The past couple of weeks for the Chase HEAT have been a bit rough as a window of opportunity that opened up to move up in the standings slowly closed.
For whatever reason, the competition was tough, both in goals against and in the physical element. The result being a number of walking wounded regulars unable to suit up, those jobs taken by a number of different associate players. The need was never greater for buying a program to know who was on the local side.
Friday the 14th saw the division-leading Sicamous Eagles fly into town on a very snowy night.
By the end of the contest they had fired 10 pucks past the combo of Chase netminders to three from the Heat marksmen. Fearless McKenzie Guardiero got one, Captain Kurtis Johnson got another and team leading scorer Shelby Kostyshen got the third. Before the game it was a white out and after it was a wipe out.
On Saturday night Chase headed into the Storm in Kamloops. The competition between these two is fierce and just maybe the best rivalry in the KIJHL. The first frame ended with the teams tied, Connor Venne the Saskatoon Shooter doing the honours for Chase.
No scoring in the second, and in the third the Storm got three, the last into an empty net. It was the first win for Kamloops in 12 games.
Sunday afternoon saw the boys at the Chase Museum entertaining a packed crowd with three rocking Christmas carols at the museum pageant.
The Heat Choir Boys had a couple of practices under their belts and you would have never guessed that by day they sing and by night they hack, whack and thrill the locals with their hockey skills. The Heat wishes everyone a warm and safe holiday season and look forward to a packed house on New Year’s Eve.
