NORTH BATTLEFORD - The best-of-five final series for the title in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League continues this coming weekend.
Game three between the Meota Combines and the Turtleford Tigers goes Saturday night, March 12, at 8 p.m. at Access Communications Centre in North Battleford. The series then moves to Turtleford for game four on Sunday, March 13 at 8:30 p.m. in Turtleford.
The finals are tied at one game apiece after the two teams split on Friday and Saturday.
Game one went to the Combines last Friday night by a 4-2 score. The Combines got two goals from Riley Albert and a goal and an assist from Ty Anderson. Jayden Nachtegaele also got a goal in the win. The Tigers had goals from Austin McDonald and Isiah Morin.
Saturday night saw the Tigers even the series with a 3-2 overtime win in Turtleford. Austin McDonald had two goals and an assist and Garth Matvenko a goal and assist in the win. The Combines had goals from Riley Albert and Justin Waskewitch.
This is the first time the SPHL finals are being played in two seasons, and this will be the first time in three years that a league champion will be crowned — the last being the Battleford Beaver Blues in 2019. In 2020, the Combines had led the Beaver Blues two games to none when the finals were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
