Monday 29 December 2014

Tigers Double Hurricanes 8-4 in Medicine Hat

The Lethbridge Hurricanes three game wining streak was halted Sunday night with an 8-4 loss to the Tigers in Medicine Hat.

It turned out to be a penalty-filled game, mainly midway through the third period with a goalie fight and a number of misconducts handed out.

The Hurricanes opened the scoring in this game when Zane Jones put home his 18th goal of the season to make it 1-0 Lethbridge. The Tigers got that one back late in the period when Trevor Cox beat Zac Robidoux to even the score at 1-1 through 20 minutes of play.

In the second,  Kyle Becker gave Medicine Hat its first lead of the game at the 5:34 mark making it 2-1 Tigers. The Canes though evened the score with Giorgio Estephan's 4th of the year just over a minute later. Trevor Cox put the Tigers in the lead again, this time with his second of the night at the 10:30 mark to make it a 3-2 game. Cole Sanford put the Tigers ahead 4-2 with a power play goal later in the period and before the buzzer sounded, Medicine Hat would get another power play goal, this one courtesy of Anthony Ast. That put the Tigers ahead 5-2 through two periods of play. It was all Medicine Hat, out shooting the Canes 19-3 in the second period alone.

In the third, the Tigers kept on rolling. Cole Sanford scored two more goals early in the period, completing the hatrick and giving the home team a commanding 7-2 lead. Lethbridge managed to get a couple of those goals back in the final frame when Jamal Watson scored his 16th of the season and Jaeger White his 3rd. That cut the lead to 7-4, but Steven Owre iced for the Tigers late in the game, making the final 8-4 Medicine Hat.

It turned out to be a penalty-filled contest. Both goalies, Zac Robidoux and Nick Schneider were ejected from the game for fighting at the 8:27 mark of the third period. That was part of a long list of penalties at that stage of the game. The Canes were heavily out shot 50-17 on the night. Lethbridge went 0/1 on the power play and the Tigers 2/6. The loss drops the Hurricanes overall record to 9-21-3-2 in 35 games on the season. The Hurricanes officially hit the halfway point on Tuesday (Dec. 30) when they travel to Calgary to take on the Hitmen. That'll be the Hurricanes final game of 2014. They'll open 2015 on the road Friday (Jan. 2) in Edmonton and the back home Saturday (Jan. 3) to host the visiting Red Deer Rebels.

Thanks,
Pat

8 comments:

  1. Where is Lenny Hackman? Not dressed again for tonight's Calgary game

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  2. I think a lot of us are wondering the same thing particularly given the sad situation on the blueline the last few games.

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  3. According to JT on another article, he had been released. Who knows with this organization! Nothing supprizes anymore.

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  4. More likely decided to move on from this organization. Time home for xmas with family likely helped him make the decision to go a different direction with his life.
    RK

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  5. If Anholt benched Lenny to break his 2+ year consecutive games played streak, then Peter has even less to offer this team than his underskilled predecessor. Supporting the remaining few unspoiled and dedicated players that have been loyal to this team is one of the VERY few reasons that I keep buying tickets!

    Peter said for him it was "all for the players." He should have been kissing Lenny's feet for sticking with the team. If one of his first decisions was to get rid of Lenny, then he should go right back to where he came from! I sure HOPE it had nothing to do with Anholt that Lenny is gone (NOT on Dec 29 injured list)

    JacksonHackmanWong Fan

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  6. I saw him with the other non-dressed Canes on the concourse during the Med Hat game...

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  7. Rk. You really think Lenny went home for Christmas and decided not play and came back to Lethbridge to sit in the stands? Does that make any sence. Think about it

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    1. Thanks for jumping on me Anon 11:37. Did not know he was here after xmas sitting in stands. Happy New Year!
      RK

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