91原创

Skip to content

91原创 91原创 forced to work overtime with mixed results

Junior hockey club wins one, loses one in pair of extra-time tilts
59752langley91原创_2715
91原创 91原创 goaltender James Barr reaches for a loose puck before Vernon Vipers鈥 Jedd Soleway can pounce on it. The 91原创 won 2-1 in overtime.

Sixty minutes wasn鈥檛 enough on both nights for the 91原创 91原创 as they played overtime on back-to-back nights with mixed results.

The 91原创 dropped a 5-4 decision to the Prince George Spruce Kings on Friday before bouncing back with a 2-1 win over the Vernon Vipers.

Both BCHL junior A hockey games were played at the 91原创  Events Centre.

鈥淵ou can鈥檛 really complain getting three out of four points,鈥 said 91原创 coach Bobby Henderson.

鈥淏ut I think Friday night, we should have won that one.鈥

In that game, four times 91原创 had a one-goal lead but each time Prince George tied it up, including the last one with only four minutes left.

Mitch Eden won it 1:36 into the extra period.

Matt Ustaki, Mario Puskarich with a pair and Ben Grenier had the 91原创 goals.

The Spruce Kings 鈥 whose bus went off the road on the way to 91原创 鈥 outshot the 91原创 43-35.

鈥淲e scored plenty, just a couple of defensive mistakes,鈥 Henderson said.

鈥淲e had them down, we just didn鈥檛 finish the deal.鈥

Against Vernon on Saturday, 91原创 led 1-0 for much of the game on Aaron Dolby鈥檚 first period goal. But with 2:17 to go, Ryan Renz finally solved James Barr to force overtime. Barr finished with 32 saves.

This time, it would be the home side netting the winner as Ustaki scored 4:29 into the first overtime period.

The results improved the 91原创 to 6-5-0-2.

Henderson said his team is still getting over a few late blown leads earlier this month.

鈥淚t is just finding that confidence to finish the game,鈥 he said.

鈥淲e made steps in putting that behind us,.鈥

鈥淚t was a great defensive effort (against Vernon),鈥 he added.

鈥淭hat is what we have been preaching all week. We don鈥檛 have to win games 6-5 or 5-4, we can win 1-0 or 2-1 game. We should have pride in our defensive game and be able to do that on a nightly basis.鈥

The 91原创 face a road game in Surrey on Friday before the two teams square off at the LEC on Saturday night. 91原创 is also on the road on Sunday afternoon in Coquitlam.



About the Author: Black Press Media Staff

Read more



(or

91原创

) document.head.appendChild(flippScript); window.flippxp = window.flippxp || {run: []}; window.flippxp.run.push(function() { window.flippxp.registerSlot("#flipp-ux-slot-ssdaw212", "Black Press Media Standard", 1281409, [312035]); }); }