The Grande Prairie Storm are sitting pretty in the AJHL standings after a big shootout win in Whitecourt, clinching a playoff spot and keeping them in second place in the North Division as the league enters the late season.
During the game, both teams scored three in regular time, and after a scoreless OT, skaters lined up for the shootout. Storm forward Max Leduc scored the lone goal between the two teams, securing the win for Grande Prairie, making the Storm the third of only three playoff teams confirmed so far.
So far, the North Division’s first-place Whitecourt Wolverines, the South Division’s first-place Canmore Eagles, and the Grande Prairie Storm are the only teams who have secured themselves a spot in the postseason.
Since their win in Whitecourt, the Storm lost to the Lloydminster Bobcats during a tough-fought battle in Bonnetts Energy Centre that ended 4-1 in Lloyd’s favour.
