After three rounds of provincial playdowns, the Sundre atom A Huskies defeated the Carstairs Bruins on Sunday, Feb. 28 to win the Zone 6 championship banner, moving them on to provincials.
In the two-game series, the Huskies took Game 1 by a score of 3-1 and Game 2 5-4 to win the banner in front of a hometown crowd. The provincial tournament is scheduled from March 17-20 in Vegreville, where the team will face St. Paul, Rimbey and Provost in round-robin play.
The atom A Huskies play tier 1 in the North Central Minor Hockey Association league and have had a great season thus far with a regular season record of 11 wins, five losses and four ties. Finishing second place in the league, they received a first round bye and will start the second round of playoffs this weekend against league rival Stettler.
Coached by Ian Barnett, the Huskies have had an impact on their tier, with four players in the top 30 scorers, and goaltender Mavry Fluet topping the league with an impressive 1,200 minutes played and 0.88 save percentage.
To round out the season, the Huskies took the gold medal at the Crossfield Atom Tournament in January and received silver after a nail-biting final in their home tournament in December.
