North Stars wrap up regular season with 11th straight win
The Battlefords North Stars historic regular season came to an end with a 3-2 win over their biggest rivals as they set a new franchise record for fewest regulation losses in a season with 11.
After a 3-0 shutout over the Kindersley Klippers Friday, the North Stars went to the West Central Events Centre looking to finish off the home-and-home by sweeping the season series with their division rivals.
Things didn’t start off well for the North Stars. They had trouble connecting with passes in the first period. The Klippers hemmed the North Stars in their own zone for extended periods of time throughout the opening 20 minutes, before they were able to find the back of the net late in the frame.
Austin Calladine stepped around the North Stars defender at the blue line and came down the left wing with a lane to the net. He let go a perfectly placed wrist shot, beating Tyler Fuhr over the glove to give the Klippers the lead with under a minute and a half left in the period.