One of the best rivalries in the SJHL will resume at the Crescent Point Place tonight when the Estevan Bruins travel to Weyburn to meet the Red Wings.
The Red Wings have been a major thorn in the Bruins side over the past few seasons. The Bruins know that if they want to finish in the top 3 in the Sherwood Conference, they will need a better head to head record with the Red Wings.
The Bruins offence have been lead by the top three scorers in the SJHL Calder Neufeld, Dylan Smith and Cole Olson. The three have enjoyed success with their ability of moving the puck smoothly to each other, it seems like all of their goals have been a result of a great pass from another player. The Neufeld-Olson-Smith line is a big reason for the Bruins power play success this season, and it's hard to imagine the Red Wings picking up a win on home ice without limiting the top line.
The Austin Daae-Derek Whitehill-Josh Jelinski line has stepped up in the last couple of games, becoming a solid line at both ends of the ice. With teams beginning to focus more on the Olson-Neufeld-Smith line, these three will be expected to continue chipping in with some timely goals.
If I'm a betting man, I would expect Derek Tendler and Steven Glass will split the goaltending duties this weekend, but Keith Cassidy has shown that he's not afraid of playing his goalie in back to back games.
For the Red Wings to get a win tonight, they need a solid effort from Mitch Kilgore. Kilgore is regarded as one of the best goalies in the SJHL heading into the season, and he will need to limit the Bruins offence tonight.
Weyburn has only scored 18 goals in 7 games this season while the Bruins have scored 36 goals in their 7 games this season.
Opening faceoff tonight is 7:30, Game 2 of the back to back set will go tomorrow night at 7:30 at Spectra Place.
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