Results:
3 -- [#3] Grand Forks Red River Roughriders (5-2-0-1) at [#1] Fargo South Bruins (6-0-0-0) -- 6
(Game based EDC Rankings as of 1/15/09)
Red River travels down to the Urban Plains Center for their first time ever this Saturday to face the undefeated in conference Fargo South Bruins in hopes of knocking off the top seed. The Roughriders have played against a lot of EDC competition since the last meeting between the two teams (Which Fargo South came back from a 3-1 deficit in the third to win in overtime 4-3), including beating Grafton / Park River and losing to GF Central. The Roughriders have been led by a solid first line that has a knack for scoring, including point leaders Jake Ladoucer and Russel Crary. On the other hand, the Bruins have only played a handful of games between their last meeting with Red River, none including a top 4 seeded team in the East. South enters the game on a streak and will have to play well to continue it. South relies on one of the most experienced defensive cores in the state with their defense and goaltender Scott Buchholz.