The Yorkton Terriers defeated the La Ronge Ice Wolves 4-3, in overtime, last night just one night after La Ronge posted their own 4-3 overtime win.
The series is tied at 2 with game five on Friday night in La Ronge and game six back in Yorkton on Sunday at 6pm (note the start time).
After two games, I tipped my hat to Devin Peters, who pretty much stole game two for the Terriers in a 3-0 decision. Today, I'm doing the same for Adam Bartko, who made some highlight reel stops in game three that allowed La Ronge to take the series lead.
Defenseman Dayton Fossum continues to cement his position as the best blueliner on the ice for either side. He's seeing upwards of 30 minutes or more of ice time per game and he broke up a 3-on-1 last night that looked impossible to stop. Further, Fossum's ability to jump into the play without sacrificing his defense is uncanny. In fact, if I had a vote for MVP of the playoffs, I would give it to Fossum despite Robbie Ciolfi's 13-goals and the pile of points put up by the line of Carre-Herauf-Eggum.
The Ice Wolves sorely miss Doug Lindensmith and his 98 regular season points; but the Terriers miss Brent Struble just as much. Struble didn't have the eye popping numbers of Lindensmith, but in a series where the superstars are forced to get greasy in the corners, Struble would have fit perfectly in this series.
Yorkton forwards Justin Buzzeo and Jeremy Boyer finally broke out last night. It was Buzzeo's solid work in the corner during overtime that produced the loose puck to squirt out to the middle, allowing Boyer to show off one of the best shots in Junior 'A' hockey, giving the Terriers new life in the series.
One of the more fun one-on-one battles in this series has been Marc-Andre Carre vs. Devon McMullen. McMullen gives Carre almost a full foot in size; but he's not afraid to go toe-to-toe with him.
Clarke Breitkreuz has discovered a way to make the temperatures rise for a few of the La Ronge players.
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