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Regular Season over….The Avonlea Arrows defeated the Strasbourg Maroons in the last regular season game of the year 6-1 and clinched fifth place. The Arrows got two goals from both Dayton Picard and Kyle Oleniuk. Picard’s second goal was shorthanded and he ended up leading the league this year with three shorthanded goals. James Dombowsky and Kristian Brook also scored for the Arrows.

Bulldogs clinch first place….The Bethune Bulldogs have clinched first place with two victories over the Lumsden Monarchs this past week. On Tuesday evening in Lumsden they defeated the Monarchs 10-4 and on Saturday evening in Bethune won 9-4. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 15-1-2 record and have a bye into the semi-finals.

There were only four games this past week in the HHL. Last Wednesday evening the Bethune Bulldogs added to their first place lead in the standings with a 6-1 victory over the Avonlea Arrows in Bethune.  Jake Ulmer scored the first four goals of the game for the Bulldogs that included two power play goals. Shea Van Luven would score the final two goals. Kyle Oleniuk scored for the Arrows.

Bethune continues to lead HHL standings with Raymore and Lumsden close behind…the Bethune Bulldogs (12-1-2) lost their first game in regulation this season to the Raymore Rockets last Wednesday evening in Raymore 9-1 but bounced back with an 8-2 victory over the Cupar Canucks in Cupar on Friday evening.

Rockets win two on the weekend….The Raymore Rockets defeated the Wynyard Monarchs 9-6 at home on Friday evening and then defeated the Avonlea Arrows in Avonlea on Saturday evening 4-2 to get to within three points of the first place Bethune Bulldogs.

The HHL was back in action this past Wednesday evening as the Raymore Rockets were in Bethune to play the first place Bulldogs. Mike Reich scored on the power play late in the first and then got his second goal of the evening early in the second period. Paul Alber’s would score the third Bulldog goal and half way through the game it was 3-0 for the Bulldogs.

On Friday evening in Raymore the Rockets had their hands full with the Cupar Canucks. Elliot Hubick scored just 1:21 into the first period to give the Canucks the lead. The Rockets would then get two goals from Tyrell Shulko and a goal from Cody Mapes to go up 3-1 after one period. The Canucks would tie the game early in the second period as Brett Boha would score twice including once on the power play.

This past Tuesday evening  Travis Bosch stopped 38 of 39 shots and Tyrell Shulko scored three times as the Raymore Rockets held on to second place with a 4-1 victory over the Lumsden Monarchs. Cody Mapes scored Raymore’s other goal on the power play in the second period that ended up being the winning goal. Jared Adams scored Lumsden’s lone goal on the power play in the second period. Will Hood stopped 40 of 44 shots in net for the Monarchs.

Cupar Canucks win first game of year…Showdown in Lumsden…Wynyard wins pair in Avonlea...The Cupar Canucks won their first game of the year with a 7-4 victory over the Strasbourg Maroons on Friday evening in Cupar.