CALGARY – After being swept last weekend, the University of Calgary Dinos will look to rebound as they take on Lethbridge Pronghorns in a home-and-home set this weekend, beginning Friday night at Nicholas Sheran Arena in Lethbridge before shifting to Calgary Saturday night.

Puck drops at 7 p.m. both nights. Friday night's contest in Lethbridge will be broadcast live on CanadaWest.tv.

Last Friday, Calgary was overtaken by a second period comeback from the University of Alberta Golden Bears as they fell 3-2. The next night in Edmonton, the Golden Bears scored three goals in the final frame as they went on to a 4-2 win. The two defeats left Calgary in fourth place with a 9-9-0 record. Alberta vaulted into a tie with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies atop the Canada West standings.

Despite going 2-0 and winning SAIT Challenge Cup tournament to begin the New Year, the Dinos are now on a four-game losing streak in conference play. Their last victory came on Nov. 19 when they beat Saskatchewan 4-3.

Lethbridge enters this series after a rare three-game weekend last week. On Friday, after making up the third period from a November game that was suspended due to Zamboni problems, the Horns were heavily outshot Friday night and lost 5-2 in their regularly-scheduled game against Saskatchewan. A night later, the Pronghorns used a third period comeback to upset the Huskies 3-2.

So far this year, the Dinos are 2-0 against the Pronghorns after picking up wins versus their Alberta rivals in October. The two victories appeared to signal a turning point early in the Dinos' season as they attempted to position themselves among the elite teams in the Canada West. For Lethbridge, those losses were a part of a seven-game losing streak. Since those games against the Dinos, the Pronghorns are 2-8 in conference play.

There should be a lot of familiarity between these two teams when they face off this weekend. Before the holiday season rolled in, the Dinos and Pronghorns joined forces to take on Team Canada at their World Junior Selection Camp. Calgary's Brock Nixon and Lethbridge's Taylor Gal each tallied two goals in the game, but the Team Canada hopefuls won 7-4. The contest gave the university players a chance to grab some exposure, while it acted as a coming out party for junior players like Nathan Beaulieu, Tanner Pearson and Scott Wedgewood as they went on to make the team.

Both teams will be looking for some depth scoring as they progress in the second half of the season. Calgary's offence was carried in the first half by fourth-year forward Nixon and first-year Dinos Taylor Stefishen, Teigan Zahn and Dylan Hood. The Calgary line-up is full of offensive potential even though the team is only fourth in goals scored. Players like Reid Jorgensen and Teegan Moore have shown in the past they can score at the CIS level and will be depended on to finish the season strong.

The Horns finds themselves in a similar spot as Calgary. Lethbridge's top scorers from the past few campaigns have continued to play well this year. Their roster, though, has 12 first-year players and the Horns will be calling on them to help light the lamp in 2012. Former Red Deer Rebel Cass Mappin has been the top freshman for Lethbridge with nine points through 18 games.

The Dinos will stay at home next weekend as the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds make their first visit to Father David Bauer this season on Jan. 20-21. The Pronghorns will travel north for their next two games when they visit the Golden Bears for two games on Jan. 20-21.

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