Stars sweep Generals; nearly back to .500
After a “hairy” win on Saturday night on home ice against the Moose Jaw Generals, the Battlefords AAA Stars picked up another two points with a better performance in Sunday’s 5-2 win.
The pair of victories improved the Stars’ record to 9-10 this season, which currently gives them a three-point cushion for the eighth and final playoff spot.
“Our goal was to get to .500 by Christmas and we’re one below at the end of November. We’re pretty happy about that,” Stars head coach Norm Johnston said following Sunday’s win. “And we’ve got some guys really going hard. I know [Adam] Beckman has got points and [Ty] Mosimann and [Damon] McKenzie have got points, but look at the things that [Tye] Scherger is doing, look at what [Ian] Hillis is doing, look at what [Dylan] Esau is doing, look at what [Logan] Flodell is doing. Look at what those other kids are starting to do on our hockey team; they’re starting to come.”
It was a dicey start to the year for the Stars, who went 1-4 in their first five games, but Johnston is happy things finally seem to be progressing well.