Ice clipped by Valley West Hawks during Showcase weekend
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Valley West Hawks kept pace with the leaders by out scoring the Kootenay Ice 14-1 during a two-game B.C. Hockey Major Midget League series this past weekend in Langley.
The games were part of the BC Hockey Showcase weekend where all teams get together for a weekend of hockey. The idea is the tournament format allows hockey scouts to see the future stars.
Some past players in the allstar game include Griffen Reinhart of the Edmonton Oil Kings, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Edmonton Oilers, Brett Connolley of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Evander Kane of the Winnipeg Jets
The weekend opened Friday with the Allstar Game won 8-6 by Team Blue.
Three players of the Kootenay Ice were selected to play in the contest — defenceman Austin Tambellini of Nelson, forward Coy Prevost of Kimberley and goalie Carson Schamerhorn of Trail.
On the ice the third-place Hawks scored four times in the opening period en route to an 8-1 trashing of Kootenay.
Eight different players shared in the scoring for Valley West, which took advantange of four special teams goals.
Coy Prevost scored the only Ice marker.
Sunday, was a carbon copy of the opening frame in game one as the Hawks scored four times to take control of the game.
Kootenay, 3-20-5, travel to Vancouver Island for a pair of games against the South Island Royals.
The next home date for Kootenay is February 1 when the Cariboo Cougars play two games in Nelson.
Game one goes Saturday, February 1 at 12:30 p.m. at the NDCC Arena. Sunday, February 2, puck drop is 10:15 a.m. in the Civic Arena.
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