Now that's out of the way, the Winterhawks are just rolling and now, their defense is finally beginning to catch up to their offense. Wednesday, the Winterhawks just stomped the Everett Silvertips. Paul Bittner scored the first two Winterhawks goals in the first period, with Patrick Bajkov scoring for Everett in between the Bittner goals. Chase De Leo closed out the scoring in the period to give the Winterhawks a 3-1 lead heading into the second. Oliver Bjorkstrand made it 4-1, but the highlight goal came from Brendan Leipsic, which made the Sportscenter Top 10 at number three the following day. That goal would make it 5-1 at the end of the second period. The third period was more of the same, as Nic Petan and Ethan Price would make it 7-1 and ultimately chase Austin Lotz from the game. Dominic Turgeon closed out the scoring to give Corbin Boes the win and the Winterhawks a convincing three game sweep of the Everett Silvertips.
The dominance of the Winterhawks continued on Friday, as they not only continued their season-long dominance of the Spokane Chiefs, but also shut them out for the second straight time. Keegan Iverson scored in the first period, and Bittner would score in the second period, with Bjorkstrand scoring twice in the period to make it 4-0 heading into the final frame. That was good enough to chase Eric Williams from the game. Leipsic and Adam De Champlain would add goals to make it a 6-0 final for the Winterhawks.
Saturday, the Winterhawks faced their stiffest challenge to their winning streak, as the Seattle Thunderbirds came calling. A scoreless first period would give way to a Petan goal that would make it 1-0 heading into the third period. Adam Rossignol and Bjorkstrand would score in the third period to give the Winterhawks a 3-0 win, with Brendan Burke collecting shutouts in both games.
A road trip to Kennewick awaits the Winterhawks on Friday, as they will take on Tri-City and the Winterhawks will conclude the week with a home game against Everett on Saturday.
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