Mintos ready for Regionals; host Argos, Wild and Kings
The Prince Albert Mintos have been waiting for the Telus Cup Western Regionals to start since March 15.
They were eliminated then by the Battlefords Stars, swept in the second round of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League in three-straight games. The sweep followed a miraculous comeback the Mintos had over the Tisdale Trojans in the first round, erasing a 2-0 series defeat to win the best-of-five series 3-2.
Even though they were eliminated in the second round this year, the Mintos will have an important advantage: the tournament is at home. They posted a 14-4-3-1 record at the Art Hauser Centre this year and are hoping they can keep that advantage for this tournament.
“It should be a good atmosphere here. PA is a hockey town,” said Mintos assistant captain Loch Morrison, who is from Prince Albert. “It should be good for all the guys that are moving on and guys that are playing in the league next year to get noticed from scouts. It’s going to be good overall.”