Training season is over for the Lloydminster Bobcats.
Playing out of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, the boys in black and orange kick off regular-season action tomorrow night as they host the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (MOB) at the Centennial Civic Centre for a 7 p.m. puck drop.
The ‘Cats finished pre-season play with a 2-3 record after wins over the Bonnyville Pontiacs and the Camrose Kodiaks.
Their final exhibition game, played at home last Saturday, may have been a 10-8 win for the visiting Battleford North Stars of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League; nevertheless, the ‘Cats clawed back after finding themselves in trouble after the first frame.
The first period saw Bobcats’ goals from Gus El-Tahhan, Kade Fendelet and Caden Steinke. Battleford’s Bryce Boughen made it a 3-1 game.
Bobcats claw back
The North Stars scored five goals in the second period for a 6-3 lead going into the third. Battleford scored three more goals within the first 6:30 of the third. Down 9-3, the ‘Cats dug in, answering five goals of their own with two from Fendelet, two from Luke Fritz and one from Aidan LaRose.
The score is 9-8, two minutes remain on the scoreboard. The crowd of roughly 650 wants a Bobcats’ win, but Battleford’s Elijah Anderson put the nail in the coffin at 19:07 for a 10-8 final.
The ‘Cats host the MOB on Sept. 13 and Sept. 14 before a trip to Drumheller on Sept. 20.
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