Birds versus Barons in opening round of playoffs

The puck drops to start the North Central Senior Men’s AA Hockey League playoffs this weekend for the Innisfail Eagles.

The Birds finished in third place during the regular season with a record of 11-4-1 so they will face off with the sixth place Devon Barons in a best-of-five series.

The opening round of the playoffs begins tonight for Innisfail with Game 1 in Devon. The Eagles will then welcome the Barons to the Twin Arenas for Game 2 on Sunday at 2pm.

Devon had a record of 6-7-3 during the regular season.

Galen Hartviksen
Galen Hartviksen
Straight outta northwestern Ontario, Galen moved from his hometown of Thunder Bay to Alberta in 1998. After graduating from the broadcasting program at Mount Royal College (Class of 2003), it was off to the Town of Olds for the launch of the independent radio station (CAB-K Broadcasting). A fan of all seasons, Galen has been News Director & the voice of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Olds Grizzlys on 96.5 CKFM/ROCK 104.5 for two decades and in 2024 he was excited to have the opportunity to join the team at Vista Radio and My Mountain View Now.

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