Bobcat Weekend Preview: Cats Wrap Road Schedule at Wilderness
Matchups: Bismarck Bobcats (28-25-3, 3rd Central) vs. Minnesota Wilderness (36-13-6, T-1st Midwest)
Games: Friday, March 20, 7:05pm; Saturday, March 21, 7:05pm
Place: Northwoods Credit Union Arena, Cloquet, Minn.
This Year: Bobcats lead 4-2-0
All-Time: Wilderness lead Bobcats 4-2-2
Radio: SuperTalk 1270 AM, 6:40pm both nights
Internet TV: http://NAHL.FASTHockey.com, 6:40pm both nights
CLOQUET, MN – The Bismarck Bobcats will play their final away games of the 2014-15 regular season with a pair of interdivision contests against the Minnesota Wilderness.
As they did in their last two outings, the Bobcats have a chance to lock up the third seed in the Central Division playoffs with just one win.
Thanks to a Thursday win over the in-state rival Magicians, Minnesota sits deadlocked with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs for the top spot in the Midwest. The Wilderness, however, have a game-in-hand on the Ice Dogs in the final two weeks of regular season play.
Through 25 home contests, the Wilderness are an impressive 19-4-2 at the “Lumberdome.”
Recently committed to the University of Minnesota, Darian Romanko continues to carry the torch for the Wilderness, having contributed an eye-popping seven goals and nine assists in his last eight games—including a natural hat trick against the Cats on February 27.
Bobcat co-captain Evan Giesler remains atop the team’s point standings with 28 goals and 21 assists—also good for the team lead in goals and tied for third league-wide in that category.
The Cats will look to get their offense back on track heading into the postseason, having only scored six goals in their last four games—including suffering a pair of shutouts in that span.
Live coverage of Friday’s weekend opener will start at 6:40pm locally on SuperTalk 1270, KLXX-AM, the radio home of Bobcat Hockey, and worldwide online at NAHL.FASTHockey.com, the official web television partner of the North American Hockey League.
Stay tuned to BismarckBobcats.com later this week for 2015 Robertson Cup Playoff ticket information!
