In the midst of a season full of two, three, four and five-game roadtrips, the Bismarck Bobcats are getting ready to hit the road for a rare one-game weekend as they travel for a Saturday matchup with the Alexandria Blizzard at the Runestone Center.

Bismarck Bobcats defenseman Tom McCarthy committed to play NCAA Division I hockey next season for Merrimack College, becoming the sixth current Bobcat to secure a D-I scholarship.

Facing a 2-0 deficit late in the second period, the Bismarck Bobcats came charging back to score three unanswered goals Saturday and sweep the visiting Albert Lea Thunder 3-2 at the VFW Sports Center.

The Bismarck Bobcats fell into an early deficit but rode a three-goal second period to a 4-2 victory Friday over the Albert Lea Thunder at the VFW Sports Center.

With only 17 games left before the end of the North American Hockey League’s regular season, the Bismarck Bobcats continue to make a splash in the trade market, acquiring forward Tyler Klein and defenseman Ben Danford from the North Iowa Outlaws for future considerations.

The Bismarck Bobcats are preparing for a two-game weekend showdown at the V.F.W. Sports Center against the up-and-coming Albert Lea Thunder, starting on Friday.

The Bismarck Bobcats watched three different two-goal leads slip away but managed to outlast the North Iowa Outlaws for a 5-4 shootout win Saturday at the North Iowa Ice Arena.

The Bismarck Bobcats battled back from a late 2-1 deficit and prevailed in a shootout, downing the Owatonna Express 3-2 Friday at the Four Season Centre.