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NowinforNWTplayersasKindersleyoustedfromSJHLplayoffsTuesdayApril14201519SPORTSRECREATIONHOCKEYByJOHNLYNCHAseasonthatheldsomuchpromiseisnomore.OnSundayApr.5theNotreDameHoundsnippedtheKindersleyKlippers4-3inover-timetowinthebestofsevenSaskatchewanJuniorHockeyLeagueSJHLsemifinalgamesfourtotwoinWilcoxSaskatchewan.NotreDamewillnowplaytheMelfortMustangsintheleaguenal.Bothteamsarelookingtoendlongchampionshipdroughts.TheHoundswonthenationaltitlein1988whileMelfortlastwontheleaguechampi-onshipin1996.ItwastoughsaidKlipperforwardDevinCaseofYellowknife.Wethoughtweshouldhavedonebetterforourselves.Casehadonegoalduringtheseries.Theyjustcapitalizedonsomeofourmis-takesandthatwasthedifferenceinmostofthegames.TheKlippersopenedtheserieswithtwolossesathomeonMar.273-2duringover-timeand5-1thefollowingday.Idontthinkwecouldhavedoneanythingdifferentlysaidteamcaptainanddefence-manShaunMacPhersonofFortSmithwhohadveassistsduringtheseries.Duringtheregularseasontheybeatusfourtimesintheirownrinkandhadaregu-larseasonrecordlikeourshesaidofNotreDame.Theyareagoodteam.AfterKindersleyopenedtheserieswithtwolossestheseriesmovedbacktoWil-coxforgamesthreeandfour.TheKlip-persshutouttheHounds3-0onMar.31butfell3-2tothemthefollowingday.TheKlippersthenbeattheHounds4-3athomeonApr.3.WefeltlikeweoutplayedtheminmostofthegamesandweshouldhavewonKlipperscoachRockieZingersaid.TheHoundsareagoodteam.Theyhadthesameamountofpointsbutjusttwolesswinsthanwedidintheregularseason.Ihavenoregrets.Itisinthepastandwecantdoanythingaboutit.Thecoachdidhoweverindicatease-riesturningpointmayhaveoccurredingamesix.Wehadave-on-threepowerplayingamesixwhichwefailedtoscoreonZingersaid.IfwehaddonesowewouldhavebeenupbytwogoalsandprobablyheadedbacktoKindersleyforgamesevenbutthatjustdidnthappen.PhotoscourtesyofJamacPublishingLtd.KlipperforwardDevinCaseofYellowknife.KlipperteamcaptainanddefencemanShaunMacPhersonofFortSmith.