North Stars getting ready for weekend series against La Ronge
After beating the Nipawin Hawks this past weekend, the Battlefords North Stars are now getting ready for a two-game series this weekend against the La Ronge Ice Wolves at the Access Communications Centre.
The Ice Wolves had a decent start to the season, boasting a 2-1-1 record, grabbing wins against the Niapwin Hawks and Flin Flon Bombers. Their losses came from a 3-2 OT loss to defending champions, Melfort Mustangs and a 5-2 loss in a rematch against the Bombers this past Saturday.
After failing to make the playoffs last season and falling to second last in league standings with a 16-35-3-2 record, the Ice Wolves are looking to make a bang this season and they already have by getting off to a better start than the year prior with veterans like Mason Bueckert and Zane Normand stepping up.
Last season, Bueckert was the Ice Wolves leading scorer with 20 goals and 43 assists for 63 points. This season, he already notched one goal and four assists for five points in just four games. For Normand, he has already made impressive progress from last season, where he only had five goals and 10 assists in 48 games. Already this season, he has the most goals on the team with three and has scored in all three games he has played in.