Wheat Kings beat St. Paul then outplay but lose to first-place Ice on weekend

The Killam Wheat Kings of the NEAJBHL split their games on the weekend.

The team travelled to St. Paul on Friday, Jan. 18 where they came away with a 9-3 win over the Canadiens.

The Wheaties hosted the Cold Lake Ice, who are currently in first place in the NEAJBHL, on Saturday, Jan. 19.

A very large crowd was in attendance to catch one of the best games of the season played on home ice.

The Wheat Kings out-played, outshot (38-22), and out-hit the Ice; however they lost 4-3.

There was no scoring in the first period but there was plenty of action.

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