It was one of the most entertaining games I have witnessed in a very long time as the Flin Flon Bombers and Weyburn Red Wings squared off in an epic game 7 showdown last night at the Whitney Forum.

 

Wyatt Stinton picked the perfect time to score his first of the playoffs,  when he was able to capitalize on one of the few Bomber powerplays.

 

Stinton took off down the left hand side of the ice, beat the Weyburn defenseman and fired a puck off a Weyburn defender that deflected past Wing netminder Joey Rocha for the only goal of the game.

 

This came with less than two minutes remaining in the first period and actually held up as the game winner as Flin Flon held on for a 1-0 win and take the thrilling SJHL Semi Final 4 games to 3.

 

Both goaltenders were outstanding once again as Bomber goalie  Charlie Tritt picked up his first SJHL playoff  shutout turning away all 26 shots fired in his direction. Wings netminder Joey Rocha was also rock solid and stopped 25 of 26, and was only beaten on the one deflection.

 

This was one of the most entertaining 1-nothing hockey games I have ever witnessed,  and both teams gave it everything they had and battled right to the final whistle. Fans got their money's worth on both centres for one of the best playoff series in recent memory.

 

There wasn't a lot of room either way last night,  and both teams put on a defensive gem with not a lot of quality chances either way at both ends of the ice.

 

I want to tip my hat to Weyburn Head Coach Cody Mapes and the rest of the Weyburn Red Wings who played a heck of a series and have nothing to hang their heads about.

 

Congratulations to the Flin Flon Bombers, despite of all their injuries were able to get to the league final for the fourth time in the last 5 years. This is also the 6th league final for Head Coach and GM Mike Reagan.

 

Maybe this will be the year the Bombers get it done and bring a league title back to the most deserving fans in the SJHL. Last night was an  unbelievable atmosphere and I felt our broadcast booth shake as the final seconds ticked down.

 

I have said it so many times, there is nothing like playoff hockey  at the Whitney Forum and the fans are a very big part of this team's success.

 

Flin Flon will now move on to the Canterra Seeds Cup Final and will face the Yorkton Terriers who also won their SJHL Semi Final in 7 games with a 6 to 3 victory over the Battleford Stars.

 

This is fitting because they were the top two teams in the regular season and will meet in the playoffs for the first time since 1989.

 

It all begins at the Whitney Forum with games one and two tomorrow and Saturday,  with the series shifting to Yorkton and the Westland Arena on Wednesday and Thursday of next week.

 

Full schedule can be seen at sjhl.ca