The Northern Manitoba Blizzard are now on a two-game losing streak after playing on the road this past weekend. Their first game was against the Waywayseecappo Wolverines. In the first period, Wayway scored three unanswered goals within fifteen minutes. In the second, it was Wayway again who put themselves on the board, making the score 4-0. The Wolverines were on the power play going into the third period, and they capitalized just sixteen seconds in. Even though the game was out of reach, there was no quit in the Blizz, as Miguel Bouvier notched his thirteenth goal of the season eleven minutes into the third. The Blizz avoided the shutout, with the final score being 5-1.

Saturday’s game was much closer, but the on-ice performance was similar to Friday’s. Much like Wayway, Neepawa got a fast start, scoring two goals in the first period, with one coming on a power play. The Blizz picked up momentum early in the second, as Louis-Jacob Beauregard scored his second goal. The third period arrived with the score at 2-1, and the game was still very much within reach for the Blizz. Unfortunately, it wasn’t their night as Neepawa added two more goals near the three-minute and sixteen-minute marks. Brett Ward answered the call for the Blizz, recording his first goal of the season, but it was too late, and the Blizz lost 4-2.

The MGEU West Division standings have become much more interesting after this weekend. Dauphin now holds the top spot as the number-one team in the division. The Blizz are now two points behind the Kings, and Neepawa sits comfortably in third with twenty-eight points. Virden holds the fourth seed with twenty points, but Wayway is slowly catching up after picking up two back-to-back wins.

Next up for the Blizz is a three-game home stand, starting this Friday and Saturday against Niverville and Steinbach. The last game of the stand will be played next week, December 3rd, against the Dauphin Kings.