Hawks shut out by Hounds

For the first time this season, the Nipawin Hawks are on a losing streak after a 4-0 blanking courtesy of the Notre Dame Hounds Thursday at the Centennial Arena.

The Hounds scored once in the first period, twice more in the second and another goal in the third to secure their second win in Nipawin of the season. Hawks assistant coach Levi Stuart said the staff wasn’t pleased with the club’s effort.

“Things don’t come easy, you have to work hard for everything and earn every inch and I don’t think we did that tonight,” Stuart told northeastNOW after the game.

Nipawin has now been shut out twice this season including a 3-0 loss to Yorkton earlier this year at the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Showcase. The offence has been a pleasant surprise led by Captain Maguire Ratzlaff’s SJHL leading 13 goals, but the loss was hard for Stuart to swallow coming off a blowout loss to the Humboldt Broncos last Friday.