Hitmen clinch a playoff spot tonight with a 4-1 win in Medicine Hat. Now 11 points up on Regina and Lethbridge for the conference and division leads respectively.
I wasn't sure that the Nixon trade was all that smart given we already had a lot of offence, and I don't like dealing d-men, but can't really argue with eight goals and 19 points in 13 games since he was acquired.
Nice to see the Rebels take the Pats out for us tonight.
Portland shut out for the 9th time tonight. 55 games in, and they are at only 98 goals. I can't think of a team that's been worse in recent memory. Seems to be worth watching: The WHL record for fewest goals in a season is Swift Current at 135 in 04-05. With 17 games left, the Winter Hawks have to score 38 goals, or 2.24 per game - or they have to score a half goal better than their current average.
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