Hockey
Benson’s Return All Positive
He’s been out since training camp due to a lower-body injury and given his return the Giants were looking at pulling out a win over the Seattle Thunderbirds, but it wasn’t the case for the G-Men.
It was interesting to see Benson taking the pre-game, then leave the ice after getting hit with a puck forcing him to miss the first 10 minutes, returning with stitches at the side of his mouth.
The Giants were looking at rebounding following on home ice after the previous two games against Tri-City (2-1 win) and Red Deer (6-4 loss).
The 6-game recent road trip started in Prince Albert (October 2nd) and ended in Swift Current (October 10th) saw them get outscored 35-23 wasn’t what bench-boss Lorne Molleken had in mind.
This game had the makings of a solid game and the 4,172 fans were entertained to a couple of good scraps in the first period as Dakota Odgers and Keegan Kolesar dropped the gloves.
This was followed by the heavy-weight bout as Josh Thrower and Luke Osterman went toe to toe where both landed some heavy punches.