The Ridge Meadows Flames couldn’t find their scoring touch last weekend, as they dropped two games in a row against teams from the Pacific International Junior Hockey League’s Tom Shaw Conference.
The Flames lost 4-1 at home Friday night to the Grandview Steelers before falling 4-2 to the North Vancouver Wolf Pack, Saturday on the road.
The Flames leading scorers, Danny Brandys and Matt Bissett, were both held off the scoreboard last weekend. Both players are critical parts of the Flames’ powerplay, which was 0-for-10 in the last two games.
The Flames did see some scoring from unlikely sources, however, as rookie forward Trevor Harris doubled his point total for this season with a two-goal effort against the Wolf Pack on Saturday. Harris was named the game’s third star. But his performance wasn’t enough to lift Ridge Meadows over the home team.
Sean Pesut, Cory Dubbeldam, Marco Ballarin, and Kyle Jangula each picked up assists in that game.
Goalie Jordan Hospes stopped 35 of 39 shots he faced, while the Flames managed just 23 shots on net at the other end of the ice.
Wesley McLeod got the nod in net Friday night at home, as he stopped 33 of 37 shots in the Flames 4-1 loss to Grandview.
However, the Flames had an even tougher time trying to muster any offence, generating only 17 shots on net.
Dean Gilmore had the Flames lone goal, coming 12 minutes into the first period. Despite the Flames taking the early lead, the Steelers managed four unanswered goals to grab the win.
Keenan Grant and Keagan Hunter both had assists on Gilmore’s goal.
The Flames are at home this Friday at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge as they host the top team in the PIJHL, the Richmond Sockeyes. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
