Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬

Campus Life

Pronghorns begin playoff push

The Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Lethbridge men's hockey team opens the second half of the schedule this weekend with a pair of home games at Nicholas Sheran Arena.

The Horns will host the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Manitoba for games Friday and Saturday nights, with the puck dropping at 7 p.m.

The two-game set kicks off a crucial stretch for the Horns, who are currently on the outside of the playoff race. With 12 games remaining, the U of L (4-9-3) sits eight points back of the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Saskatchewan and the fourth and final playoff spot. If the team has a playoff push inside it, now is the time for it to begin.

The Bisons (9-3-2) come into the weekend second in the Canada West standings and boast the best defensive record of any team in the league, allowing a paltry 2.36 goals per game. The Horns, meanwhile, have surrendered the most goals in the conference and will need to shore up defensively to earn a pair of wins.

The teams opened the Canada West season in Winnipeg with the Bisons recording a sweep (3-2, 4-0).

In other weekend Canada West home action, the Pronghorns men's and women's basketball teams will host the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Calgary , Saturday night at the 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness.

Both the men's and women's teams boast 5-5 records and are squarely in the hunt for Canada West playoff spots. The Dinos men's team leads Canada West with an 8-2 record while the women Dinos are at 6-4 on the year.

Tip-off Saturday night is at 6 p.m. for the women's game and 8:15 p.m. for the men's contest.