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By Ryan Lambert

Battlefords North Stars

Fisher scores twice, Battlefords North Stars take down Warman Wolverines 5-2 at home

Sep 23, 2025 | 11:13 PM

It was a back-and-forth game at the Access Communications Centre in North Battleford between the North Stars and the Wolverines. Prior to the game, it was looking like the Stars would be facing Wolverines goalie Griffin Wright, who has a .944 save % and 2.02 goals against average (GAA) through Warman’s first two games of the season. However, Wright was pulled from the starting spot last minute due to illness and the North Stars got Eric Kahl instead. In net for the North Stars was Connor Baumbach making his season debut.

Kahl played solid for the Wolverines but in the first period, the red-hot Gavin Granger had some luck involved when an Anthony Campbell pass went off his skate and through Kahl’s five hole to make it 1-0 North Stars. The Stars penalty troubles continued in the first period going to the box three times, but they were able to kill off each penalty and went into the second period with the one goal lead.

Less than five minutes into the second period, Kobe Sawyer had the puck on the right side of the net with Linken Fisher wide open in front. Sawyer found his teammate; Fisher took his time and shot it into the yawning cage to make it a 2-0 game. That’s the only goal that either team got in the second and it was 2-0 North Stars heading into the third.

Like last game against Kindersley, the third period was the most eventful. Unlike that game, it wasn’t with fights but with goals. Early in the frame, Ethan Dundas took a pass across the net from Cam Sarna and put it top shelf to make it 2-1, ending Baumbach’s shutout bid. Later, the Stars went to the power play, and it was Linken Fisher who walked in on the right side of the slot, did a subtle sidestep and ripped the puck just past the blocker of Kahl. It was Fisher’s second goal of the game to regain the two-goal lead at 3-2.

About six minutes later, Josh Knittig skated towards the net on the left side, received a pass from linemate Raiden Zacharias and tucked it past Kahl to make it 4-1, seemingly sealing the game. However, Cam Serna got one back within the minute to cut the lead to two goals.

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Warman started really pressuring for the next few minutes. They had sustained pressure in the zone and were getting shots on net, making a comeback seem plausible. That was until Sebastian Miles picked up the puck in his own zone with a minute-and-a-half to go and fired it all the way down the ice into the dead middle of the empty net, sealing the game for good. The North Stars ended up with the 5-2 victory to cap off the month of September.

Connor Baumbach received the third star of the game, stopping 36 of the 38 shots he faced. Baumbach showed great vision in the game, specifically the second period as he was able to make a glove save on multiple point shots with a few bodies in front showing off his puck vision. Josh Knittig got the second star of the game with the goal and two assists, while Linken Fisher was awarded the first star of the game with two goals on the night.

The North Stars have a 10-day break before their next game when they head to Melfort to take on the Mustangs on October 3rd for another addition of Napa Auto Parts North Stars Hockey.