The Red Deer Rustlers are off to the second round of the North Central Senior AA Hockey League playoffs.
Red Deer beat the Sylvan Lake Pirates 6-1 Saturday to win the best-of-five series in a three-game sweep.
They jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period of Game 3 Saturday, with goals from Connor Patchett, Jonny Li and Riley Kloss.
In the second, Ryan Ekdahl and Mike Dempster added tallies and Kyle Pess finished off the scoring in the third. Brett Bothwell got the win in the Rustlers net.
Rustlers up 5-1 to start the 3rd! Let’s close these guys out! pic.twitter.com/mq1VwKqzJ0
— Red Deer Senior AA Rustlers (@RDSrAARustlers) February 3, 2019
The Rustlers await their second-round opponent, as the Morinville Kings lead the Westlock Warriors 2-1 in the best-of-five series. The Eckville Eagles and Devon Barons will play a fifth and deciding game in their best-of-five series on Feb. 9 in Eckville.
Our little engine that could, Riley Kloss, was last night’s @BosBarRD Rustler of the Game! #SeniorRustlers pic.twitter.com/3BPOv2pbxm
— Red Deer Senior AA Rustlers (@RDSrAARustlers) February 3, 2019