The Westshore Wolves scored three unanswered goals in the 3rd period on route to a 5-2 victory over the Comox Valley Glacier Kings. The first 40 minutes were very close as the score indicated as the teams were tied 1-1 after the first and 2-2 after the second before the Wolves pulled away in the 3rd, the final goal coming on a powerplay into an empty net. The Glacier Kings actually outshot the Wolves 22-21 after two periods but Westshore played a strong 3rd period in which they outshot Comox Valley 22-10. The loss drops the Glacier Kings record to 1-6-0-1 while the Wolves improve to 4-2-0-1 and extend their first place lead over Saanich by 3 points in the South Division. The Westshore win ties the season series between the two clubs at one game apiece as Comox won 4-1 on September 15th.
The GKings got their first goal when Joe Gage picked up a loose puck on an aggressive Glacier Kings forecheck and set up Alex Wilford for his first goal of the season. Not sure why Gage didn’t get an assist on the play. Comox Valley’s second goal came on a nice rush up the ice by Cody Shepheard who somehow got the puck to Joe Gage while being checked. Gage then gave a backhand pass to a trailing Finn Withey who buried it on his second attempt for his 3rd of the season. Shepheard also did not receive an assist despite deserving one.
It was the first game behind the bench for the co-coaches Jordan Butcher and Jordan Kamprath who have stepped up and are running the team now. Both men are former Glacier Kings players with Butcher also being the bench boss here before. I met Kamprath (also known as Kamper) a few days ago. He is very eager to get the team going in a positive direction. The Jordan’s got a good effort out of their club Wednesday and will look to build on that. They will have some more practice time with the team as Comox has the weekend off and don’t play again until a week from Friday when they are in Campbell River. The next home game is Saturday October 7th when the Nanaimo Buccaneers visit.
Darryl Skender
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