Game 2 of the best-of-seven quarterfinal series between the Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings and Battlefords North Stars is about to get underway. Follow along here, or listen live on Country 106.7.
Warm-ups are over, and Dylan Fiessel and John Prette have the pregame show starting at 6:45. The puck drops at 7 p.m.
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1st Period
The first period is about to get underway. The game started with the presentation of the Rookie of the Year award to Max Chakrabarti by league commissioner Kyle McIntyre and the SJHL's Jamie Neugebauer.
11:54 remaining, 1st period: Back and forth action, with the North Stars slightly outchancing Weyburn 3-4. There have also been long stretches without any whistles.
9:36 remaining, 1st period: Colton Getzlaff opens the scoring for the North Stars as he takes a feed from Seth Dragan and puts it past Angelo Zol.
6:10 remaining, 1st period: Seth Dragan manages to somehow get the puck past Angelo Zol, and the North Stars go up 2-0.
1:57 remaining, 1st period: The North Stars are gaining the momentum as Getzlaff scores his second of the game to put the Battlefords up 3-0.
End of 1st Period: The North Stars are up 3-0. The Red Wings have their work cut out for them heading into the second. SOG: WRW 6 BAT 12
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2nd Period
19:03 remaining, 2nd period: It doesn't take long for the Red Wings to get things started in the period. Jerome Maharaj scores early, assisted by Jaxson Ruthven and Blake Betson.
18:02 remaining, 2nd period: The North Stars take the first penalty of the game as Getzlaff is called for cross checking.
14:30 remaining, 2nd period: The three goal lead is restored as Carter Geysen, assisted by Bryce Boughen and Lucas Schoenborn, scores for the North Stars.
13:21 remaining, 2nd period: The Red Wings take their first penalty of the game when Jerome Maharaj is called for cross checking.
12:05 remaining, 2nd period: A tripping penalty called on Elijah Anderson negates the power play for the North Stars, and gives the Red Wings an abbreviated man advantage
5:10 remaining, 2nd period: Weyburn gets another power play as Braden Nienaber is called for handling the puck off of a face-off.
14 seconds remaining, 2nd period: The Red Wings take a penalty as Cyprus Smith-Davis is called for cross-checking.
End of 2nd period: The North Stars are up 4-1, but the Red Wings showed a little jump in the middle period. SOG: WRW 11 (17), BAT 12 (24)
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3rd Period
16:59 remaining, 3rd period: Penalties to Jace Rask and Cyprus Smith-Davis mean two minutes of four-on-four hockey early into the third period.
13:39 remaining, 3rd period: Josh Karman puts a bullet from the top of the faceoff circle over the should of Justen Maric to make it 4-2. Josh Sale has the assist on the goal.
11:09 remaining, 3rd period: A hooking call against Seth Dragan puts the Red Wings back on to the power play.
2:47 remaining, 3rd period: Red Wings pull Zol in favour of an extra skater.
1:47 remaining, 3rd period: The North Stars put the game away when Gavin Granger scores on a long shot from his own zone on the empty net.
End of 3rd period: The North Stars hold on for a 5-2 win, tying the series up 1-1.