Innisfail and Wetaskiwin tied in North Central Hockey League semifinal series

The Innisfail Eagles and the Wetaskiwin Longhorns are deadlocked at 1-game each in their best-of-five North Central Senior Men’s AA Hockey League semifinal series.

The Birds (11-4-1) lost Game 1 to the Longhorns (13-3-0) by the score of 5-1 on Saturday in Wetaskiwin, but bounced back to take Game 2 by a 3-2 count in Innisfail on Sunday.

Game 3 is set for March 1st in Wetaskiwin. Game 4 will be played in Innisfail on March 2nd at 5pm. If necessary, a fifth and deciding game would be hosted by the Longhorns on March 8th.

Meanwhile, the league’s other semifinal series has the Lacombe Generals (14-2-0) up 2 games to none on the Stony Plain Eagles (11-5-0). The Generals will go for the sweep when they host Stony Plain for Game 3 on Friday in Lacombe.

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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