The Aberdeen Wings officially started their season last week during the NAHL Showcase in Blaine, Minn., but things will officially start to heat up on Friday night.
The Wings will host long-time rival Bismarck to open their home season at 7:15 p.m. at the Odde Ice Center. Puck drop is the same time on Saturday.
"Honestly, pretty much every where you go, there's a rivarly in our division, but I think this is one that takes a step ahead of a lot of the others," said Wings coach Steve Jennings. "There’s some history there between the teams, so for us, we really want to come out of the gates well against these guys."
The Wings split four games at the showcase. Jennings said that goaltending stood out as one of the most positive takeaways from the initial action.
"I think team identity takes a while to truly come out," he said, "especially while we’re still tweaking with the roster and all that stuff."
Speaking of the roster, this year's team is full of newcomers. Some co
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