(Above: A couple photos of the Brandt Centre in Regina. Great junior hockey rink! The layout is very similar to that of the Enmax Centre)
By far the best effort of the week for the Lethbridge Hurricanes last night in a 4-1 victory in Regina.
Players were sacrificing their bodies blocking shots, Juha Metsola was solid in goal and the young players were the catalysts in the Queen City. It was by far the best team effort of the week for the Hurricanes and with 6 games to go something very positive for this club to build on going into 3 more games this week.
The Canes’ managed a 1-0 lead after one after a wrap-around goal by Craig Orfino. Early in the 2nd, Zach Boychuk would make it 2-0 on the power play, and then the goal of the game came a few minutes later when Austin Fyten took a hit at center ice to move the puck ahead to Brody Sutter who skated in on a 2 on 1 and passed the puck across to Brent Henke for the tap in. It was 3-0 Canes’ at that point. The Pats got one back late, but Lethbridge would ice it with an empty netter in the 3rd to win it 4-1. The Canes’, especially the younger players paid the price to lead this team to victory. That’s the effort Lethrbidge needs to give each night and if they do, they we be very tough to beat. Last night was truly Hurricanes Hockey!
The win puts the Canes’ one point back of Kootenay for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. This week, the Hurricanes host Red Deer on Wednesday and then Friday, it’s back on the bus to play in Saskatoon Saturday and Edmonton Sunday. Only half a dozen games left before playoffs and now any combination of 2 Lethbridge wins or Prince Albert losses will officially clinch a playoff spot for the Hurricanes.
Tonight "Hurricanes This Week" in back on CJOC at 7 o’clock. Tonight’s guests include Canes’ Head Coach Michael Dyck, a pre-recorded interview with WHL Director of Officiating Kevin Meunch, and Jeff Holick, radio voice of the Kootenay Ice.
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