Mihalik, Vladimir

Kevin Beech allowed 5 goals on 14 shots before being lifted in Sudbury's 7-5 loss to Erie.

Marek Bartanus was scoreless in Owen Sound's 5-4 shootout loss to Saginaw. Bartanus has been scoreless in 4 games since his 4 assist outburst against Oshawa on November 3rd.

Vladimir Mihalik was scoreless with 2 PIMs in Prince George's 3-2 loss to Kelowna.

Dane Crowley was -1 with 2 PIMs in Swift Current's 3-1 loss to Saskatoon.

In general, it has been a bad week for Lightning prospects.

Marek Bartanus was scoreless in Owen Sound's 4-0 loss to Plymouth.

Chris Lawrence was -2 with 4 PIMs as Mississauga fell to Kingston 6-0.

Dane Crowley was -1 as Swift Current fell to Everett 6-0. He also had a late fighting major.

Prince George and Vladimir Mihalik were able to beat Kelowna 3-2 in a come-from-behind win. Mihalik scored his third goal of the year in the second period to tie the game at 2. He was -1 for the night. No 3 Star report was listed.

Dane Crowley was +1 with 2 penalty minutes as Swift Current beat Kootenay 3-2 in overtime.

Vladimir Mihalik had an assist and was +1 as Prince George defeated Red Deer 3-0.

This was Mihalik's first game against his old club Red Deer and Head Coach Brent Sutter, who traded Mihalik in the offseason. Mihalik had a fight in the game against former teammate Pierre-Paul Lameuroux, a 6-1, 212 center. The Prince George Citizen called Lameuroux Mihalik's former blueline partner, but there is no record of Lameuroux being a defenseman.

Mihalik was named the game's No.3 Star.

Marek Bartanus was -1 in Owen Sound's 5-4 loss to Kitchener.

Vladimir Mihalik had a power play assist and was -1 in Prince George's 4-2 loss to Kelowna. Mihalik also had 4 penalty minutes in the game.

Dane Crowley returned from injury tonight and had an assist and 2 penalty minutes in Swift Current's 5-4 loss to Medicine Hat.

The #9 train is rolling in Mississauga. Chris Lawrence had 1 goal and 1 assist tonight in the Ice Dogs' 6-5 win over Guelph. Lawrence was +1 with 4 penalty minutes in the game and was named the third star of the contest.

In Sudbury, Kevin Beech got the night off and watched his backup Michael Swick throw a 33 save shutout to defeat Erie 6-0.

On the road in Oshawa, Slovakian sophomore sensation Marek Bartanus had his best night of the season posting 4 assists in a 9-5 Owen Sound rout of the Generals. Bartanus was +3 in the game.

Defenseman Vladimir Mihalik was -1 in Prince George's 5-3 loss to Kamloops.