Up North

I'm currently settled in the Northern part of the province as the Bruins are ready to kick off a 4 game trip in La Ronge and Flin Flon tonight in La Ronge.

This trip is a real big measuring stick for the Bruin's season, and will go a long way to figure out where the Bruins finish in the standings.The Bruins begin the roadtrip 14 points back of Yorkton for top spot in the Sherwood. The Bruins do have 5 games in hand on the Terriers, but 4 of them will come off the board after this weeks road trip.

The Bruins were struggling heading into the showcase losing their previous 5, but emerged from the weekend in Weyburn with 3 points, but maybe more importantly the goaltending was solid. Not that Joel Danyluk or Shea Cooper were struggling badly, but with the team on the road for the next 4 games, playing against 2 tough teams, you are going to need solid goaltending, and both players played their best hockey over the last couple of weeks.

Tonight's game will be the first for Danyluk, and Ben Findlay back in La Ronge for the first time after winning the SJHL championship with the Ice Wolves. Even though they have gotten their championship rings and faced the Ice Wolves once in Estevan, I'm sure both players are going to have an extra jump in their games tonight.