Losing skid hits five games as Hurricanes fall 6-3 to Chiefs
LETHBRIDGE – If you’re a fan of the Edmonton Oilers, then the Lethbridge Hurricanes’ clash with the Spokane Chiefs was a thing of beauty Friday night (Nov. 10). For a fan of the Hurricanes though… not so much.
Oilers’ prospect, Kailer Yamamoto, rejoined the Chiefs for his first WHL action of the season, after being sent down by Edmonton following a nine-game NHL audition. He definitely seemed to take the demotion to heart, putting up four points in a 6-3 road win over the ‘Canes.
Of course, it should be noted that any excitement for Oilers’ fans over Yamamoto’s success had to come at the expense of fellow Edmonton pick, Stuart Skinner, who gave up all six goals in the Lethbridge net.
It was the Hurricanes’ who opened the scoring 6:45 into the game, as Jake Elmer registered his second goal of the season. The Chiefs responded less than 45 seconds later though, with Yamamoto picking up an assist. He added another assist a few minutes later on the power play to pull the visitors ahead, and then scored a short-handed goal with just over two minutes left to play in the opening frame, putting Lethbridge in a 3-1 hole.