The Red River Wild opened their South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League quarterfinal with a 5-3 win over the Morden Bombers on Sunday afternoon to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-five series.
Game 2 moves to Morden on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 8:30 p.m., followed by Game 3 back in Red River on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. If necessary, Game 4 is scheduled for Feb. 21 in Morden and Game 5 Feb. 24 in Red River.
The playoff matchup features the fourth-place Wild (10-6-2) against the fifth-place Bombers (8-9-1), part of the SEMHL’s opening round following the completion of the Survivor Series.
Notre Dame secured its quarterfinal berth by sweeping the Carman Beavers in the best-of-three Survivor Series, posting 7-4 victories on Feb. 12 in Carman and Feb. 14 on home ice.
The Hawks now face the top-seeded Winkler Royals, with Game 1 set for Sunday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Winkler and Game 2 scheduled for Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m., also in Winkler.
Elsewhere in the league, the Springfield Winterhawks meet the Portage Islanders while the Ile des Chenes Northstars take on the Warren Mercs.
Red River now holds the early edge as the series shifts to Morden with three games scheduled over five days.
