Melfort Mustangs, Weyburn Red Wings to clash in SJHLs Canterra Seeds Cup [Video]

Coming through with the biggest deflection of his hockey career on Monday night, forward Josh Sale has put the Weyburn Red Wings in a position they haven’t seen since 2012 — clinching a berth in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League championship series.

“I felt I deflected the puck and I saw it going in,” said Sale. “I was like, ‘Oh my god’ and it was kind of a surreal feeling. I went up to the crowd and they were just loud and the team kind of mauled me. I was so happy that we just won the game.”

Sale’s goal off a Dallen Oxelgren point shot 5:08 into overtime of Game 6 of SJHL semi-finals clinched the series for Weyburn over the Flin Flon Bombers.

It sends them through to the Canterra Seeds Cup final against the Melfort Mustangs to decide a Saskatchewan Junior ‘A’ champion.

“We’re all super happy we’re still here, still playing …