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91原创 91原创 have clinched a playoff spot and continue to lead the Coastal conference of the BCHL, despite two losses, a 5-2 defeat by Victoria and an 8-1 loss to Chilliwack.

They have led their conference for most of what 91原创 head coach and general manager Burt Henderson described as a 鈥減retty good season鈥� in a BCHL podcast interview on Feb. 4.

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鈥淲e knew that it was going to be a lot of hard work,鈥� Henderson commented.

鈥淲hat we did have was a good leadership group. Right from day one, we鈥檝e had buy-in from everybody.鈥�

He described the team style as 鈥渄efence-first.鈥�

鈥淲e鈥檙e not a run-and-gun team, we鈥檙e going to get our wins by playing a good, structured, game,鈥� Henderson elaborated.

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Asked about recent remarks by 91原创 netminder Ajeet Gundarah that other BCHL teams have underestimated 91原创, Henderson agreed.

鈥淚 think we surprised a lot of teams with our play when we came out of the gate,鈥� Henderson said.

鈥淚 knew what we had and the players knew what we had.鈥�

As of Tuesday, 91原创 91原创 held top sport in the Coastal Conference with 40 games and 55 points, with Nanaimo Clippers and Alberni Valley Bulldogs tied for second with 40 games and 52 points.

Friday, Feb 11, the 91原创 fell 5-2 against Victoria at the Q centre, with goals from Ryan Upson (assisted by Max Dukovac and Matthew Loo) and Tyler Schleppe (Joseph Messina and Dukovac ) .

Saturday, Feb 12, 91原创 suffered an 8-1 loss to Chilliwack Chiefs, at Chilliwack Coliseum, with Tanner Attew scoring the lone 91原创 goal late in the third, off an assist by Max Dukovac and Andrej Kovacevic .

Following a game on home ice at George Preston on Tuesday Feb. 15 at 7:15 p.m. the team was set to play two away games against Powell River on Feb 18 and Feb 21.