Lancers drop pair to Storm

The U18 AAA Lloydminster Lancers dropped a pair of games to the Grand Peace Athletic Club (GPAC) Storm over the weekend.

The games kicked off Saturday (Dec. 14) as the Lancers welcomed the Storm to the Centennial Civic Centre. 

GPAC kicked off the game hot scoring twice early in the first period to mark a 2-0 lead over the Lancers heading into the second period.

Lancers skaters kicked off the second period with a renewed ferocity scoring early in the second bringing the game to a one-goal game. GPAC quickly extended their lead again with another goal before being answered by the Lancers. A goal for each team before the end of the second brought the game to 4-3 GPAC heading into the third.

It was the third period where GPAC solidified the game with a statement five unanswered goals sealing the game with a 9-3 final.

The two teams had a quick turnaround Sunday (Dec. 15) hitting the ice for an 11:30 start. 

It was the Lancers this time who came out swinging with a very early goal giving them a 1-0 lead in a slow first period. Lancers again saw an opportunity and took it going up 2-0 just a minute into the second period. 

From here GPAC largely controlled the pace of the game finding the back of the net five times in the remaining 23 minutes of play. 

The Lancers will look to bounce back Dec. 21 as they face the Leduc Oil Kings before returning home to take on the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers at the Civic. 

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