The OCN Storm picked up four much-needed points this past weekend after securing back-to-back wins in Thompson. Saturday's game was against the number one team in the KJHL, the NCN Flames, and it was truly a heavyweight brawl from start to finish.

A minute and thirty seconds into the first period, NCN’s Marcus Moody put the Flames on the board first. Shortly after, KJHL All-Star Cedrick Puffalt tied things up by scoring his eighteenth goal of the season. To cap off the first period, NCN’s Kobe Tanuyak and Cayden Nycheporak scored back-to-back goals, making it a 3-1 game for the Flames.

Early in the second period, Storm forward Laryn Chaboyer recorded a power-play goal to bring the game closer. Maddox Long then notched his league-high thirty-third goal of the season to make it 4-2 for NCN. Drew Peters, Cedrick Puffalt, and Keilan Holland then put on an offensive clinic, scoring three goals to give the Storm a 5-4 lead. However, it was short-lived as Gregory Wiseman was able to tie things up with just under six minutes to go.

Keestin Danielson then scored his first goal of the Storm's 2024-2025 campaign, but Maddox Long responded by adding another goal to his impressive league-high tally. It was anyone's game with the score tied at 6-6 going into the third period.
Kobe Tanuyak scored his second goal of the night near the halfway point of the third, and Cedrick Puffalt not only earned a hat trick but also sent the game into overtime. In the end, it was none other than Keilan Holland, who scored his second goal to break the Storm's six-game losing streak.

Sunday’s game against the North Stars was just as impressive and gritty as Saturday’s win against NCN. It was a back-and-forth battle through the first and second periods. Jacey Melnyk bagged his first goal of the weekend on a power play early in the first, and Gilbert Teneycke then tied things up to make it 1-1 going into the second.

Cedrick Puffalt tallied another goal for the Storm early in the second, but near the end of the period, Norway House standout Lucien Tait-Reaume orchestrated a North Star power-play goal to make it 2-2 going into the third. Cedrick Puffalt, Drew Peters, and Tye Burke scored back-to-back goals to make it 5-2 and secure another win for the Storm. North Stars forward Daine Thomas was able to add one more goal, but it was too little, too late, making the final score 5-3 in favour of the Storm.
The Storm hit the road this weekend for a two-game doubleheader in Peguis to take on the Juniors.