DEVON
STONY PLAIN
WETASKIWIN
MORINVILLE
WESTLOCK
INNISFAIL
BONNYVILLE
CAMROSE
LACOMBE
| Team | GP | W | L | T | D | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacombe | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Wetaskiwin | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Innisfail | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Stony Plai.. | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Camrose | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Devon | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Bonnyville | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Westlock | 16 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Morinville | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
| Jake Mykitiuk (WET) | 31 |
| RJ Reed (WET) | 30 |
| Thomas Beretta (LAC) | 28 |
| Troy Maclise (LAC) | 25 |
| Colin Zimmer (LAC) | 24 |
| Cam Maclise (LAC) | 23 |
| Mike Marianchuk (INN) | 22 |
| Kruise Reddick (SPE) | 21 |
| Denis Cadrin (BVP) | 21 |
| Goalie | SV% |
|---|---|
| Connor Dobberthien (CAM) | .941 |
| Devin Buffalo (WET) | .939 |
| Kolter Pawlick (DVB) | .925 |
| Wade Waters (INN) | .921 |
| The Tale of the Tape |
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 The 28th edition of the NCHL's Vanberg Cup finals starts this weekend as the Lacombe Generals will host the Red Deer Rustlers in game 1 on Saturday night at the Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex. The finals series is a best of seven games. This is the first time these teams have met in the playoffs and they’ve played 6 times over the last 3 years during the regular season. Lacombe holds the advantage with a 4-2 series record. Red Deer comes into the finals having gone through 2 rounds of playoffs - they swept the 4th place Westlock Warriors in the quarterfinals, and then took out the defending Vanberg Cup champions Camrose Crush in 6 games in the semi finals. Lacombe has had an easier time as they had a first round bye thanks to their President's Cup winning regular season, then they swept the persistent Devon Barons in the semi finals. This series looks to promise some outstanding hockey over the next few weeks. Here is some statistical information pertaining to both teams:  There is no lack of star power on each of these teams. For the Rustlers, Tyler Berkholtz (NCHL MVP, 2 time Scoring Champ and 3 time 1st Team Allstar), defenseman Cory Pritz (2 time 1st team Allstar and last years Top Defenseman) and forward Dylan Houston (1st team Allstar). The Generals boast last season's Top Goaltender, NCHL MVP and 2 time 1st team allstar Mack Engel, 1st team allstar forward Cam Maclise, and last season's 2nd team allstar defenseman Craig Gans. The Rustlers Tim Vanstone leads all playoff scorers with 7-15-22 in 7 games. Mack Engel leads all goaltenders in the playoffs with a 2.24 average and a .913 save percentage, while the Rustlers Devon Carroll is 2nd (minimum 5 games played) with a 3.46 average and a .902 save percentage. Both teams will be missing players due to suspension - the Generals will be missing defenseman Blair Mulder for game one, while the Rustlers Dustin Claffey will miss game one and the ageless Peter Vandermeer will miss the first 2 games. |
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