Winterhawks Weekly: Time to Start Over

On Friday, the Winterhawks saw their 12 game winning streak come to end in Kamloops 6-4.  Mac Carruth took the loss, his first since his return, and Brendan Leipsic scored three points.  Kamloops had been struggling after opening the season with a point in every game for the first five weeks, but there was a reason why Kamloops is the class of the B.C. Division: timely scoring, and lots of it, and goaltending that can get them through when it counts.

Losing to Kamloops is nothing bad, as they are the favorite to repeat as B.C. Division champions this year, but it is how you respond after a loss.  The Winterhawks responded with a home victory against Medicine Hat 5-2.  Cam Lanigan did not play in this game, as Marek Langhamer got the call.  Taylor Leier and Ty Rattie scored two goals each and Brendan Burke picked up the win.  The Winterhawks will be at home on Wednesday against Vancouver and Friday against Kootenay in the Daylight Game, which will see the Memorial Coliseum open its curtains for the afternoon tilt.  Saturday, they travel to Kent, WA for a game against division rival Seattle.