The Hafford Hawks can win the SPHL championship at the Civic Centre tomorrow.
The Hawks won game three 5-2 at the Battleford Arena, setting up the potential for a series win tomorrow night.
Game one was in Hafford Friday, where the Hawks hadn’t lost a game all season.
Michael Pylypow lead the Combines to victory, as he scored two goals, added two assists and even dropped the gloves to complete the “Gordie Howe Hat Trick” in a 4-2 win.
Tyson Knight and Sean Leniuk also scored for the Combines, while Scott Linell and Ryan Scheafer answered for the Hawks.
Brett Miller also fought in game one as Darren Delainey and Dallas Simmonds answered the bell.
Game two at the Civic Centre Saturday night also saw Knight, Miller and Pylypow score for the Combines.
Delainey, Scheafer and Kyle Rivett, who scored twice, answered for the Hawks.
Hafford scored seven minutes into overtime in front of the largest crowd of the season for the Combines.
Despite being the top team during the regular season, the Hawks don’t have another playoff game at home this year.
Game three saw Delainey continue his hot streak, scoring once and adding two assists in the win.
Other goal scorers for Hafford were Linnell, Scheafer and Cody Ryan with two.
Scott Thompson and Lance Lamontagne each had a pair of assists for Hafford.
Miller and Pylypow answered for Meota, who now need a win tomorrow to send the series to a fifth and final game.
Scheafer vaulted himself into first in SPHL playoff scoring with 18 points during their run.
Delainey and Pylypow are second with 17 points each.
Should the Combines win Friday, game five will be at the Battleford Arena Saturday night.
