Cardiac Kids with a comeback

wowza!  What a game!

The Americans have won four in a row on the road. . . . It was only the fifth victory for the Americans in their last 18 games in Cranbrook. . . . Tri-City trailed 3-1 eight minutes into the third period when it struck four times in 3:48 to take a 5-3 lead. . . . F Brendan Shinnimin had two goals and two assists for the Ams, while F Adam Hughesman had a goal and three helpers. . . . F Jesse Ismond had three goals for the Ice. . . . G Eric Comrie, who is 3-0 in his last four starts, went the distance for the Americans, playing in an arena where his brother, Mike, starred for part of one season (2000-01) with the Ice. . . . Craig West, the radio voice of the Americans, called his 998th Tri-City game. He will do No. 1,000 in Lethbridge on Saturday. His WHL total is well over a grand, though, as he is a former radio voice of the Spokane Chiefs. . . . The Americans are 13-5-0, matching the 1990-91 and 2007-08 teams for the second-best starts in franchise history. The best start? They opened 15-3-0 in 2009-10. . . . You want consistency? In each of the last six seasons, the Americans have won at least 11 of their first 18 games. . . .(Taking Note emphasis mine)

Actually, the best game recap is over at Jeff Bromley's Ice Chips.  Rather than copy and paste the whole thing, I'll encourage you to click here for the good read.  But a taste:

What Happened – The Ice stopped skating in the second and the Ams started. Then Ice didn’t have an answer for Brendan Shinnimin.

The Turning Point – Up 3-1 eight minutes into the third, the Ams had the Ice right where they wanted them. Four goals in 3:48 by the visitors left the place in utter shock.  (Ice Chips)

The Americans outshot the Ice 15-9 in the 2nd and 16-9 in the 3rd.  Dominating. The power play went 3-for-5 which is an improvement.  It's not all sunshine and roses, however.  They came out slow against a good team and got down by 2 very early.  They got into some penalty trouble--too many men?  Come on.  Knock that off.

Moving on, more ace reporting over at Buzzing the Net.  

Tri-City Americans left wing Mackenzie Royer is skating again after suffering a concussion six weeks ago. Meantime, his team had a nice win on Wednesday. (Red Light District, Tri-City Herald)

Apparently they missed the memo--the tweet from the Americans and my blog post--that Royer has, in fact, left the team to go home and recover.  Yes, the Herald reported he was back on ice on Monday, then the announcement was made on Tuesday.  It is now Thursday, BTN should have the story straight by now.  Whatever.