VANCOUVER – The UBC Thunderbirds men's hockey team will wrap up the 2011 portion of the Canada West regular season with two home games this weekend against the Lethbridge Pronghorns.
GAME TIMES
Fri., Dec. 2 – Lethbridge at UBC (7 p.m. at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre)
Sat., Dec 3 – Lethbridge at UBC (7 p.m. at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre)
UBC Thunderbirds
2011 conference record: 5-7-2 (5th)
2011 CIS ranking: -
Last week: lost to Saskatchewan 4-2, 4-2
Streak: 3 losses
After a 2-1 win at home against the Manitoba Bisons on November 18, UBC has lost three straight games by a score of 4-2, including both games at Saskatchewan last weekend.
The Thunderbirds opened the scoring in both matches against the Huskies but allowed Saskatchewan to overtake them as the game went along.
UBC (5-7-2) has fallen six points behind the Calgary Dinos in the battle for the final home playoff spot but the Thunderbirds have two games in hand.
Max Grassi continues to lead UBC in points, with 14 in 13 games. He sits ninth in Canada West scoring.
Rookie
Michael Wilgosh has continued his good play in his first Canadian Interuniversity Sport campaign. Wilgosh leads UBC with seven goals so far this season.
Goaltender
Jordan White is once again among the league leaders in minutes, currently sitting in third in the Canada West. He has a record of 4-7 with a 2.90 goals against average and a save percentage of .907.
Lethbridge Pronghorns
2011 conference record: 3-8-2 (7th)
2011 CIS ranking: -
Last week: beat Regina 5-2, lost to Regina 3-2 (2 OT)
Streak: 1 OT loss
The Lethbridge Pronghorns broke an ugly seven game losing streak last weekend with a 5-2 win at home against Regina on Friday before dropping the Saturday match in double overtime.
The long losing streak has left the Pronghorns in last place in the Canada West conference, but the team is still just two points out of the final playoff spot.
Lethbridge is led by goaltender Scott Bowles, who was named the Canada West Male Athlete of the Week on October 25.
Bowles is second in the league in minutes played and saves, but is last in goals against average (3.78).
Offensively, Dustin Moore leads the Pronghorns with seven goals and 13 points in 14 games.
