Thunder Hockey Lose Two Close Clashes to the Vikings
Posted on: Feb 1, 2016![](https://concordia.ab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/thumb-athletics-3899.jpg?x41279)
This weekend the Thunder Men's Hockey team faced the 2nd ranked Augustana Vikings. Friday night's home game at Clareview was an entertaining affair with the teams trading chances in a high paced game. In what has become a painfully familiar situation for the Thunder, they trailed 4 to 3 with less than a minute to play. With the net empty, the Thunder could not tie the game and the Vikings added an empty netter to make the final 5 to 3. Second year forward Phil Dillon was excellent for Concordia as he put up a 3 point night.
Saturday night the Thunder travelled to Camrose for a rematch with the Vikings. The game remained deadlocked until midway through the 2nd period when the Vikings slipped a puck into the Thunder net. Concordia pushed to tie the game in the third period but unfortunately ran out of a gas and allowed a second goal with 2 minutes left and lost the game 2 – 0. Connor Dobberthien was spectacular in the loss with 49 saves. Despite the losses, the Thunder competed hard with an excellent and experienced Vikings team.
The Thunder have a much needed bye this coming weekend and look to return a healthy line up when they host the Briercrest Clippers in back to back games in two weeks.