It hasn't been so hot between the pipes for the Stockton Heat.
Three weeks ago, star goaltending prospect Jon Gillies suffered a day-to-day lower body injury and has yet to return. Kevin Poulin, who the parent club traded for to stand in, is out for more than a month after dislocating a knee cap last Saturday. That left backup Kent Simpson, who the Ontario Reign feasted on for four goals in their last meeting in early November, to answer the call in this pre-Thanksgiving tilt:
Simpson was burned shortly after the opening draw as Ontario played whack-a-mole.