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Cougars complete weekend sweep of Brandon Valley

Brady Huff, of the Aberdeen Cougars, center, skates with the puck as Brandon Valley’s Caleb Poncelet defends from behind during Saturday’s game at the Odde Ice Center. Huff had a pair of assists in a victory over Brandon Valley on Sunday. Photo by John Davis taken 2/4/2023
The Aberdeen Cougars saved their best for last Sunday afternoon at the Odde Ice Center. The Cougars scored three goals in the final 10 minutes to record a 7-4 boys' hockey victory to complete a weekend sweep over the Brandon Valley Ice Cats. The Cougars have now won six games in a row. "It seems like the third period for us, especially the last 10 minutes, we actually played with some pace and intensity," said Cougars coach Jeremey Backous. "We were buzzing the offensive zone for a while, it’s just we have to figure out a way to be able to bring that sort of effort from the initial puck drop and we did not have that today." Devon Fischbach broke a 4-4 tie on a goal with 9:41 remaining and then added an insurance goal less than five minutes later. Micah Kranzler capped the surge win a goal with 2:37 left for the final margin of difference. "Towards the end of the game, the boys starting picking it up," said Cougars captain Brady Huff. "We have a couple of guys that can sco

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