The two teams battled to a 4-4 tie, and the interviews are as follows:
Here is a recap of this day's BCMML action, originally posted on the MidgetAAACanada.com website:
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| BCMML Week 12 Recap – Saturday Games (Planet Ice – Coquitlam, BC)—Caleb Fantillo scored twice, including a power-play marker early in the third period, as the Vancouver North East Chiefs came back from a pair of two-goal deficits in a 4-4 tie with the visiting South Island Royals in BC Major Midget League action at Planet Ice in Coquitlam, BC. Fantillo’s efforts gave him eight goals for the season, second-most on the Chiefs, as Vancouver North East gained an important point after trailing 2-0 just six-and-half minutes into the contest and 4-2 late in the second period. South Island got on the scoreboard just 18 seconds into the game when captain Nick Guiney notched his 16th goal of the season. Andrew Jack added his fourth goal of the year just 6:15 later, giving the Royals what seemed like an insurmountable 2-0 lead. However, Matthew Davis (his seventh) and Fantillo (his seventh) evened things up later in the first period before Guiney scored his 17th goal of the campaign 5:25 into the second period to put the Royals ahead 3-2. Parker Ellis made it 4-2 for South Island with 6:13 remaining in the second, his second goal of the year. Matthew Hermary cut the deficit to 4-3 just 57 seconds later with his sixth goal of the season for the Chiefs, but South Island still enjoyed a one-goal advantage through 40 minutes. Unfortunately, the Royals couldn’t stay out of the penalty box, as they were called for the final six penalties in the game including four in the third period. Fantillo’s tying goal, his second of the game, came 3:43 into the final period with the Chiefs enjoying a 5-on-3 man advantage with defensemen Kurtis Gamble (boarding) and Tomba Huddlestan (hooking) in the penalty box. “Our effort was good in the third period,” said Chiefs captain Connor Burk, who assisted on the tying goal. “[It] wasn’t so good in the first and second, but in the third period we came out pretty strong, which kind of helped us.” With the tie, the Chiefs (8-9-4) fell into fifth place, one point back of the Greater Vancouver Canadians (10-10-1), who defeated Fraser Valley in Abbotsford. South Island (8-10-3) remains a point back of the Chiefs. “I think it was an entertaining game,” noted Royals coach Geoff Grimwood. “I know we had a great start, but the tough part was that as the game went on, the Chiefs just got better and better. They took it to us at the end of the game. “But at the end of the day, our guys had a good, gritty game. I thought some guys stepped up and played really well. We’ll take the tie, [and hope] we’ll get the win tomorrow.” The Royals and Chiefs resume their weekend series on Sunday morning back at the Planet Ice. Elsewhere in the BCMML… At the Rossland Arena in Rossland, Tyson Jost scored two goals and two assists to regain the league’s scoring lead, and his Okanagan Rockets blanked the host Kootenay Ice 8-0 to move into sole possession of first place in the standings. With the victory, Okanagan (17-3-1) moved two points ahead of the idle Vancouver North West Giants (16-3-1) for top spot in the league. Jost’s four points, meanwhile, gave him 36 points (17 goals, 19 assists), two more than the Giants’ Colton Kerfoot (15 goals, 19 assists, 34 points). In addition to Jost’s exploits, Liam Finlay also scored three goals for the Rockets and Tanner Campbell added three assists. According to the Rockets’ official website, the shutout marked the eighth consecutive game in which Okanagan has blanked the Ice, a streak that has now reached 484 minutes and 44 seconds. Reid Kilburn stopped 25 shots for his third shutout of the year—all three have come against Kootenay—and notched his league-leading 11th win. At the ARC in Abbotsford, the visiting Greater Vancouver Canadians defeated the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds 4-1, with Owel Seidel contributing a goal and an assist. With the win, the Canadians (10-10-1) moved ahead of the Vancouver North East Chiefs (8-9-4) for fourth place in the league. Kyle Uy, Ryan Wilkinson, and Josh Murphy also scored for the Canadians, while Nicholas Ponak tallied the lone goal for the Thunderbirds (8-11-2). At the Langley Sportsplex in Langley, the Valley West Hawks defeated slumping Cariboo 5-3, handing the Cougars (8-12-1) their fifth consecutive loss. The third-place Hawks (15-6-0) remain five points back of league-leading Okanagan (17-3-1), and moved to within three points of the idle Vancouver North West Giants (16-3-1). Finally, Tylor Seabrooke’s power-play goal with 7:35 remaining in the third period lifted the Thompson Blazers (1-14-6) to a 3-3 tie with the visiting North Island Silvertips (8-10-3) at the Chase Art Holding Memorial Arena. The Silvertips led 3-0 midway through the second period thanks to two goals by Clayton Peace and another by Nik Malencia, but the Blazers stormed back on two goals by Nii Noi Tetteh before Seabrooke evened things up late in regulation. Gordon Keaton had three assists for Thompson. |
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