Playoffs going according to plan for Gladstone Lakers

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

The playoffs appear to be playing out exactly as expected in the Tiger Hills Hockey League (THHL). In the first round, three of the four match-ups ended quickly, with 2-game-to-0 series sweeps for the higher ranked hockey clubs.

For the most part, it’s been much of the same in the next round, with Miniota/ Elkhorn and Minnedosa already advancing with impressive 3-game-to-0 series wins. Gladstone and Killarney, meanwhile, were on the cusp of moving on just before the Banner & Press publication deadline, as they each held 2-to-0 series leads. For the Gladstone Lakers, those wins were at the expense of the Neepawa Farmers.

notched the shutout, with 29 saves on the night.

The very next evening, these two clubs would go at it again, this time at the Yellowhead Centre in Neepawa. In this game, the first 40 minutes was a much more closely contested bit of action, with the Lakers holding a slim 4-3 lead going into the third. Yeroschak, Geddes and Toth all scored, once again for the Lakers, while Stephen Kleysen added his first of the series for Gladstone, as well. Neepawa, meanwhile, found its scoring touch through the efforts of Garrett Rempel, Brad Marshall and Kyle McDonald.