SHERIDAN — The NA3HL Sheridan Hawks started the season 1-1 but hadn’t lost a game since Oct. 3, stringing together a 13-game winning streak to take a 14-1 record into the holiday break. They sat atop the Frontier Division standings and third in the North American 3 Hockey League as of Dec. 30. When they traveled to Iowa to play in an out-of-division showcase, they defeated the Central’s St. Louis Jr. Blues and competed with the West’s North Iowa Bulls.

When reflecting on the Hawks dominant first half of the season, head coach Andy Scheib picked Sheridan’s game against the Helena Bighorns Dec. 19 as the best indicator for the team’s potential. Scheib benched several of the Hawks’ best goal scorers and started his third-string goaltender, and Sheridan went on to win 5-2 — the moment when the head coach realized the Hawks are poised for a run at the championship.

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