Remarkable playoff run comes to an end as Hurricanes fall to Pats
LETHBRIDGE – It began with nervous energy, shifted to overwhelming excitement, then to utter heartbreak. But when the dust finally settled, there was hope.
All of that in just one hockey game, as the Lethbridge Hurricanes impressive run through the WHL playoffs came to an abrupt end Sunday night (Apr. 30), as they fell 7-4 to the Regina Pats, who ended up taking the Eastern Conference Championship series 4-2.
What made the loss particularly painful, is the fact that just eight minutes into the game, the Hurricanes had built up a 3-0 lead with goals from Egor Babenko, Jordy Bellerive and Ryan Vandervlis – the latter two of which came on the power play.
While the Pats would add two of their own in the first, another power play goal from Giorgio Estephan to open the second period, had things looking good for the home team.