SWHL This Week; Playoff Week 5

Sask West This Week 

Only one league game on the docket as Game 3 of the best of 5 between the Macklin Mohawks and the Wilkie Outlaws took place Sunday night at the SaskCan Community Centre where the Outlaws came away with the 4-1 win and win the series 3-0. 

Wilkie struck first off the stick of Rick Cey, giving them the 1-0 lead which held after 1 period. Cey and Ryne Keller would extend that lead to 3-0, and in the third, Cey made the hats rain to further add to the lead. An unassisted marker by Brian Hillis would break up the shutout but it was as close as the Mohawks would get. 

Trevor Martin stopped 41 of 45 shots in the loss, while Jared Herle stopped 34 of 35 shots in the win. 

Wilkie awaits the winner of the Kindersley Klippers/Hafford Hawks series. That matchup is tied at 1 in the best of 5. 

In Provincial action, the Macklin Mohawks travelled south to Eston to play game 2 of their Senior ‘D’ North semifinal against the Ramblers. It was the Mohawks coming away with the 7-3 victory and winning the best of 3 series 2-0. Macklin will now play the Shellbrook Elks of the Twin Rivers Hockey League or the Delisle Bruins of the Sask Valley Hockey League. Game 3 of the Bruins/Elks series is set for Tuesday March 5th in Delisle. 

The Wilkie Outlaws/Dinsmore Dynamos scheduled for Saturday in Dinsmore was postponed due to the massive snowstorm that swept through central and southern Saskatchewan. Game 1 of the series will now happen Friday, March 1st at 8:30pm in Dinsmore, while Game 2 is set for Saturday, March 2nd at 8pm in Wilkie. Game 3, if needed, is TBA.  

The Kindersley Klippers/Kenaston Blizzards games meant for Saturday night was also postponed due to the massive snowstorm. Make up dates have been set for Tuesday March 5th at 8pm in Kenaston and Wednesday March 6th (if needed) in Kindersley at 8:30pm. The Klippers lead the series 1-0.