The Parkland Rangers will face the Winnipeg Bruins in the first round of the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League playoffs.

The Rangers were guaranteed to finish eighth after a 2-1 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Wild, Friday night in Dauphin.

Alex Campbell gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead late in the second period and it held up until there was 1:32 left in regulation, that was when Adrian Braun banged home a loose puck in the crease to tie the game and send it to overtime.

In the extra session, Cody Farrell completed the comeback when he scored 49 seconds in, giving the Wild the come-from-behind win.

Arden Downey made 21 saves to record the win in goal. Eddy Person played his best game of the season for the Rangers, making 30 saves.

Parkland finished with a 23-19-5-1 record for 52 points. The 52 points is a franchise record, topping the 51 points the team recorded in 2014-15, while the 23 wins ties the record for second most in franchise history, which the team achieved last season.

Rangers head coach Rick Freese felt his team deserved to win the game, noting the Rangers did a good job of slowing the Wild through the neutral zone, forcing them to dump pucks in.

For the full story, read this week’s edition of the Dauphin Herald.