Standout performances in the first two games in their playoff series against Flin Flon have earned two Battlefords North Stars players SJHL weekly award honors.
Joel Grzybowski was named SJHL Goaltender of the Week for stopping 79 out of 80 shots in the first two games against Flin Flon. He made 37 saves in the first game for a 3-0 shutout and stopped 42 out of 43 in their 2-1 overtime win.
The SJHL Rookie of the Week honours went to Kaden Boser of the North Stars. Boser scored both game-winning goals at home against Flin Flon. The first was his first-period goal en route to a 3-0 win on Friday, while on Saturday night Boser scored the game winner on the power play at 11:01 of overtime. That gave the North Stars a 2-0 series lead heading to Flin Flon.
Other SJHL honors went to Jake Heerspink of Estevan as Defenseman of the Week for his efforts against Humboldt, and Carson Albrecht of Melfort as the SJHL Player of the Week for four goals in two games versus Kindersley.
