Hurricanes Lose to Regina Pats in First Round of the Playoffs
LETHBRIDGE: It was a season of WHL hockey at the Enmax that has not been seen in many years. A team of young men playing Canada’s sport with discipline and skill that rewarded the die-hard fans who had stuck with the team year after year and drew in enthusiastic new fans.
Unfortunately, a further playoff run was cut short by the Regina Pats. The Hurricanes came out strong and won the first game on home ice but, posted losses in each of the successive four games, with the Pats wrapping up the Canes season in game five at the Enmax by a score of 7-2..
The Canes had a dismal first period in the fifth game Friday night in spite of great fan support. The Pats were first on the score sheet in less than a minute and a half. The Regina team hit between the pipes at the 3 minute mark, added a short-handed goal at the period’s mid-way point and finished off he period with a fourth goal five minutes later.
The second period saw the only goal come from the Canes, as Tyler Wong took advantage of a power-play, assisted by Brayden Burke and Giorgio Estephan.