Chiefs fall to Lakers
Mario Prusina
Times Editor
In an extremely close series, the Wheatland Chiefs took the best team in the North Division to the distance.
The local double-A midget team forced the Sylvan Lake Lakers to a third and deciding game, before ultimately falling 5-3 in the winner-take-all contest.
The Chiefs dropped a 6-5 decision in Game 1 on March 1 in Sylvan Lake, before a heart-stopping 3-2 double overtime win on home ice in Game 2 on March 3.
Despite taking a 1-0 and 2-1 lead in Game 3 on March 5, the Chiefs allowed a pair of goals late in the first period en route to the loss.
Despite being eliminated from the SCAHL post season, the Chiefs are now preparing for the 2013 Midget Major AA Provincial Championship tournament March 21-24 in Whitecourt.