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By Michael Salmon

stars streak snapped

Palmarin OT winner ends Wolverines skid

Jan 18, 2026 | 12:33 AM

Vincent Palmarin got the job done 23 seconds into overtime as the Warman Wolverines ended a four-game losing skid with a 6-5 win over the Battlefords North Stars on Saturday night in North Battleford.

The Wolverines came into the back end of the home-and-home series having lost 4-3 on Friday at the Warman Home Centre Communiplex. Pherson Loehndorf began the scoring on the power play with his eighth goal of the season to put Warman on the board in the first period. Trey Markus followed up with his second goal in as many games and second in the SJHL, beating Kaeden Serpa to put the Wolverines up 2-0.

The tides were turned for a second straight night, this time by the North Stars, when Drew Williamson and Josh Knittig each found the back of the net to tie the score at two after one period of play, with the shots at 15 apiece.

The Wolverines got up and running to start the second when Carter Bergen netted his 10th of the season only for Kobe Sawyer to tie it again at 3-3. Adam Konowalchuk put the North Stars up for first time in the game with his 10th of the season but Vincent Palmarin helped the Wolverines get back on even terms late in the frame with his sixth of the season as the Wilcox, Sask., native tied the game at four through 40 minutes of play.

Bergen struck again in the third period to push Warman back in front, 5-4. Cole Hines answered the call for the North Stars, firing his fourth goal to send the game to overtime knotted at five.

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That’s where Palmarin put the game to rest with the second overtime winner in Warman Wolverines history, putting Warman in the win column for the second time since the calendar flipped to 2026. The captain reflected on the events leading to the game winner but pointed out that he was even more thrilled about the team celebrating the win.

“I was just cutting through the middle, I was debating on cutting back and letting the guys catch up and get some pace, but then I just saw a shot and I took it” Palmarin said. “It feels great and I’m just happy while the boys are happy.”

Warman Wolverines head coach and general manager Brett Pilkington said focusing on their strengths helped the team prevail. “We talked last night, that we’ve got to find some consistency. Tonight I thought for, you know, whatever it was, 61 minutes, we were pretty consistent and played our systems and our strengths, and so because of that we were in the game and then had ourselves an opportunity to win,” he said.

Nicholas Goodwin denied 38 of 43 shots faced, giving the Saskatoon native his first SJHL victory in five games played with the Wolverines, while Serpa denied 29 of 35 shots for the North Stars.

The Wolverines are still fourth in the Nutrien Division and 11th overall at 10-25-2. The North Stars who saw their win streak snapped at seven games, occupy second overall plus the top spot in the Nutrien Division at 22-8-5.

The Wolverines head back home for a game against the Nipawin Hawks next Friday at 7 p.m. Every Wolverines home and away game can be heard live on SaskNow.com.