The Greater Vancouver Canadians will look to strengthen its grip on fourth place in the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League with a key weekend series against the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs.
The surging Canadians (16-12-1) moved past the Chiefs (15-11-4) last weekend by taking three of four points from the South Island Royals. They now have a 10-2-1 record in their last 13 games. The series opener goes Saturday morning (10 a.m.) at the Richmond Olympic Oval before the teams head to Planet Ice in Coquitlam on Sunday.
Greater Vancouver have 10 regular season games remaining, including seven at home. The top four teams will host the best-of-three opening round of the provincial playoffs.
Last Saturday in Langley, blueliner Scott Munro had a four point outing, including a pair of goals, to lead the Canadians to a 5-3 win over the Royals. The locals broke a scoreless tie with three unanswered goals in the second period. South Island made things interesting with three of their own in the final period before
Cameron Ginnetti sealed the victory with his second of the game into an empty net in the dying seconds.
Nathan McCarron had the other goal. Sean Gillespie added a pair of assists.
In the series finale at the Oval, the Royals scored with 2:19 remaining to salvage a 3-3 tie.
Spokane Chiefs prospect Alex Whitwham scored twice and added one assist. Braeden Gurney also scored.
Icing... Delta native and Victoria Royals prospect Dante Hannoun earned third star honours as he scored twice for Team White in an 8-6 loss to Team Blue in the league all-star game played last Friday in Langley.
