Winterhawks Weekly: Hitting a Pothole in the Road

The Winterhawks' momentum hit a pothole this week, as they blew a three goal lead against Lethbridge on Friday en route to a 5-4 shootout loss.  On Saturday, the Winterhawks lost to rival Seattle 4-3 in Kent, WA despite a three point night from Nic Petan.  This coming week figures to be no easier, as they play Monday at home against Spokane before travelling to Spokane for games on Wednesday and Friday before heading to Kennewick, WA for a Saturday game against Tri-City.  If there was ever a time for the Winterhawks to be at their best, this week is it, as Spokane and Tri-City are not exactly pushovers.

Spokane features Brendon Kitchon and Todd Fiddler as their leading scorers in a fairly well balanced attack.  Goaltending could use some improvement, where Eric Williams holds down the fort, but it does the job well enough for second place in the U.S. Division.  Adding Alessio Bertaggia to the mix should help the offense.  Tri-City is led by Justin Feser on an offense that isn't as good as last year's version, and clearly, they miss the likes of Patrick Holland and Brendan Shinnimin.  Eric Comrie was the best goaltender on the team (a 2.62 GAA is pretty good), but he is now out for the season, leaving Luke Lee-Knight and Troy Trombley as the options in goal.