Farmers fall to Hartney

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Published on Thursday, October 29, 2015

File photo by Eoin Devereux. The Neepawa Tigers began the 2015-2016 THHL season with a loss to Hartney.

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The start of the Tiger Hills Hockey League regular season did not go as planned for the Neepawa Farmers, as the team found itself on the losing end of a 4-2 decision against the Hartney Blues. 

The game, played on Friday, Oct. 23 in Hartney, would see the Farmers get off to a strong start, scoring both their goals in the first period. Devon Spiess notched his first of the year midway through the opening frame, while Garett Rempel lit the lamp just over three minutes later, giving the Farmers a 2-1 lead heading into the second period.

Hartney would take over the tempo of the game in the second and third however, as Nick Cowan scored a pair of goals. Del Cowan added a lone goal for the Blues to secure Hartney’s first win of the season in their home opener.

In other opening night games across the Tiger Hills Hockey League, the Minnedosa Bombers made their league debut by defeating the Gladstone Lakers 6-5 in overtime, the Souris Elks doubled up defending league champions, the Deloraine Royals 4-2 and the Killarney Shamrocks dominated the Glenboro Nordics by a 10-3 margin.