--Waywayseecappo has gone 9-0-0-and-1 in their last ten and it appears as though they will send the Neepawa Natives to a non-playoff finish. I will have more to say on the Natives at a later date. I have watched them with great interest this year. I wouldn't know their head coach if I walked by him on the street, but I know he generates a lot of emotion from the people around him. And, the team was built at the start of the season to be a contender for a league championship. This has to be a crushing way to end the year.
--It was reported by the Swan Valley Star and Times at the start of the season that the OCN Blizzard needed a successful year for a number of reasons. On the ice, the results are there. I haven't seen them this year, but it looks like they win with good goaltending and a balanced attack. They will be very tough come playoff time.
--In a sign of things to come, possibly, the La Ronge Ice Wolves beat Melfort 3-1 last night. They outshot the Mustangs 55-31. Melfort, according to the game sheet, got physical towards the end as Cody Hanson took three roughing penalties in the third period alone. For the benefit of all fans, a Melfort-La Ronge best of seven series in the Bauer Conference final would be a big time treat.
--If I'm Weyburn or Estevan, I'm really cheering for the Melville Millionaires right now. If Notre Dame is successful at catching the Mils for the fifth and final playoff spot in the Sherwood Conference, I am predicting an upset in the 4th vs. 5th series. Russell Abbott is that good.
--Yorkton Terriers look to be back in stride. Come playoff time, it's expected that Robbie Ciolfi, Zak Majkowski, Blaine Tendler, and Devin Peters should all be ready. A real good team is about to get even better. As good as a Melfort-La Ronge series would be, a Yorkton-Kindersley rematch of last year's Sherwood Conference final would also be a dandy.
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