The Carstar Okotoks Bisons are down 1-0 after their first tangle with the Sylvan Lake Wranglers in the 2025 HJHL championship final.
The two teams faced off in game 1 of the five-game series on Friday (March 21) in Sylvan Lake, resulting in a 4-2 win for the home team.
Goals from Caden Scott and Sam Callahan left the Bisons with a promising 2-0 lead at the end of the first period, but the Wranglers soon caught up.
Sylvan Lake evened the score, putting away two in the second.
A hard-fought third period fell off for the Bisons when Sylvan Lake landed a powerplay goal just before the 18-minute mark, with the final nail in the coffin being an empty netter for the Wranglers with seconds left on the clock.
The Bisons will host game two at the Murray Arena on Sunday, March 23 at 3:00 p.m.