It is the weekend that everyone has been waiting for, with two of the most exciting teams in the SJHL ready to go head to head.
The red hot Flin Flon Bombers will host the high flying Weyburn Red Wings in a pair of games tonight and tomorrow at the Whitney Forum.
The Bombers just wrapped up a very successful 4 game road trip where they were able to collect 7 out of a possible 8 points. The only blemish was a 3 to 2 OT loss to the Wings, which was their only loss in the entire month of January.
Weyburn has beaten Flin Flon in both matchups so far this season and have actually taken 9 of the last 12 meetings head to head, including last Spring's SJHL Semi Final in 6 games.
For what ever reason, Weyburn has had the Bombers number especially at the Whitney Forum winning 4 of the last 5 games.
Saying that, the Bombers are really rolling this year with the best record in the league at 31-9-1-1, good for 64 points. Not to mention they are a perfect 18-0 at home but should get a really good test this weekend.
The Wings are sitting third overall at 26-13-1-2 and are currently two points behind second place Battleford and just one point up on the fourth place Yorkton Terriers and Nipawin Hawks.
This is a huge weekend for Weyburn who not only want to get closer to the Bombers, but stay ahead of Yorkton and Nipawin.
Weyburn has been a little inconsistent in their last ten games at 5-4-1 and are coming off a 2 to 0 loss in Nipawin on Wednesday. A good weekend in Flin Flon could really give them a big confidence boost down the stretch.
One of the big question marks for Flin Flon heading into the weekend will be the staus on injuries. The Bombers were down a number of players on the last road trip including Joey Lies, Sam Ward, Ryder Knutson, Maverick Deslisle and Landon Alexander.
Head Coach and GM, Mike Reagan was hoping to get a few guys back for this weekend but none have been confirmed so far for tonight.
These two teams line up for very good against one another and are two of the highest scoring teams in the league with Flin Flon leading the league in goals with 185 and have also given up the least with 104.
Weyburn is ranked fourth in goals for with 162 and are in the middle of the pack when it comes to goals against with 141.
The Wings are led offensively by the duo of Josh Sale and Lucas Schmid who were big parts of the Weyburn team that made it to the SJHL Final last Spring. The recently acquired Will Munro from Melfort has helped out offensively as well and has picked up 20 points in 19 games since coming over in the trade.
The Bombers continue to score by committee and this might be the most balanced team I have seen here for a very long time. Flin Flon has ten players in double figures in goals and continue to have the league's best powerplay at 26.8 %.
It should be a great weekend of hockey with what many people think could end up being the two teams in the league final.
No radio broadcast tonight but we are back at it tomorrow with the SJHL Pre Game Coach's Show at 7:10 and drop of the puck at 7:30 for Creighton Furniture.
