Just two more games remaining for the Flin Flon Bombers before we flip the calender to 2026.
Flin Flon will close out 2025 with a home and home with the Laronge Ice Wolves who they have not seen since opening weekend.
These are two teams going in opposite directions as the Bombers are 19-9-0-1, second overall with 39 points while Laronge is 6-17-2-1 and are in the basement with 15 points.
This may look like a mismatch on paper, but we all know that anyone can beat anyone on a given night in the SJHL, and the Wolves will be pumped and hungry to knock off their Northern rivals.
Flin Flon did win the two meetings to start the season by scores of 9 to 4 and 5 to 1back in September and both teams have made changes since then especially Laronge.
The Wolves didn't have their Captain Zane Normand in the lineup and hadn't acquired one of their better snipers in Evan Cook who didn't arrive til October. Both these players should make a difference in the head to head games with the Bombers this weekend.
Flin Flon continues to be led offensively by two veteran 20 year old's in Joey Lies and Reid Arberry. They have combined for 57 points and both are in double figures for goals. Lies leads the way with 16 and Arberry has 12.
Specialty teams could be a factor this weekend as the Bombers have the league's fourth best powerplay at 22.8 %, while the Wolves are last at just 8 %. The Bomber Penalty Kill is 6th at 82.8 % with the Wolves 12th at 70.4 %.
Numbers do tell the story, but I expect the Wolves to be motivated and if they could pull off the upset tonight and this weekend, it could end up turning their season around.
Coach Kaminski will have his team ready to go and a good crowd is expected tonight at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre with puck drop at 7:30pm. No radio broadcast tonight as this game will be broadcast on Sasktel TV Province wide.
We will have the rematch from the Whitney Forum tomorrow on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com, beginning with the Great North GM Coach's Show at 7:10 and drop of the puck for Creighton Furniture at 7:30.
Don't forget to bring your Teddy Bears and stuffed animals to the rink for the annual Northland Ford Teddy Bear Toss tomorrow night. When the Bombers score the first goal, you throw the Teddy Bears on the ice and they get collected and donated to the Friendship Centre for their annual Christmas Gift Program.
