Rockets blast competition at Atom Blast tournament
The Kamloops Rockets came out on top of the Kamloops Atom Blast tournament on the weekend, defeating the Langley Blades 4-3 in overtime of the championship game.
Ethan Gremaud (13G, 2A), Isaac Bean (2G, 2A), Brady McCutcheon (3G, 1A), Evan Smith (3G), Damon Foidart (2A), Stephen Pigeon (1G, 1A), Cole Van Kuyk (1A), Ethan McNichol (1G), Jed Smallman (1G), Brock Heshka (1A) and Gabe Wingerak (1A) scored for the Rockets throughout the tournament en route to victory.
Brendan Smith backstopped the club all weekend.
Titans tower over Spitfires
The Titans overpowered the Spitfires 5-2 in weekend action at Valleyview Arena.
Olen Gelineau led the Titans with two goals and an assist. Bradley Boudreau (1G, 1A), Adam Gordon (1G, 1A), Jack Anderson (1G) and Andrew Gemsa (1A) also found the scoresheet for the Titans, who went with Kiran Ramsay in goal.
Jacob Taylor (1G), Sterling Von Dehn (1G), Colton Woitas (1A) and Spencer Thomas (1A) chipped in with points for the Spitfires, in support of goaltender Kash Minion.
Coyotes corner Ice Kings
The Coyotes defeated the Ice Kings 7-2 in peewee recreation action on the weekend.
Nolan Virgo (2G, 1A), Sebastian Ouimet (2G), Braeden Crowe (1G, 1A), Noah Halowski (1G), Jacob Sherlock (1G) and Becky Ramgren (1A) netted points to grab the victory for goaltender Ryan Clark.
Michael Love was in goal for the Ice Kings, who picked up points from Devon Tournour (1G), Summit Krause-Love (1G) and Michael Hutchison (1A).
Titans grab series lead
The Thompson Hotel Titans opened their best-of-three playoff series against the Revelstoke Grizzlies with a 9-2 victory.
Evan Vinterlik and Brogen Taphorn both had hat tricks, while Austin Morphy (2G) and Ryan Allen (1G) rounded out the scoring for the Titans, who went with Dalton Johnston in goal.
The second game of the bantam Tier 4 series goes on Saturday, Feb. 15 in Revelstoke.
Jardine’s Blazers win close series
The Kamloops Jardine’s Blazers came back to win their peewee Tier 1 series against Vernon on the weekend, winning back-to-back games after losing the first of the series.
Connor Milburn (4G, 1A), Lane Grunerud (4G), Brandon Gremaud (2G, 1A), Lachlan Tomm (3A), Kaden Dempsey (2G), Hunter Beckett (2A), Corson Nordick (2A), Alex Erichuk (2A), Cole Howaniec (1G), Eric Bertuzzi (1G) and Ben Ward (1G) scored for the Blazers throughout the weekend.
Kamloops will now face the Kelowna Jr. Rockets in the OMAHA championship final.
Warriors edge Boltz
With a goal and an assist from Wyatt Trent, the Warriors edged the Boltz 2-1 in bantam recreation action on Sunday, Feb. 9.
Evan Schmidt also scored for the Warriors, who went with Mckenzie Povoas in goal.
Nicolas Boehm backstopped the Boltz, who had a goal from Chase Braten and an assist from Hunter Braten.
Lions even with Vipers
The North Kamloops Lions played to a victory and a loss against the Vernon Vipers in weekend playoff action.
Kolten Moore (4G, 1A), Kevin Emsland (1G, 4A), Michael Fidanza (1G, 1A), Adam Toor (2A), Tanner Tobin (2A), Andrew Gammel (1G), Darion Nordick (1G) and Dario Piva (1A) all found the scoresheet for the Lions, while Kolby Pauwels and Josh Shank played a game apiece.
The third and deciding game of the series will go Saturday, Feb. 15 at Memorial Arena.
Lions draw even with South Okanagan
The North Kamloops Lions won 8-7 in a high-scoring playoff matchup against South Okanagan, to draw even in their best-of-three playoff series.
Trevis John (2G, 2A), Tyson Gayfer (1G, 2A), Seiji Brown (2G), Tyler Bruins-Slot (2A), Jayden Davidson (1G), Keenan Gannon (1G), Brendan Roche (1G), Luke Recchi (1A), Lukas Duckworth (1A), Sam Fuoco (1A) and Mitchell Fargey (1A) all chipped in with points, to bring the series back to Kamloops on Saturday, Feb. 15.
Max Palaga was in goal for the victory.
Elks take series lead
The North Kamloops Elks took a one-game series lead over the Penticton Vees in midget Tier 2 playoff action on the weekend.
Bryce McDonald had a hat trick for Kamloops, with Stephen Nesci adding three points and Matt Hicketts stopping all but one shot in goal.
Game two will go on Saturday, Feb. 15 in Kamloops, with the winner advancing to face the Kelowna Midget Rockets in the OMAHA final.
Mystixs fall behind in first playoff game
The North Kamloops Royal Purple Mystixs lost 10-4 to Kelowna’s female peewee rep team on the weekend, falling behind in the first game of the best-of-three playoff series.
Nicole Thomas (1G, 2A), Natalie Knight (1G, 1A), Nola Clarke (1G), Amanda Martin (1G), Skyler Wiltsie (1A), Ashley Irvine (1A) and Mackenzie Gottfriedson (1A) picked up points in support of goaltender Rebekah Schmutz.
The second game of the series will go on Feb. 22.
