Moral tie

The Spiders have eked out a few moral victories this season, but never a moral tie.

With both the Nordeasters and Spiders facing spring break-induced skater-power shortage, the Sunday night tilt at Richfield couldn’t have been more even, except in ref whistles.

Bench: (almost) even. Shots: even. PIM: (not quite) even. Final score: (almost) even. But for a negated late goal for the Spiders.

2023–24 C3 West Standings (Week 15)
Team GP W L T OTL P GF GA PIM
Fighting Loons 17 15 0 2 0 32 76 38 78
Marauders 16 12 4 0 0 24 65 41 52
Boreal Hockey Club 16 10 5 1 0 21 62 50 60
Kan Jammers 16 9 5 1 1 20 59 48 94
Fighting Walleye Blue 17 8 5 1 3 20 54 51 62
Les Etoiles du Nord 16 9 7 0 0 18 57 46 62
Pines 16 7 7 1 1 16 50 49 70
Nordeasters 17 6 11 0 0 12 60 71 69
Spiders 16 4 10 2 0 10 40 59 82
Troopers 16 3 12 1 0 7 29 59 78
Bold North 17 2 14 1 0 5 25 65 52

Final score: 2–1.

The Spiders stay stuck in 9th place, while the Nordeasters don’t budge, still in 8th. And with four games left for the Spiders, and a 10-point gap to the fifth-place cutoff, that makes the Spiders’ (and Nordeasters’) early golf season official.

Next up, a naptime interruption game, a rematch with the Pines, 4 p.m. at SLP (inside) on Sunday.

For details, see the box score and game summary.

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