Outlaws headed to provincial ‘A’ final
While the town is in the midst of Kraft Hockeyville 2017 voting, the Wilkie Outlaws men’s senior team has advanced to the finals of the ‘A’ provincial bracket after a 5-4 win over Kindersley on Saturday.
With the win, Wilkie swept Kindersley 2-0 as they won 7-4 in game one. It was the first time in these provincials that the Outlaws won in two straight, something that coach and defenceman Derek Keller said had to do with familiarity.
“We knew exactly what we were going to be up against,” Keller said of the Kindersley Red Lions, whom Wilkie defeated in the semifinals of the Sask West Hockey League playoffs not long ago, although the teams were not exactly the same. “We showed up and were ready to play both games.”
Saturday’s game was everything a fan could have asked for, other than perhaps overtime. There were multiple lead changes and the game-winning-goal was scored not long before the final buzzer.