Penetrators clinch home ice

Yellowknife (CP) After earning their 72nd point with a tie against their arch rival the Washington Definace on Day 117, the Penetrators have earned home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. ‘There’s still a lot of hockey left,’ said Hannan, ‘our next goal is to earn that first round bye and go from there.’ While some may not see the importance of a first round bye please refer them to the Aviators (sorry Richard), Gargoyles and the Red Wings who all had excellent regular seasons only to lose in the first round.

YDP has earned 7 of a possible 10 points in their past 5 games. With the exception of the one poor performance against the Freeze, YDP has played a relatively sound defensive game giving up 5 goals in 4 games. ‘We had a real good chance to take 2 points from the Defiance the other night but we’ll settle with 1 for now,’ said Sakic. With only 8 games left in the regular season the boys will need 11 points to secure a first round bye. ‘The bye would be nice, but our focus is against the Purge tomorrow night,’ said Brind’Amour.

Ima Dumass (CP)

Day 109 – Penetrators 3 – Purge 0
Day 110 – Freeze 8 – Penetrators 1
Day 113 – Penetrators 2 – Reapers 1
Day 115 – Penetrators 3 – T-Men 1

Day 117 – Defiance 3 - Penetrators 3