The Parkland U15 Rangers have four more games in 2021 and another busy weekend is on tap for the club as they'll play half of those four, one on the road and one on home ice.
On Friday they welcome the Interlake Lightning to McCreary for a game at 6:30. The Lightning has struggled heavily this season getting out to a 3-10-1 start. The Rangers; meanwhile, are in sixth place as they're 9-4-3. Despite losing their last three games, Parkland still has seven wins in their last 11 games.
Tom White says the team is moving ahead with every practice and game.
"We're definitely taking steps forward," said White. "This is a good league so we have to be on our game every night and we're improving every time that we hit the ice."
Following Friday's game, the Rangers will hit the road for the Wheat City to challenge the first-place team in the league and a team that has completely dominated this season. The club plays the 17-0 Brandon Wheat Kings on Sunday, a team that has tallied 155 goals this season and that's 54 more than any other team. Brandon has also given up a league-low 39 goals against.
Brady Turko of McCreary has 17 goals and 39 assists for Brandon while Easton Odut of Dauphin has 21 goals and 38 assists. Brandon has scored at least 10 goals in their last four games and has outscored their opponents 55-8 in that time.
"Our guys in the room have had that game circled in their calendar since the start of the year," ended White. "They're chomping at the bit to get at it. With that said, we're not looking past Interlake, we have to take care of that game first."
Parkland plays at Credit Union Place again on Sunday, December 19.
