It’s almost playoff time for the Lloydminster Bobcats.
Playing out of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), the ‘Cats played their final regular-season home game on Friday, March 7, beating the Devon Xtreme 9-2.
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The Bobcats have their final two regular-season games this weekend against the Grande Prairie Storm. The ‘Cats will also face the Storm in the first round of AJHL playoff action.
Caden Steinke was first on the board at 4:15 in the opening frame before Devon’s Jason Huang got the equalizer at 2:44 in the second.
Jaxan Hopko, however, gave the ‘Cats a 2-1 lead under a minute later before Alessio Nardelli made it a 3-1 game.
Assistant captain Kade Fendelet followed with two goals of his own before the end of the second.
Gus El-Tahhan scored his 20th season goal two minutes into the third before Devon’s Tyson Baschuk made it 6-2.
Lloyd’s Kai Billey got his 15th goal of the season five minutes later making it 7-2 before Fendelet completed a hat trick with a shorthanded goal for an 8-2 lead.
El-Tahhan put the nail in the coffin at 17:05 in the third for a 9-2 Bobcats win.
The Bobcats start their best-of-seven series with the Grande Prairie Storm on the road on March 21.
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