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Zarren Egesdal4 hours agoLast Updated: April 12, 2021
The North Iowa Bulls will have a chance once again to leave their mark on the national stage. The Bulls defeated Wilmar on Sunday evening 4-2 to win the West Divison playoff series in the decisive game three. It’s North Iowa’s seventh Fraser Cup tournament appearance in the past nine seasons. They won national titles in three of those appearances – 2013 (USA Hockey), 2014 (USA Hockey), 2016 (NA3HL/Silver Cup).
This is the final season for the Bulls in the NA3HL before moving up to the NAHL next season, taking over for their sister team, the Amarillo Bulls. Sunday, the Bulls said goodbye to Wilmar – who they have played for five seasons – along with their fans as this was the last home game of the season.
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After postponements and re-scheduled games, all eight teams in the East Division played at least one game last week. The New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres, and Philadelphia Flyers have all resumed play. This ended up with some very short weeks of games for some of the East Division teams, but getting everyone active again was important. It means a more compact schedule for the East in an already compact 56-game regular season. And it will be more apparent next week.
Despite the loss, the Boston Bruins remain atop the East Division standings in both points and point percentages. They will be heavily featured on national television this evening in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Perhaps they will show why they are not only first in the East but arguably among the best teams in the entire NHL. We shall see. But business will pick up from Sunday onward. Here are the standings ahead of today’s games: