North/Hayward Hockey notes

Here's a few notes from Eau Claire North's victory over Hayward on Thursday that didn't make the paper.

-- With forward Derrik Dillon (7 goals-3 assists-10 points) moving to defense for the next couple of weeks, coach Tom Bernhardt has placed junior Joe Sigurdson on the Huskies second line with Keilor Eggen and Derek Lund. Sigurdson missed the early part of the season with a sprained ankle and has been slowly working his way back into the lineup.

-- After struggling to keep up with a deep Eau Claire Memorial squad Tuesday, Bernhardt made a concerted effort to rotate in his third forward line of Jake Kamenick, Cody Matthes and Tim Shea into the game early. Bernhardt used his third line twice in the first three shifts before penalties in the second and third periods made keeping the line together difficult. Shea found himself rotating in with the second line during the latter periods.

-- Hayward coach Steve Kirley admits his team is still looking for a solid rotation on the power play. Kirley said he currently has three players who are solid on the power play, while two others are trying to learn the system.

- Adam Parks