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By Ryan Lambert

North Stars Home Opener

O’Halloran stops 40 of 42 shots, North Stars fall 5-2 to the Kindersley Klippers in the season opener

Sep 20, 2025 | 12:24 AM

The Battlefords North Stars hosted the Kindersley Klippers to open the SJHL season and Kindersley took the 5-2 win.

The first period was back and forth but the North Stars outplayed Kindersley in the initial 20 minutes. Kindersley’s best chance of the period came with about six minutes left to go when they got a 5-on-3 powerplay for 1:40, but the North Stars killed it off. Battlefords ended up outshooting Kindersley 12-10 in the first, but they went into the 2nd period scoreless.

The Klippers showed dominance in the second period starting early. Less than a minute into the period, there was a scramble in front of the net with too many bodies to count. Before North Stars starting goaltender Kaeden Serpa had a chance to cover it up, Klippers forward Cobe Perlinger put it in to make it 1-0. Later in the frame, Carter Cole put it over the shoulder of Serpa to make it 2-0.

Not long after, Linken Fisher laid out Kaegan Lowe along the boards which led to a big fight, resulting in three North Stars getting penalties and two Klippers going to the box and giving Kindersley a powerplay. The North Stars killed it off, but penalties continued to be an issue when Drew Williamson went to the box a few minutes later. On the ensuing powerplay, Pryce Thiessen found Cooper Flath wide open in front for the easy tap in, 3-0 Klippers.

Kindersley added one more before the period ended when Kaegan Lowe picked up a bouncing puck in front and put it past Serpa to make it 4-0. The North Stars responded with Josh Knittig walked in on the right side and roofed the puck passed the glove of Klippers goalie Brett O’Halloran to get the North Stars on the board for the first time this season.

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Battlefords improved their play in the third period, outshooting the Klippers 19-4 in the final frame. However, O’Halloran proved to be the MVP for Kindersley turning away 18 of the 19 shots in the third. The only goal that got passed him was scored by Kaleb Dewar when he fired it glove side into the net on a 2-on-1.

That was the only goal Battlefords got in the third period. Van Egar added an empty netter for Kindersley to cap off a 5-2 win for the Klippers on a night where Brett O’Halloran turned away 40 of the 42 shots he faced.

The North Stars head to Kindersley tomorrow night for the rematch in the Klippers home opener.

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Ryan.lambert@pattisonmedia.com