Triton
02-08-2005, 12:08 AM
The WHEAT KINGS play host to the Central Division leading LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES Tuesday night at the Keystone Centre...After winning two of three games against the CALGARY HITMEN in a unique Western Hockey League "tripleheader" last week, the WHEAT KINGS came from behind to edge the hometown MOOSE JAW WARRIORS 3-2 on Saturday night...JAKUB SINDEL'S goal midway through the final period was the difference as the WHEATS battled back from a 2-0 first period deficit to keep pace with the front running SASKATOON BLADES in the WHL's Eastern Division...ERIC FEHR, with his league leading 42nd goal of the year and defenceman STEVEN LATER rounded out the scoring for BRANDON, who outshot the WARRIORS 40-27...BRANDON enters the week with a record of 27-19-5-1, good for 60 points and second in the East - nine points behind SASKATOON and ten up on the third place PRINCE ALBERT RAIDERS...As for the Conference, the WHEATS are sixth and just four behind fifth place RED DEER...BRANDON is currently 16-7-1-1 at home and 11-12-4 on the road...The WHEATIES are .500 (5-5-0) in their last ten games and have a league leading 7-1-5 overtime record this season, which represents the best in the WHL...BRANDON plays in PRINCE ALBERT tomorrow night.
VS. LETHBRIDGE: The WHEATS are 1-2-0 in games against BRENT SEABROOK'S HURRICANES this season...1-0-0 at the Keystone Centre...In the only game played between these two teams at the Keystone Centre this season, BRANDON erupted for two third period goals en route to a 4-3 victory...During the 2003-04 campaign, BRANDON was 1-1-2 vs. LETHBRIDGE...ERIC FEHR leads BRANDON with four points in this year's season series.
VS. LETHBRIDGE: The WHEATS are 1-2-0 in games against BRENT SEABROOK'S HURRICANES this season...1-0-0 at the Keystone Centre...In the only game played between these two teams at the Keystone Centre this season, BRANDON erupted for two third period goals en route to a 4-3 victory...During the 2003-04 campaign, BRANDON was 1-1-2 vs. LETHBRIDGE...ERIC FEHR leads BRANDON with four points in this year's season series.