Last 10 Games with Riga

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This week was a roller coaster for Justin Lose. Lose and the Reign are 3 - 6 - 1 in the last 10 games. In a weaker than usual conference, they are only 4 points out of a playoff spot behind the Malmo Nighthawks who are 4 - 5 - 1 in their last 10 games. In those 10 games Lose posted 7 - 4 - 11 with a +/- -5. Lose has finally found a groove to finally get some respectable numbers on the board. Lose is in a weird spot right now that he can score some points but isn’t being defensive on the other side of the ice with a negative +/- rating. Overall Lose has 12 goals, 14 assists for 26 points in 34 games with a +/- rating of -12. It seems from his interview last week he finally regained some motivation. We caught up with Lose after suffering a loss to the Vancouver Wolves.

 

“Can you walk us through today's loss?”

 

“The loss sucks. We played well even though we had 4 shots in the first period but just collapsed in the 2nd. I put part of the blame on myself. I think we all have to be a little tighter defensively in our zone. We gave them too many free chances. The fact that the shot totals were tied is crazy. We had some good looks but their goalie made some great saves. Unfortunately we let Conway down and Harvey went in. Of course we never want to leave our goalies out to dry. Just have to forget this and move on to Chicago next.”

 

“You had a resurgence after your interview came out. What sparked this?”

 

“I give all the credit to the Riga coaching staff. They were working with me this whole week and I felt a lot better about my offensive game. Of course we are still working on the defensive side. Getting some more practice with my teammates also helped out. I’m not 100% happy with my game right now, but it is a step in the right direction.”

 

“What do you want to tell kids or other athletes that are struggling like you did earlier in the season?”

 

“I would say don’t give up. I was terrible at the start of the season. I knew I had to be better to be in the VHL. Of course Riga is rebuilding at the moment, but you are still responsible for everything. I worked with my training staff and my teammates to make it to where I am today. You aren’t alone and you don’t need to face your challenges alone.”

 

While Riga didn’t exactly have the best record this week, Lose did have a good showing in the stars. Lose holds the first star in 3 games! We spoke to Lose about this accomplishment here: [LINK]. Things might not be perfect for Lose but things are going in the right direction if he wants to be a staple of the VHL. Be sure to catch Justin Lose and Riga take the ice in their next game against the Chicago Phoenix!

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Riga should get better. Keep it up!