Count the Niagara IceDogs among those who were happiest when the calendar turned and a new month began.

Perhaps, the happiest.

After compiling a 0-7-2 record and going winless in November, the Ontario Hockey League club started December with come-from-behind victories over two Central Division rivals. They edged the North Bay Battalion 2-1 in overtime in a Sunday matinee at Meridian Centre in St. Catharines after doubling the Brampton Steelheads 4-2 on the road two nights earlier.

To head coach Krys Barch, the latest win streak is all part of “the process,” as was November’s month-long slump and, indeed, the entire 68-game regular season.

“You’re going to hear the same things during our losses as you will during a win. They know what the standard is, they know what needs to be done,” h

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