EDMONTON, AB – After going a weekend without games due to travel delays, the Saskatchewan Huskies were back on the ice to take on the MacEwan Griffins at Downtown Community Arena in Edmonton Friday evening. The Huskies were visibly still hot from their previous game in Regina on January 7th, where they defeated the Cougars 9-0 because they proceeded to blow out the Griffins 10-0 in game one of the weekend series.
 

THE HIGHLIGHTS

• The Huskies would go with third-year Jordan Kooy in net, the same goaltender who secured Regina's 9-0 shutout. The Griffins would start Ashton Abel (L), eventually swapping out goalies mid-way through the second, putting in Eric Ward. 

• Nine players scored for the Huskies, led by a two-goal effort from Dawson Holt (6).

• Vince Lochiavo would have a 3 point night, recording assists on Justin Ball's and Landon Kosior's goals and knocking in the Huskies 8th goal in the third. 
   

THE STATS

• Jordan Kooy recorded 32 saves for his second shutout in a row on the night. Kooy is now 4-2 in eight games played, with a save percentage of 0.917 this season.

• Penalties would add up for both teams, the Huskies going 2/4 on the power play and the Griffins 0/4.

• The final shots on net count would be 48 to 32 in favour of the Huskies. 
   

THE STANDINGS
The win improves the Huskies to 14-5-0, still fifth in the conference, but with upcoming games in hand, with each team placing higher in the standings. The Griffin's loss will shift them to 6-16-1,  but remain three points ahead of Regina (4-15-2) for the final post-season position in Canada West.

THE NEXT ONE
The two teams will return to the ice in downtown Edmonton for game two where the Huskies look to sweep the Griffins in the weekend series with a second win on the road before returning home. Fans can catch the action live on CanadaWest.TV or listen in on the Huskie Fan app.