Tanner Michalenko, Mount Royal Sports Information

CALGARY – The Lethbridge Pronghorns proved last nights upset was no fluke, as they completed the weekend sweep of the  #6 ranked Mount Royal Cougars on Saturday night in Flames Community Arena in Calgary, the score 4-1 Lethbridge.

Emerson Hrynyk of the Cougars started the game off with the biggest hit of the period just 10 seconds, plastering a Lethbridge forward in the boards right around the red line. Jay Merkley of the Pronghorns committed the games first penalty, which saw Mount Royal see some great scoring chances but failed to find the back of the net.

Mount Royal held possession for the majority of the first 10:00 of the first period, but Lethbridge saw the periods best chances.

Russell Maxwell flew down the left wing and threw the puck across the middle to his defenseman Tim Campbell who joined the rush. Campbell's speed forced Mount Royal defenseman Taylor Green to commit a tripping penalty. Mount Royal did a good job of killing the penalty, with Madison Smiley doing most of the dirty work for the Cougars. Mount Royal goalie Colin Cooper held up his end of the bargain, stopping the only puck shot on net during the Lethbridge power play.

Taylor Green of Mount Royal creeped in from the blue line to pot his second goal of the season courtesy of a beautiful feed from Cougar forward Sebastian Pare, with Matt Bellerive picking up an assist for his work in the corner with Pare.

Lethbridge came right back as Justin Valentino received a cross ice pass from Clint Filbrandt and made no mistake, squeezing it past Colin Cooper who could not swing post to post in time. Mitchell Maxwell with an assist on the play as well.

The game loosened up after Lethbridge tied it, with a fair share of end to end action; much to the crowd's delight here at Flames Community Arenas. Luke Simpson crashed into Lethbridge goalie Garret Hughson 18:44 into the first, giving Lethbridge a 1-man advantage for the rest of the period as well as some time to start the second. Shots 15-14 in favor of Lethbridge with the score tied at 1.

Justin Valentino was all over the ice to start the second, with two quality scoring chances in one shift, although failing to capitalize on either. Shortly after, Lethbridge was still on the attack as Clint Filbrandt received a pass from Ryon Moser and let a wrist shot go in what seemed like a harmless play, but Torrin White came in with the perfect deflection, as he tipped it past Colin Cooper going far post and in.

The game took a turn in the second frame, as Lethbridge simply outworked Mount Royal for the majority of the period. They capitalized early when Ryan Aasman let a wrist shot go from the blue line and forward Torrin White tipped it past Colin Cooper 5:29 in.

Mount Royal had a couple opportunity to tie the game shortly after. First, when Madison Smiley had a borderline breakaway on the penalty kill, but misses high. Second, when defenceman Taylor Green, who has been heavily involved on the Cougar attack all night, had his 1-timer snap shot kicked out by Garret Hughson on a nice save to preserve the Pronghorn lead with 5:00 to go in the period.

Just before the end of the period, the Cougar defencemen were caught on a bad line change and the Pronghorns had a 2 on 0 breakaway opportunity. Connor Sanvido decided to keep it himself and let a wrist shot go, barely putting the puck up and over the crossbar. Sanvido had a 2 on 1 opportunity earlier in the frame, similarly electing to shoot it himself and putting it over the crossbar.  History repeating itself.

Mount Royal survives the period, registering just 3 shots while Lethbridge registered 7.

Lethbridge came out with all the energy to start the third, building off the momentum they build in the second. They found themselves in a power play opportunity 5:39 into the final frame. They wasted no time on the power play, scoring just 7 seconds in on a shot from Lethbridge defenseman Tim Campbell, registering his fourth goal of the season. Assists from Cory Millette and Mitchell Maxwell on the shot from the point.

Mount Royal earned a power play opportunity after Lethbridge captain Tim Campbell ran into Colin Cooper on a 3 on 1 break for the Pronghorns. The power play didn't work out for the Cougars, as Lethbridge did a solid job on the penalty kill. Campbell, fresh out of the box and heading towards the Lethbridge bench to get a forward on the ice, caught a pass before he reached the bench, and decided to take it the other way as a 2 on 1 opportunity arose for the Pronghorns. Campbell found Mitchell Maxwell across the zone for the easy tap in past a sprawling Colin Cooper. 4-1, Pronghorns.

That iced the game for Lethbridge, as they successfully completed the weekend sweep of the Cougars on Mount Royal home ice.

Lethbridge improves to 4-4-3, while Mount Royal sees their fourth loss of the season making their record 7-4-0.

The Pronghorns will hit the road next weekend as they make their way up to Alberta for two with the Golden Bears. Game times for both Friday and Saturday's games go at 7:00pm MST.

The Cougars will also hit the road for a two game set next weekend in Vancouver against UBC. Friday night's puck drop is at 7:00pm PST while Saturday's afternoon affair begins at 4:00pm PST.