It was not a good weekend for the Elliot Lake Vikings.
A tally in the fourth round of a shootout capped off a late rally as the Soo Thunderbirds stormed back to defeat the Elliot Lake Vikings 4-3 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Sunday at John Rhodes Community Centre.
The day before, the Soo Eagles edged the Vikings 3-2 at the Massey & District Community Arena.
The Timmins Rock pulled out a 5-4 victory over the Espanola Paper Kings at McIntyre Arena on Sunday.
The Kings won a 5-2 road victory versus the Hearst Lumberjacks the night before at Claude Larose Recreation Centre.
The red-hot Blind River Beavers continued their winning ways Friday night by defeating the Soo Eagles 4-1 at Pullar Stadium followed by a 4-2 win over the Soo Thunderbirds for their 9th and 10th straight consecutive wins.