The Power will hit the road for the final two games of the regular season this weekend. Friday they will travel to Tomah to take on the Wisconsin Woodsmen at 7:15pm at Tomah Ice Center. Saturday they will travel to Wausau to take on the Cyclones at 7:10pm at Marathon Park. The Power can clinch first place in the Central Division on Friday with a win over the Woodsmen or a Wausau loss to Rochester. If neither of those happen, it will come down to Saturday’s match up with the Cyclones for Central Division title.
The Power is 33-8-2-2 in first place with 70 points. The Cyclones are 32-10-2-1 with 67 points in second place. Rochester sits in third place and the Woodsmen are the 4th playoff seed. The Power is 5-2 against the Woodsmen this season and 4-3 against the Cyclones. The Power is coming off a sweep of the Peoria Mustangs and will look to take that momentum into the final two regular season games before playoffs. Jace Fitzgerald was awarded second star of the week for his 7-point performance in Peoria. The Power is led in scoring by Andrew Browe (68 points), Jackson Hoem (51 points), Teagan Scheurer (38 points) and Mike Sobaski and Fitzgerald with 33 points each.
The Woodsmen are coming off a sweep of the St. Louis Jr. Blues. They are led in scoring by Hugh Deinema, Viktor Budik and Joshua Kauppinen. The Cyclones are coming off a win over the Rochester Grizzlies. They are led in scoring by Jake Garrow, John Kriz and Connor Dvorak.
“We’re looking forward to a great opportunity to clinch the Central Division title this weekend. And that’s all it is right now, is an opportunity. We will need to be on our game, play a strong 200-foot game, and take advantage of our opportunities. And God-willing, we get it done on Friday,” said Power Head Coach Jason Woods.
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The Power will have home ice advantage in the first round of the Fraser Cup playoffs. The first home game will be Thursday, March 13 at 6:30pm at Kettle Moraine Ice Center sponsored by Thrivent Financial. The first 250 fans will receive a free Power mug. All 16oz. beverages are only $4 with $3 Power Play drinks. The Power will be on the road to either Tomah or Rochester on Friday, March 14 and game three, if necessary, will be back at Kettle Moraine Ice Center on Saturday, March 15 at 8:00pm. General admission and All-inclusive Beverage tickets (playoff All-inclusive tickets include 4 beverages) can be purchased on-line HERE or at the door.
Wednesday, March 12, the Power will host a Playoff Push Meet & Greet at Mac 15 Sports, 121 S. Main St. West Bend. from 6:00-7:30pm. Power playoff t-shirts (fundraiser to help offset playoff costs) will be available, along with raffles, playoff ticket giveaways, player autographs and more. Playoff t-shirts will also be available at the playoff game on Thursday, March 13.
All games will be broadcast on NA TV.
