Hurricanes blow by Giants 7-4 thanks to five-goal first period
 

Hurricanes blow by Giants 7-4 thanks to five-goal first period

 

Vancouver rally comes up short in Lethbridge as five-game Alberta trek ends

 
The Canadian PressJanuary 10, 2013
 
 
 
Coach Don Hay and the Vancouver Giants finished their five-game Alberta road trip Wednesday in Lethbridge with a 7-4 setback. The Giants return home to face the high flying Kelowna Rockets on Saturday (7 p.m.) at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.
 

Coach Don Hay and the Vancouver Giants finished their five-game Alberta road trip Wednesday in Lethbridge with a 7-4 setback. The Giants return home to face the high flying Kelowna Rockets on Saturday (7 p.m.) at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.

Photograph by: Kim Stallknecht, PNG Files

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LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The Lethbridge Hurricanes scored five times in the first period Wednesday en route to a 7-4 Western Hockey League victory over the Vancouver Giants.

Reid Duke scored twice and added an assist for the Hurricanes (21-18-6), while Jaimen Yakubowski had two goals of his own.

Remi Laurencelle chipped in with a goal and an assist, while Adam Henry and Michael Sofillas also scored for Lethbridge.

Ty Rimmer made 28 saves to get the win.

Anthony Ast, Luca Leone, Travis McEvoy and Jackson Houck replied for Vancouver (11-32-0). Tyler Morrisson had three assists for the Giants, with Cain Fraser adding two of his own.

New Giants' goalie Jared Rathjen stopped 24 shots in taking the loss.

Trailing 5-1 after the first period, the Giants cut Lethbridge’s lead to 5-4 after two periods.

But Yakubowski made it 6-4 at 6:43 of the third before adding an empty netter with 64 seconds left in regulation.

Lethbridge finished the night 1-for-3 on the power play, while Vancouver wound up 2-for-3.

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Coach Don Hay and the Vancouver Giants finished their five-game Alberta road trip Wednesday in Lethbridge with a 7-4 setback. The Giants return home to face the high flying Kelowna Rockets on Saturday (7 p.m.) at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.
 

Coach Don Hay and the Vancouver Giants finished their five-game Alberta road trip Wednesday in Lethbridge with a 7-4 setback. The Giants return home to face the high flying Kelowna Rockets on Saturday (7 p.m.) at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.

Photograph by: Kim Stallknecht, PNG Files

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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