The Kenai Kardinals hockey team, following a three-game sweep of the Peninsula Ice Challenge in the opening weekend of high school hockey, open Railbelt Conference play with a Friday night contest in Homer against the Homer Mariners. The game time scheduled for 7 p.m.
The Kenai vs Homer game will be broadcast on ESPN 1140AM and streamed live at radiokenai.com.
Kenai defeated Tri-Valley, Delta and SoHi for the Peninsula Ice Challenge trophy.
The Homer Mariners opened the regular season with a pair of games against the Kodiak Bears in Homer. Kodiak joins the Railbelt Conference for the first time in 2021-22. The Mariners downed Kodiak 7-2 on Thursday and 7-0 on Friday.
Updated Conferences For Division II Hockey: Approved by ASAA for 2021-22
(Berths to state are indicated in parenthesis)
Aurora (3)
Delta Junction
Glennallen/Kenny Lake
Monroe Catholic
North Pole
Tri-Valley
Railbelt (3)
Homer
Houston
Juneau-Douglas
Kenai
Kodiak
Palmer
Soldotna
At Large (2)
Photo courtesy of Kenai Central High School Hockey Facebook Page