North Stars eager to get playoffs underway
After a week off, the Battlefords North Stars will kick off their quarter-final playoff series tonight against the Weyburn Red Wings at the Civic Centre.
The Wings edged the Melville Millionaires in the survivor series Wednesday night, thanks to rookie Cade Kowalski’s overtime winner in game three and goaltender Arik Weersink, who made 125 saves on 130 shots in the three games.
North Stars head coach Brandon Heck said those two players will definitely be factors in this series, but noted the bigger focus for the North Stars is on themselves.
“We want to watch and know our opponent, but we also want to play our game and not stray from that and adjust,” he said after Friday’s morning skate. “We want to make teams adjust to us.”