Nick Spaling and the San Jose Sharks were still in the hunt for the Stanley Cup as deadline arrived at the Wellington Advertiser this week.
The Drayton native led the team, along with Tommy Wingels, with seven hits during the Sharks’ 3-2 victory in game three of the series. Spaling also had one shot on goal and played over 17 minutes in the June 4 contest.
In a 3-1 game four loss on June 6, Spaling was credited with five hits and a shot on goal in just over 12 minutes of ice time.
The latest setback left the Sharks trailing the Pittsburgh Penguins by a 3-1 margin in the seven games series.
Community residents can get together at the PMD arena to watch Spaling compete in the Stanley Cup finals.
The Drayton Kinettes are hosting a community Stanley Cup party at the arena auditorium for games in the series. The games will be shown on television and food and beverages will be available for purchase. The events are a fundraiser for a planned community splash pad and donations will be accepted.
Mapleton council passed a resolution waiving hall rental fees for the events at a special meeting on June 1.
“We just thought how many times is this community going to be able to say, ‘Hey we’ve got a boy from here playing on an NHL team in the Stanley Cup finals,’” said Mayor Neil Driscoll.
Game five was set to go June 9 and games six and seven, if needed, will go June 12 and 15. All games begin at 8pm.
