The High River Flyers are in a must-win situation Friday night.
They take on the Strathmore Wheatland Kings in game two of their best of three first-round series.
The Wheaties beat the Flyers 5-1 in the first game in Strathmore on Tuesday night.
If the Flyers win tonight they'll force the series-deciding game Saturday night in Strathmore.
Strathmore has home-ice advantage as they finished in fourth place in the south division in the Heritage Junior B league.
They've had a pretty balanced regular season against one another with High River winning two of the five games played.
In Okotoks, the Bisons get to rest this weekend as they have a bye in the first round.
They finished in first place overall with a 33-2-1 record.
They'll face off against the winner of the Kainai Junior Braves - Coaldale Copperheads first-round series.
The Lomond Lakers did not qualify for playoffs.
Sat, Apr 20, 12:00 PM
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