Heights started the new year at home against St. Ignatius. The Wildcats came into this game with an 0-5 league record but the Tigers didn't put up much of a fight, sleepwalking their way to a 2-1 defeat. St. Ignatius scored the only goal of the first period, outshooting Heights 15-3 while the Tigers took penalty after penalty. In period two, Heights had the game-tying goal waved off on a quick whistle by the referee. After St. Ignatius took a 2-0 lead with a powerplay goal in the third period, the Tigers finally got on the scoreboard when Joe Ross scored with two minutes remaining. Heights played with a sixth attacker in the final minute, but couldn't even get the puck into the offensive zone. Matt Crowell stopped 19 shots in this loss.