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Northstars Host Thrashers

The Norman Northstars have a tough weekend ahead of them as they prepare to host the Winnipeg Thrashers for a pair of games.

 

The Northstars are coming off their last road trip of the year, which saw them drop three games to the Wild, Capitals and Lightning. Despite the trio of losses, the Norman Northstars continued to see the emergence of rookie defenceman Jordan Pfoh. The 15-year-old Flin Flon, MB native has 14 points (7G, 7A) in his 44 games played. His big physical presence and leadership have been impressing fans and coaches alike over the season. Pfoh was recently listed by the MJHL's Waywayseecappo Wolverines.

 

The Thrashers, who are fighting to get home ice advantage in the upcoming playoffs, are coming off a 2-1 loss to the red-hot Southwest Cougars. They currently sit in sixth place in the Manitoba Midget "AAA" League with a record of 25-18-0-1. They are three points back of the Eastman Selects for fourth place.

 

The two teams have played twice this season, both times in Winnipeg at the Gateway Blue Arena. On November 12th, the Thrashers edged the Northstars 4-3 in a very close and tightly contested affair. The next game the two teams played, on November 25th, the Winnipeg side came to play, and trounced the Nor-Man squad 10-4.

 

The Thrashers are led offensively by Josiah Vanderhooft, who leads the team with 41 points (22G, 19A) in 44 games. Kelowna Rockets 2015 draft pick Reid Robertson is second on the team with 40 points (18G, 22A).

 

The Pas native and OCN Blizzard prospect Hunter Rambow continues to lead the Norman Northstars with 33 points (11G, 22A) in 43 games. Flin Flon's Mitchell Reid leads the team with 18 goals.

 

The first game will be played at the C.A. Nesbitt arena tonight at 7:30pm. If you can't make it to tonight’s game, it will be broadcast live on 102.9 CHTM starting at 7:25pm.

 

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