‘Birds prevail in big cross-division matchup

EDMONTON – The Thunderbirds (7-0-2) got a taste of a potential first-round playoff matchup in Alberta, and performed well in the face of it with a powerful first half and a 3-0 road win over the Golden Bears (4-3-1). Luke Norman was the offensive star of the day with two goals and an assist, setting up Max Comsia on the opener which continued the forward’s streak of recording at least one goal contribution across each weekend of the season so far. That first goal came just shy of the 10-minute mark, when Norman took advantage of the ball bobbling around…