The Minnesota Loons of Breezy Point played better defensively, but still lost a pair of North American Tier III junior hockey games - falling to the host Alexandria Blizzard 3-1 on Friday, Feb. 25, and losing to the Granite City Lumberjacks 6-1 on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Breezy Point Sports Center.
Trent Day scored for the Loons against the Blizzard while goaltender Payton West made 45 saves. Jack Dalton scored against Granite City, which scored three times in both the first and third periods.
The Loons finish the season playing at Alexandria Friday, March 4, and then hosting the Blizzard at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Breezy Point. Granite City leads the West standings with a 43-2 record while Alexandria is fourth at 23-19-1 and the Loons sixth at 5-40.
