SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN - The Redvers Rockets have advanced to the Hockey Saskatchewan Senior D final.
The Rockets defeated the Foam Lake Flyers 7-6 on Saturday in Redvers to sweep the best-of-three provincial series in two games. Redvers will play Macklin in the provincial final.
Blair Toms scored the winner with 4:14 to play in the third period to wrap up the scoring in a back-and-forth Game 2. Drew Hoff and Travis Poirier each had two goals for Redvers, and Presten Kopeck and Jordon Miller had the Rockets' other goals.
Thomas Bauche was in goal for the Rockets.
Redvers won Game 1 4-3 in double overtime on March 9 in Foam Lake.
Meanwhile, the Carnduff Red Devils saw their provincial bid come to an end when they lost their best-of-three Senior C south final series in three games to the Kyle Elks.
Kyle won Game 2 4-0 on Saturday in Kyle, and Game 3 10-0 the following day, also in Kyle.
The Red Devils took Game 1 6-3 in Carnduff on March 9.
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In the Big Six Hockey League final, the Moosomin Rangers defeated Redvers 3-2 on Friday night to take a 1-0 series lead in the best-of-five clash.
Jordon Miller opened the scoring 4:25 into the first period for a 1-0 Redvers lead, but Carter Sawchuk replied with less than two minutes to play in the first. Bud Holloway's goal for Moosomin was the lone goal of the second.
Colby Potapinski scored in the third to tie the game, but Sawchuk's second of the game with 2:08 to play in regulation lifted the Rangers to victory.
Cody Matthewson (Redvers) and Kyler Beckett (Moosomin) were the goalies.
Game 2 will be March 21 in Moosomin. Game 3 is March 25 in Redvers. Game 4, if necessary, would be March 27 in Moosomin, and Game 5 would be March 28 in Redvers. All games are to start at 8 p.m.
