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From Sportsnet:

Hot team: Tri-City Americans
The Americans' impressive start continued as the U.S. Division leaders extended their winning streak to four games. Tri-City defeated Kamloops and Vancouver by a combined 16-5 margin last week. The Americans have won 13 of their last 14 games and gathered 30 of a possible 36 points this season.

Hot player: Brendan Shinnimin, Tri-City Americans

The renaissance season for Shinnimin continues as the sophomore forward kept his torrid scoring pace with three goals and three assists in two games. The 19-year-old has already topped last season's goal and assist totals and is second in league scoring behind Calgary's Brandon Kozun.

heh. TORRID.

Speaking of Shinny and the rest of the hot team, great article about Brendan here. Some highlights:

Shinnimin plays on a line with Adam Hughesman and Johnny Lazo, fellow Winnipeggers who also formed a line with him on the Thrashers a few years back.

"We've got some chemistry and it has been working out pretty well so far this season," Shinnimin said.

That might be an understatement.

Hughesman is second on the team with 11 goals and 26 points, while Lazo is fourth with 18 points, one back of Winnipegger Brooks Macek, who has 19.

"There's not as much pressure going to Tri-City because you know all these guys and you know they are going to have your back," said Shinnimin, who played one season with the MJHL's Selkirk Steelers before graduating to the WHL. "It makes you feel more at home. It's easy for everyone to get along because you've already made friends with them in a previous year. It makes it easy for the whole team to have a tight dressing room."

That close-knit dressing room has worked wonders so far. The Americans are ranked fifth in the CHL and are setting their sights on a league championship.

"Obviously I'm pretty happy with the way the season has started not only for myself but for the team too," Shinnimin said. "Our team has had a great start. I think this individual success is coming from the team success."

Another amazing thing to notice, is how excited Shinny gets after scoring goals. His head nearly pops right off his body. To me, that shows an excitement and passion for the game and the hard work he's put in to be a better player. It all shows in that face he makes after scoring. Hell, it does for all of them when they get a goal. I thought Nils Moser would actually explode the other night.