Riders break an 8 game losing streak.

With a few players back in the lineup the Ghostriders snapped their 8 game losing streak when Devyn Stewart scored his second goal of the game with just 1:11 left in the third, and it was shorthanded to boot. See the game sheet here

That win just had to give the team a lift especially after losing 4-3 in Kimberley and 3-2 in Invermere, mostly because they were playing with as little as14 skaters and ended up losing in the third.

 Ethan Jang also scored two and one of them was a shorthanded effort in the second. Tristan Downe (1G 1A) and Keelan Saworski with his 16th scored the other goals.

Maybe the most important thing that happed in the last couple of games was the successful return of Zak Larson in the net. Zak had not played since October 27th, in his first game back he lost a 3- 2 decision in Invermere Tuesday  then won in Spokane last night. 

The big deal is that Broc Merkl, who will likely start tonight,  finally got a couple of games off...he like all starters want’s to play every game but like it or not 99 percent of starters need a rest once in a while...  Larson will also push Merkl to be at his best, this is only good news for the Riders.

In other news...

Former Rider HC and GM Will Verner was on the bench helping out Craig Mohr last night. Will lives in Osoyoos now working at a regular job... what is he thinkin...

Ethan Jang, fresh off the prospects game has been offered a spot (or a good chance to earn one) in Alberni Valley next year where he will play for a couple of former KIJHL head coaches, Jeff Dubois ( Creston last few years) and Matt Hughes who was in several different towns in a few different leagues including Invermere back in the day when we had a beam walker in the Fernie arena.

The Riders still have a couple of players out, D-Derek Green - Eric Welford and F- Brendan Nemes and 1 card left.

The boys are in Spokane again tonight and in Castlegar Saturday.