Weyburn poses solid challenge for North Stars
It may be the first place team against the eighth place team on paper, but the Battlefords North Stars know they have their hands full in their first playoff matchup.
The Weyburn Red Wings split the season series with Battlefords, winning 4-3 in October and 2-1 in overtime in January, while falling to the North Stars 2-1 twice in January, once at home and once at the Civic Centre.
That means every single head-to-head matchup this season was a one-goal game.
“They’re a team that’s willing to block shots and make it hard on other teams,” North Stars head coach Nate Bedford said about the upcoming series. “They [had] good goaltending through all the four games we played them. I think they match lines real well. I just think they played four real good 60-minute hockey games. When things weren’t easy we found it tough to fight through that adversity so kudos to them.”