Cubs rally for 4-2 win over Cochrane after Saturday loss in Okotoks
Jacob Hazzard scored twice to lift the Medicine Hat Cubs past the Cochrane Generals, a day after the junior hockey club fell 4-3 to the Okotoks Bisons on the road.
The Medicine Hat Dynamic Industrial Cubs bounced back from a Saturday loss with a 4-2 home win over the Cochrane Generals on Sunday. Cochrane's Nolan Smith opened the scoring just over a minute in, but Jacob Hazzard tied it for the Cubs at 4:09. Brennan Finke (credited on the scoresheet to Kade Dickie) put Medicine Hat ahead 2-1 in the second period, a goal followed by a scuffle behind the net that saw multiple players from both teams ejected.
Kael Kozicki's power-play goal tied it 2-2 for Cochrane before Hazzard scored his second of the game off a drop pass from Randen Collier to restore the Cubs' lead. Collier added an empty-netter in the final minute to seal the 4-2 win. Goaltender Hudson Corbett stopped 24 of 26 shots for Medicine Hat, while Cochrane's Isaias Maddigan made 34 saves in the loss.
On Saturday in Okotoks, the Cubs lost 4-3 to the Bisons after Josiah Jackson scored twice to tie the game, including once late in the second period. Okotoks' Noah Provan scored the game-winner in the final minute, with Carson Jerome earning the win in net after 30 saves; Kayden Van Ham stopped 25 of 29 for Medicine Hat.
The Cubs sit two points behind Okotoks for first place in the HJHL's Gary Wournell South Division. They return home this weekend for two games at the Kinplex, hosting Okotoks on Friday and the Airdrie Thunder on Sunday.
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