Well that didn't last long.
Just days after having an 18 game winning streak snapped, one which came directly on the heels of 13 consecutive victories before that, the Greater Sudbury Cubs kicked off streak number three with a 3-2 nail-biter over the Iroquois Falls Storm Thursday night at home.
Pretty tough to call it a streak, however, if the run lasts all of one game.
Taking to the road after recording their 35th triumph of the season, the local NOJHLers were handed loss number five courtesy of the Timmins Rock on Friday as the home side edged the Cubs 4-3.
On Thursday, Sudbury spotted Iroquois Falls a 1-0 first period lead, with Jaden Lyons finding the back of the net for the visitors before taking the lead on second period strikes from Noah Kohan and Lucas Signoretti.
But with Storm goaltender Justin Sullivan keeping things close - he would stop 45 of the 48 shots directed his way - Iroquois Falls hung around long enough to even the contest at 2-2 when Alexander St Pierre beat Noah Beaulne five-hole on a breakaway, increasing the level of drama.
With under five minutes to play, Ben Harris drilled home a perfect pass from Mason Walker, giving the Cubs the win.
With captain Mason Chitaroni still injured and Jacob Signoretti completing his suspension, the remaining Sudbury defenders were awarded a little more ice-time, with veteran Brady Bouchard capitalizing on the opportunity nicely.
"It's really just about getting pucks up ice because I know our forwards can do a good job," said the 19 year-old local product who was rock solid from start to finish in this affair. "It's just doing our job and sticking to our system."
"If we stick to that every night, we're going to get the job done."
Always blessed with above-average skating ability and a willingness to carry the puck with speed, the young man who began his NOJHL career with the French River Rapids noted a comfort that comes with developing his all-around game into shape.
"Looking back to when I first started here, I would say the biggest difference is me having confidence in myself and the coaches having confidence in me," said Bouchard. "When your coach helps you out behind the scenes, after practices, it goes a long way."
"Our coaching staff does a really good job with that - and we appreciate it."
Not one to shy away from a little truculence in his play, Bouchard shares the mindset that he and his teammates hope to adopt with post-season play now right around the corner.
"We're such a tight group, a great group of guys - but discipline has been a problem," he stated. "We've addressed it in the room. Leading into the playoffs, we don't want to have the penalty troubles that we've had."
Ironically, less than 24 hours later, the Cubs were victimized by a pair of Timmins power-play goals in the third as the Rock overcame a 3-2 deficit after two periods of play in handing Sudbury their second loss of the week.
The Cubs did manage to take advantage of the extra attacker on a pair of occasions as well, with Daks Klinkhammer netting a PP goal to account for the only scoring in the first.
The middle stanza opened things up as Lucas Antonioni and Ben Harris traded goals with Clark Scaddan and Kaeden McArthur of the Rock, leaving Sudbury clinging to a 3-2 lead with twenty minutes to play.
But Braedyn Cyr evened the contest at 6:34 and five minutes later, Thomas Beard snipped the game-winner as the Cubs look to regroup Thursday at home versus the Soo Eagles, visiting the French River Rapids Saturday in Noelville.