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The University of Regina men's hockey team is looking to keep its playoff hopes alive this weekend with a matchup against the UBC Thunderbirds in Vancouver.

The Cougars (7-15-2) are coming off a split against the Manitoba Bisons, and are currently five points behind the Saskatchewan Huskies for the sixth and final Canada West playoff spot with two weekends to play. Regina beat the Bisons in a 5-3 thriller on Friday, which featured a six-goal third period, and then fell 5-3 to the Bisons on Saturday.

Sanfred King (pictured) had a pair of goals in Friday's win, which saw Ian McNulty, Dylen McKinlay and Cody Fowlie also score for the Cougars. King scored again on Saturday, and second-year defenceman Austin Bourhis scored twice.

Lucas Gore got the win in net on Friday, stopping 30 shots. Mitch Kilgore made the start on Saturday but was relieved by Gore after allowing three goals on 15 shots.
Kilgore has a 3-3-1 record on the season with a 2.98 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. Gore has produced a 4-13 record with marks of 3.01 and .903.

McKinlay and Fowlie are tied for the team lead with points, as they have both registered five goals and 10 assists on the campaign. Troy Hunter is third on the team with 11 points and King has 10, including a team-high seven goals.

The Thunderbirds enter the weekend with a 11-9-4 record, good enough for the fourth seed in the conference. UBC is coming off a split against the Saskatchewan Huskies, which they lost to 4-3 in the opening game before bouncing back for a 5-0 win the next night.

UBC is led by Anthony Bardaro, who has notched 20 points this season. Cole Wilson has 17 points and three other T-Birds have 13.

Eric Williams and Matt Hewitt have split time in net for the Thunderbirds, with Williams posting a 6-5-2 record and Hewitt at 5-4-2. Williams, a rookie, has a 2.45 goals-against average and .917 save percentage. Hewitt is stopping pucks at marks for 3.13 and .890.

The Cougars and Thunderbirds have matched up once already this season, a weekend which saw the Cougars lose the opener 4-2 and then shut out the Thunderbirds 2-0 the next night.

Both games are set for 9 p.m. Saskatchewan time in Vancouver.