The streak is over, but the Stratford Hunter Steel Warriors are, for the most part, right where Dave Williams wants them.

“I thought we played well enough we could have won the game,” Stratford’s head coach said after Thursday’s 4-2 loss in St. Marys ended a nine-game run. “There’s been lots to like about how we’ve been playing as a group, and (Thursday) we were doing lots of good things. We’ve struggled a bit to capitalize on chances, but the process of what we’re doing has been good, and hopefully we get rewarded for what we’re doing.”

Prior to their loss to the Lincolns, the Warriors hadn’t tasted defeat since Oct. 29 in LaSalle. Stratford – 16-4-3 entering Friday’s home game against London – moved up to fifth place in the Greater Ontario Hockey League’s Western Conference thanks to a

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