Tigers losing streak reaches five games after falling in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB — Rookie Corson Hopwo recorded his first multi-goal game of his career, but the Medicine Hat Tigers couldn’t hold off a high-powered Lethbridge Hurricanes offence in a 6-3 loss at the Enmax Centre on Friday night.
Medicine Hat (31-23-3-2) has now lost five in a row, matching their longest losing streak of the season. They remain third place in the WHL’s Central Division, now sitting five points back of Lethbridge (31-17-5-5) in second and seven behind the first-place Edmonton Oil Kings. Red Deer sits four points back and outside of the final wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Hopwo’s two tallies came alongside Tigers alternate captain Ryan Chyzowski’s 20th marker of the campaign.
The Hurricanes collected goals from five different players. Jake Elmer, Logan Barlage, Jake Leschyshyn and Taylor Ross each scored single tallies, and captain Jordie Bellerive lit the lamp twice including an empty-netter.