Lethbridge – Following a difficult first semester, the Lethbridge Pronghorn men's hockey team hopes that 2014 will bring the team better fortune. The 'Horns kick off the second semester of conference action this weekend hosting the Regina Cougars for a pair of games.
 
Puck drops both Friday and Saturday night at 7:00pm at Nicholas Sheran Arena and both games will also be streamed live on http://canadawest.tv.
 
After going 1-14-1 through the first semester, the 'Horns would like to forget the 2013 portion of the Canada West schedule where everything that could go wrong seemed to go wrong. The 'Horns are 10 points out of the playoffs with 12 games to play, but with eight of those 12 games at home, the schedule is finally in their favor.
 
Though 16 games the 'Horns have scored the fewest goals in the conference with 27 and allowed the most goals against with 87.
 
Freshman Ryon Moser leads the 'Horns with three goals and eight assists, while Cass Mappin and first-year centre Brock Hirshe are tied for the team lead in goals with five a piece.
 
For the Cougars, who are sitting at .500 (8-8-0), the second half will be a dog fight for home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.  Entering the second half, the Cougars are fourth with 16 points, one point behind the Saskatchewan Huskies for third and only one point ahead of the Manitoba Bisons.
 
Offensively, the Cougars are led by Cody Fowlie and Brody Luhning who have registered 15 and 12 points respectively, while Liam Brennan leads the team in goals with seven.
 
Between the pipes, the Cougars have platooned the tandem of Andrew Hayes and Lucas Gore with both making eight appearances this season. Hayes has the better numbers statistically with a 2.98 goals-against-average and a 0.909 save percentage, however both goalies have earned four wins each.
 
Earlier this season, the Cougars swept the 'Horns in Regina, winning by 6-0 and 4-1 scores.
 
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