Ironmen prepare for national tournament as league action concludes

It wasn’t the final result they wanted but the Six Nations Ironmen were able to celebrate making it to the NPHL’s Western Conference finals this season. Photo by Honee Anderson. (Supplied Photo)

By Sam Laskaris Writer It’s not over yet. Yes, the Six Nations Ironmen did have their inaugural season in the Northern Premier Hockey League (NPHL) conclude this past Saturday. But the local Senior A men’s squad is now turning its focus on next month’s Fred Sasakamoose Chief Thunderstick National Hockey Championship. The Ironmen were downed 5-2 by the Alvinston Killer Bees in a Saturday match held at the Six Nations Sports & Cultural Memorial Centre. With that victory the Killer Bees were crowned as the champs of the NPHL’s Metropolitan Conference, winning their best-of-five series in four games. “It’s not ever the ending that you want, when you make it to the finals and just come up a little short,” said Ironmen head coach Ryan Davis. “But we ran into…

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