U18 Hurricanes keep rolling
By Lethbridge Herald on October 20, 2021.
The Lethbridge U18 Hurricanes remain undefeated in the early going of the Alberta Elite Hockey League season.
The Canes went 2-0 in a weekend homestand Saturday and Sunday at Nicholas Sheran Arena, coming back to beat the Calgary Northstars 4-3 Saturday afternoon in overtime before shutting out the Okotoks Oilers 3-0 Sunday afternoon.
With the wins, the Hurricanes improve to 5-0-1 and into a tie for first place with the Airdrie CFR Bisons, also 5-0-1.
On Sunday, Erick Roest stopped all 34 shots he faced as the Canes shut out the Oilers.
Lethbridge’s Ty Fraser scored in the first and second periods for his fourth and fifth goals of the season and Grady Martin added another with 4:42 left in the third to round out the scoring.
On Saturday, the Hurricanes dialed up a late comeback to erase a 3-1 deficit and post the win as Peyton Twigg scored 4:22 into overtime.
Fraser scored midway through the third and Nathan Verloop netted the equalizer with 3:44 remaining to force overtime.
Fraser gave Lethbridge a 1-0 lead after the first before the Northstars scored three unanswered goals to take a 3-1 lead.
Fraser added an assist for a two-point night and Caden Heins added two helpers.
Beck Boiteau made 15 saves to earn the win for the Hurricanes.
Heins has four goals and seven points in six games to lead the Hurricanes, while Fraser has five goals and six points in five games.
The Hurricanes are back at Nicholas Sheran Arena Saturday at 4:15 p.m. as the Calgary (NW) Flames come to town and hit the road Sunday to Red Deer to take on the Optimist Chiefs.
The Lethbridge U15 Val Matteotti Golden Hawks were 0-2 on the road last weekend.
The Hawks lost 8-2 to the Airdrie Xtreme Sunday in Airdrie and were defeated 9-0 by the Red Deer Rebels Saturday.
With the losses the Golden Hawks fall to 1-5-0.
On Sunday in Airdrie, Briggs Olson and Jager Gugyelka scored for Lethbridge.
Seth Bird-Goodstriker stopped 35 of 43 shots in the loss.
On Saturday, Red Deer opened up a 4-0 lead after the first period and added two more in the second and one in the third.
Golden Hawks goaltender Brylin Noble made 30 saves in the loss.
The Golden Hawks remain on the road this weekend as they head to Airdrie to face the Xtreme Saturday.
On Sunday, they’re in Calgary to take on the Flames (NWCAA).
The Golden Hawks next home game is Oct. 30 when the Edmonton Knights of Columbus (KC) Squires pay a visit to Nicholas Sheran Arena at 1:30 p.m.
The Golden Hawks are back at Nicholas Sheran Arena on Halloween at noon when they host the Calgary Bisons (CBHA).
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