing the hometown crowd time and time again, seemingly every shift the 5’7 Wisconsin Wonder steps on the ice.

Embodying an innate killer instinct with the puck, Becker has proven deadly for the opposition when left alone with any kind of time and space to make a play. Perhaps no player knows that better than La Ronge goaltender, Jordan Frey, who was victimized on an Austin Becker breakaway tally the first time these two teams met, back on Sept. 23 at the league showcase.

In that game, Becker, playing in his fourth contest wearing the Stars’ black and silver, streamed in on net using his elusive tendencies and quick first step. He then let his unbelievable hands take over and slide the puck home, while in the process setting the hopeless netminder a-spin in the crease like an old record.

Becker will be joined by Regan Doig at center and Brett Gammer to the right. The Alberta connection of Doig and Gammer have also played some of their best hockey of late.

Kaden Boser, Tanner Robin and Qunitin Loon Stewardson on the fourth unit provide good wheels with a gritty edge, two skillsets that should factor in nicely in tonight’s matchup with the Ice Wolves.  

On the blue line, Cody Spagrud and Tanner Scott will stare down the Ice Wolves’ best, while also providing some offensive snarl with the former, Spagrud, having already collected nine points through his first 11 games, good for fifth-most amongst defencemen league-wide.

Jacob Bayne, who made his return to the lineup off injury last game will move up tonight to play alongside his most frequent partner prior to injury in Matthew Fletcher.

Defenseman Adam Weiner will draw back into the lineup, shifting to the right-hand side of Austin Shumanski on the third unit, providing the Stars with natural puck-moving confidence and meat-and-potatoes defensive presence in one.

North Stars’ fans can catch tonight’s action at the NB Civic Centre or on 1050 CJNB with pregame at 7:15 p.m. and puck drop to follow at 7:30 p.m.

North Stars’ lineup at a glance

Forwards:

M. Urbanski, M. Sinclair, R. Gil

E. Loon-Stewardson, B. Buziak, O. Lamb

A. Becker, R. Doig, B. Gammer

T. Robin, K. Boser, Q. Loon-Stewardson

Defensemen:

T. Scott, C. Spagrud

J. Bayne, M. Fletcher

A. Shumanski, A. Weiner

Goaltenders:

J. Grzybowski

A. Dmyterko

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