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Big Six Playoffs underway

The Carlyle PureChem Cougars finished their final regular season game against the Bienfait Coalers on Friday, Feb. 3.
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                The Carlyle PureChem Cougars finished their final regular season game against the Bienfait Coalers on Friday, Feb. 3.

                The Coalers came out in the first with two goals: the first was an unassisted goal by Payden Benning and the second was by Chase McKersie assisted by Payden Benning and Jason Hengen.

                The Coalers went on a run in the second with five goals: Payden Benning earned his second assisted by Dustin Stepp, Dallas Kickley earned a goal assisted by Dylan Lay and Jason Hengen, Dylan Lay earned a goal assisted by Mason Benning and Dallas Kickley, Jason Hengen earned a goal assisted by Keegan Malaryk, and Payden Benning earned a hat trick assisted by Dustin Stepp and Chase McKersie.

                The Cougars fought in the second with Karlan Thompson earning a goal assisted by Phil Doucet and Mark Shaw. Phil Doucet found the net, assisted by Brent McLean and Cooper Fox. Mark Shaw also earned a goal in the second assisted by Joel Mack and Josh Hohn.

                Heading into the third the Cougars were down 7-3, but the Coalers earned two more goals: Tyson Price was assisted by Payden Benning, while Benning also earned a fourth goal in the game assisted by Dustin Steppe and Chase McKersie.

                The Cougars earned a final goal by Mark Shaw assisted by Kelly Currie and Phil Doucet. The final score was 9-4 for the Coalers.

                Playoffs will see crossovers between the East and West divisions with Bienfait (1st in West) to take on Oxbow (4th in East), Wawota (2nd in East) to take on Midale (3rd in West), Carnduff (3rd in East) will play Yellow Grass (2nd in West), and Redvers (1st in East) will take on Carlyle (4th in West).

                Redvers and Carlyle will battle out a best of five series with games held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, in Redvers; Tuesday, Feb. 14, head down to the rink in Carlyle for an 8:15 p.m. game; and the third game is scheduled in Redvers on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 8:30 p.m. If more than three games are needed to determine the outcome of the quarterfinals, then they will be scheduled as needed.

                Wawota will take on Midale on Friday, Feb. 10, in Wawota at 8 p.m.; Midale will then host on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m.; and their third game is scheduled in Wawota at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17.

                Currently leading the league as top scorers are Jordon Miller (Redvers) with 47 points; Justin Lamontagne (Wawota) with 41; Riley Riddell (Wawota) has 35; Drew Hoff (Redvers) has 34; he is followed by Brent Struble (Wawota) with 33; Payden Benning (Bienfait) climbed the ranks with 29 points; Brendan Vertefeuille (Yellow Grass) has 28; Dylan Herzberg (Bienfait) has 27; Matt Audette (Carnduff)  trails him by one at 26 points; and Brad Tomiski (Midale) is just behind him with 25 points.

                Top goalies include Landon Audet (Bienfait) with a GAA of 2.57. He’s followed by Thomas Bauche (Redvers) who has a GAA of 2.93, while Cody Dumaine follows closely with a 2.99 GAA. Rounding out the top four goalies in the league is Jackson Walliser (Bienfait) with a 3.14 GAA.

                Big Six teams are also competing in SHA Provincials with Bienfait taking on Milestone in Senior A Â鶹ÊÓƵ Quarterfinals; Carnduff is battling Grenfell in Senior B Â鶹ÊÓƵ Quarterfinals; Wawota is trailing Theodore in Senior C Â鶹ÊÓƵ Quarterfinals; Carlyle is taking on Ochapowace in Senior C Â鶹ÊÓƵ Quarterfinals; and Redvers is taking on Wilcox in Senior D Â鶹ÊÓƵ Quarterfinals. Visit: for more information on Provincials.

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