Petruic and Loschiavo score two each
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The Huskie men’s hockey team began a five-game home stand in style with a 7-2 victory over the Regina Cougars at Merlis Belsher Place on Saturday night. Saskatchewan shook off a slow start with a five-goal second period. “We looked like a team that got off the bus at 2:30 in the morning”, said head coach Brandin Cote. Following a 6-3 win in Regina on Friday night, the Huskies didn’t get back to Saskatoon until after 2:00 am on Saturday morning due to road conditions.
The Cougars outshot the home-side 9-6 in the first period and took a 1-0 lead on a Kolton Schindle goal. “We knew our first period wasn’t very good”, said Cote. “I liked our response.” Veterans Ty Prefontaine and Vince Loschiavo each scored a little over a minute apart early in the second period to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead. Loschiavo, a 5th-year Huskie from Winnipeg, then buried his 10th of the season at 7:19 to give the U of S a two-goal cushion.
With the score 3-2, Saskatchewan’s top ranked power play when to work. Rhett Rhinehart set up Carter Stebbings for his 6th goal of the season. The Huskie power play is operating at over 30% this season as the team has scored 25 power play goals in 18 games. A little over a minute later, 4th-year forward Chantz Petruic scored the first of two goals to make it a 5-2 game. Petruic and Cade Hayes put pucks past Regina starting goaltender Jackson Fellner in the third period.
Roddy Ross made 22 stops for his 6th win of the season. The effort was appreciated by his teammates, especially early in first period. “At the start of the game, I thought we were scrambling”, said Petruic. “Roddy held the fort down back there.”
