It was a long wait for hockey season to return in Saskatchewan, but the Battlefords Sharks are back.
The Sharks were in action at the Battleford Arena on the weekend as they began the preseason in the newly-renamed female U18 AAA division against the Prince Albert Bears.
Unfortunately the Sharks did not end up on the winning end of the scoreboard on Sunday, as they lost to the Bears 5-2. The Bears scored one in the first and three more unanswered in the second to build a 4-0 lead before the Sharks were able to respond.
The bulk of the Sharks' scoring came late in the game. Madison Guitard scored from Emma Tremblay with 3:09 remaining in the second to make it 4-1. In the third, the Bears restored a four goal lead before Madison Glynn scored with 11:27 to go from Lacey Schneider and Nicole Girolam to finish the scoring.
Both Yelena Zaleschuk and Emma Beckman split their time in the Sharks net. The Sharks outshot PA 29-22 but despite the good effort ended up on the short end of the scoreboard.
The Sharks鈥� next exhibition contest is Oct. 31 against the Saskatoon Stars, time and location to be determined. After that, their first scheduled regular season contest is to be at Prince Albert on Nov. 21.
