Your Chase Heat Hockey Club was on a six-game winning streak when they hosted the Summerland Steam on Friday, Jan. 10.
In a barn burner of a contest between two talented teams, the Steam got the only marker in the first period. They followed that up in the second with another goal to take a 2-0 lead.
In the third, the Heat came back with a pair, Kolten Moore from Tyler Mork and then Chad Wilde from Kaleb Boyle and Austin Willier. It was all tied up and nothing decided in the first sudden-death overtime.
In the second overtime the visitors spoiled the winning streak with a highlight-reel goal.
The tie in regulation gave the locals a point in the tight division standings.
Michael Byer went the distance between the pipes keeping it close, stopping 42 of 45 shots.
Then on Sunday the 11th, division foes the 100 Mile House Wranglers came to the Art Holding Memorial Arena for a 2 p.m. matinee.
The Cariboo Cowboys hit to hurt from the opening whistle but the locals’ speed, talent and durability won the showdown.
Byer once again backstopped the Heat. In the first, Travis Beaubien popped one in from Moore and Mork. The Wranglers got that one back in the second before Mork scored unassisted on a takeaway which turned into a breakaway.
Then 100 Mile got that one back. In the third the Wranglers took the lead before Beaubien got his second unassisted.
Beaubien took hits, gave them out and scored twice to lead the Heat.
Once again, sudden death overtime loomed and with 1:37 gone, Captain Kaleb Boyle on the power play from Cody Hodges made history, scoring the game winner. It was the shot heard around the rink as Boyle lasered his shot into the roof of the net to claim an all-time league record for power-play goals!
With 12 games left to go in the regular season, Boyle has scored 43 power-play goals and done it in 135 games played. That’s a feat not matched by some equally skilled young men throughout the years. The Heat is very proud of the Williams Lake product!
Ice chips: The team is currently tied with the Sicamous Eagles for second spot in the division. The two rivals play Wednesday the 14th in the Houseboat Capital. On the 16th the team is in Revelstoke to take on the Grizzlies. The next game in Chase is Saturday the 17th at 7 p.m. versus the Kamloops Storm.
