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The series between the North Stars and Terriers will go back to Yorkton on Saturday for game five. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)
BLOWOUT LOSS

Yorkton Terriers tie the series with a 7-2 win over the North Stars

Apr 9, 2026 | 12:35 AM

The Sask. Junior Hockey League (SJHL) semifinals between the Battlefords North Stars is guaranteed to go at least six games after the Terriers tied the series at 2-2 with a dominant 7-2 win. 

Yorkton got on the board first when Vinay Junek brought the puck towards the net from the corner, scoring on the backhand to put the Terriers up 1-0 on the power play at the 6:10 mark of the first period. 

Later at 15:15, Jye Zawatsky scored his third goal in the series from the slot to double the lead and send Yorkton into the second period up 2-0. 

After one: 2-0 Terriers 

Raiden Zacharias cut the lead to 2-1 just 2:04 into the second period. His shot was initially saved by Callum Creig, but it popped into the air before landing behind Creig and into the net. 

At 8:47, Gavin Bartha restored the two-goal lead for the Terriers, taking a pass in tight from Junek and scoring top shelf and giving the Terriers a 3-1 lead. 

Bartha doubled down at 13:25 on the power play. William Leonard was stopped by the pad of Spencer Michnik, but Bartha grabbed the rebound and scored to make it 4-1. 

Thomas Ries scored the Terriers third power play goal of the game, sliding the puck past Michnik in the final minute of the second period at 19:13. 

After two: 5-1 Terriers 

Kaeden Serpa started the third period in net for the North Stars, but the Terriers continued to pour it on. 

At 12:09, Cash Lanigan scored top shelf on the far side to make it 6-1 Terriers, before Gabriel Courchesne made it 7-1 at 13:14. 

Alessio Nardelli scored after walking into the zone at 17:25, but it was too little, too late as the Terriers evened up the series with a landslide victory. 

Final score: 7-2 Terriers 

Series: Tied 2-2 

A big factor in the win for the Terriers was winning the special teams battle, as Yorkton went 3-6 on the power play and the North Stars went 0-5 on the man advantage. 

The series goes back to Yorkton on April 11 for a crucial game five. The winner on Saturday will get within a win of moving on to the Canterra Seeds Cup finals. 

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Ryan.Lambert@pattisonmedia.com