The Selkirk Fishermen’s hopes of finishing in the top three of the Capital Region Junior Hockey League standings will come down to the final week of the regular season.
Last week, Selkirk fell in all three of its games, which dropped the club three points back of the La Broquerie Habs, the current third-place team.
Selkirk does hold a game in hand on the Habs, but will likely need to win out to move ahead.
Regardless, Selkirk will hold home-ice advantage in its first-round playoff series.
A potential opponent is the Arborg Ice Dawgs, the team that beat Selkirk 6-3 last Monday.
Ryan Dupont, Mason Volkart and Zach Lemire all scored for Selkirk, tying the game 3-3 early in the third period.
Arborg then turned to special teams, scoring two power-play goals and one shorthanded to cruise to victory at Arborg & District Arena.
Selkirk then looked for a rebound performance Tuesday but had no success in a 5-0 loss to the league-leading St. Malo Warriors at St. Jean Arena.
The Warriors led 1-0 through 20 minutes before icing things with a three-goal second period.
They added their fifth marker in the third to extend their lead atop the CRJHL.
Selkirk then returned to Selkirk Recreation Complex for the first time since Dec. 21 on Sunday afternoon, where it fell 3-2 to the second-place Beausejour Comets.
The Fishermen got on the board early with a Drake Vermeulen tally that broke the ice in the first.
Deacon Kemp then made it 2-0 for Selkirk before the Comets began their comeback.
They tied the game before the end of the second period and then netted the game-winner midway through the third.
With the loss, Selkirk dropped to 15-10-0-1-2 for 49 points through 28 games.
They will play two more this week ahead of the playoffs, both on home ice at Selkirk Recreation Complex.
Upcoming games:
Tuesday, Feb. 17 vs. North Winnipeg Satellites, 7:30 p.m., Selkirk Recreation Complex
Friday, Feb. 20 vs. Arborg Ice Dawgs, 7:30 p.m., Selkirk Recreation Complex
