BISMARCK, N.D. — Timeliness played a role in deciding all four games between the Bismarck Bobcats (5-14-1) and Aberdeen Wings (10-9-1). A series split last weekend set the stage for yet another stalemate in the second leg. The Bobcats condensed a game’s worth of offense into seven minutes in a 5-4 win on Friday. From […]
ABERDEEN, S.D. — When Quinn Rudrud scored a go-ahead goal in the third period, the Bobcats embarked on the toughest 8 minutes and 15 seconds defensively of the season. They almost made it out. A Will Gilson wrist shot with the empty net beat Bobcat goaltender Aksel Reid with 20.2 seconds remaining, sending a near-full […]
BISMARCK, N.D. — Despite a goal in each period and four total on home ice, the Bobcats lost to Aberdeen 6-4 on Friday. Bismarck (3-13-1) has scored the first goal in just five of its 17 total games. Only Kenai River has fewer opening scores. In both games at North Iowa last weekend, the Bulls […]
MASON CITY, Iowa — The adage goes like this: it is not about how you start, but how you finish. In the Bobcats’ series opener against North Iowa Friday, the Bulls scored in the opening five minutes en route to never trailing in a 6-4 win. Saturday at the Mason City Arena, the home team […]
MASON CITY, Iowa — The Bismarck Bobcats (3-11-1) lost to the North Iowa Bulls (9-4-2) at Mason City Arena Friday night. The game marked the Cats’ first in Iowa since the 2009-10 season, and their first ever in the new Mason City Arena, which opened last year. North Iowa scored first with two goals in […]
Bismarck, N.D. — The Bobcats (3-10-1) entered Saturday night’s match against St. Cloud (6-3) having allowed the 2nd-most goals per game in the North American Hockey League. In front of a strong home crowd, those numbers didn’t seem to matter. Bismarck held on for a 2-1 win over the Norsemen, earning them three of a […]
BISMARCK, N.D. — The Bobcats saw one last glimmer of hope. A 3-2 third period deficit had remained stoic from opening puck drop into the final minute. St. Cloud’s Nick Young, who was in line for the game-winning goal, slashed Calvin Hanson as he entered the offensive zone. Seven seconds remained. With the Cats two […]
