The U15 A1 South Delta Storm capped an outstanding season by coming ever-so-close to reaching the podium at B.C. Hockey’s tier two provincial championships in Vernon.
Third period goals from Connely Parker, Damian Dumas and Dominic Dumas, just 1:43 apart, gave the Storm a 6-5 lead over the Kelowna Rockets in their semi-final game on Wednesday morning. However, the Okanagan champions equalized with 1:25 remaining and went on to score at the 6:24 mark of overtime for a 7-6 win.
The Storm had little time to recover from the heartbreaking defeat, falling 6-3 to Pacific Coast Amateur rival Port Coquitlam in the bronze medal game hours later. Kelowna went on to win the championship, defeating Victoria 3-2.
South Delta had secured a semi-final berth in the eight-team tournament by concluding round-robin play Tuesday with a clutch 6-1 win over Cranbrook.
The Storm took control in the opening period thanks to power play goals from Thomas Cowan and Kaden Meyer just 53 seconds apart. Blair Pashak made it 3-0 before the intermission.
Cowan and Pashak would later score again while Dominic rounded out the South Delta scoring.
After opening the championships with a 4-1 loss to eventual group winner Victoria, the Storm bounced back with a big 9-0 victory against host Greater Vernon.
The roster also includes: Sean Jones, Jacob Jope, Ryan Rackow, Mason Buors, Mitch McCluskey, Joseph Prokop, Barunka Sibertova, Sawyer Shears, Thomas Denney, Koen Hubbard, Max Kobus, and James Scouras.
