Medicine Hat Cubs rout Coaldale 10-0 a day after 6-5 pre-season loss
The Cubs bounced back from a narrow defeat with a dominant shutout performance at the Kinplex on Sunday.
The Medicine Hat Cubs defeated the Coaldale Copperheads 10-0 at the Kinplex on Sunday, avenging a 6-5 loss suffered the previous day in Coaldale to open the pre-season series.
Nine different players scored for the Cubs in the blowout, with Nolen Sutherland the only skater to net two goals. Lucas Dulle contributed three points on a goal and two assists, while Logan Neuls, Ethan Hall, Jaxon Bohrn, Reeve Zacharias, Brennan Finke, Colby Gulliver and Wryder Soveran-Welte also found the back of the net. Cameron Slater and Jacob Hazzard each added two assists. Goaltender Kayden Van Ham turned aside all 14 shots he faced for the shutout.
In Saturday's tighter contest, Treyden Kleinknecht and Dulle each scored twice for the Cubs, with Hall also scoring, but Coaldale held on for a 6-5 win. Hudson Corbett made 35 saves on 41 shots in that loss.
The Cubs continue their pre-season schedule with a game in Strathmore on Saturday, followed by a home matchup against the Wheatland Kings on Sunday.
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