The Southwest Cougars came into December with a four-game winning streak. The Pembina Valley Hawks and Winnipeg Thrashers of the Midget AAA league put an end to the streak, each with 3-2 wins in Souris.
Friday night, the Hawks scored a goal in the first and second periods for the lead. The Cougars had the man advantage at the end of the second period and the Hawks broke out on a two-man rush on Riley Wallace only to miss the net.
The Cougars came right back and Landon Roberts broke the goose egg with Leighton Holstein and Tyson Kozak picking up the helpers with seven seconds left on the clock.
Tanner Andrew is back
Cory King tied the score at the 12-minute mark with a shot from the high slot. Tanner Andrew, in his first game back from the Oil Caps, set the goal up. Tyson Allison bounced a shot in three minutes later as the Hawks skated away with the 3-2 win.
Both teams went zero for three with the man advantage. Riley Wallace turned aside 22 shots while the Cougars fired 36 at the Hawks’ net. Over half of the Cougar shots hit the goalie right in the bread basket making the saves very easy.
Sunday afternoon the Cougars went on an early power play. Callum Fortin made the Thrashers pay when he converted a set-up from Tyson Kozak and Cory King for the one goal lead.
The Cougars held the lead until the Thrashers banged in a couple of rebounds to take the lead and then scored a third goal in the period as time expired.
Callum Fortin then got the Cougars back into the game when he raced down his off wing and went in all along and roofed it past Dawson Rattie in the Thrashers’ net who turned aside 29 saves for the win. Randy Cooke turned aside 17 shots in the Cougars net.
Jordan Chudley continues to recover from an upper body injury.
Cougars in Virden
The Cougars have a three-game week this week before hosting Interlake in Virden on Dec. 16 and then the Winnipeg Wild the following afternoon in Wawanesa.
