TRAVERSE CITY - The Traverse City North Stars will not be able to extend their current winning streak to seven on Friday in Alpena - the game has postponed. With a number of players on both teams out impacted by sickness, the contest has been stricken from the NAHL slate and will be made up an a yet-unspecified date."Postponing games isn't something anyone wants to have to do," said Stars head coach/GM Anthony Palumbo. "But you have to have players to play a hockey game, and there simply weren't enough available guys to field a full team on either side. There really wasn't much of a choice here."
The North Stars (14-4-1) will now have the weekend off to try to get healthy for a pair of Thanksgiving holiday weekend affairs at Centre ICE arena against Alpena (6-15-0). The IceDiggers will visit for the annual Thanksgiving Eve classic, and make a return appearance on Saturday evening. Both games face-off at 7 p.m.
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