Weekend Recap: February 7th-8th

It was a light weekend in the NJHL, but excitement continues to build toward the playoffs, which start at the beginning of March! The Lac La Biche Lakers continued their winning ways, sweeping the Northern Alberta Lightning in a home and home, including a close 5-4 win in Mayerthorpe on Sunday. The Vulcan Rampage and Clareshom Thunder also had a home and home, with Vulcan winning both contests, including a 6-1 win at home on Saturday, led by a Nikylo Emerson hat trick. Other games saw the Crowsnest Crush defeat the Rampage 4-3 on Friday in a nail biter, with Crowsnest tying the contest with under 5 to go, then winning with a Ryan Burrows shootout goal. The action was rounded out by an Edson Eagles home game 6-1 win against the visiting Redwater Pioneers, with Ryan Schnider enjoying a 4 goal effort.