Summerland Steam add two wins against Princeton

The Summerland Steam earned a pair of wins against the Princeton Posse in Junior B hockey action on the weekend.

The Summerland Steam earned a pair of wins against the Princeton Posse in Junior B hockey action on the weekend.

On Friday, the Steam travelled to Princeton, defeating the Posse 2-1.

Both Summerland goals came in the first period.

At 8:38, Jack Mills scored, with assists by Cole Woodliffe and Braden Eliuk.

Then, with 14 seconds left in the period, Rylan Sideroff scored, assisted by Nelson Hurry and Woodliffe.

The sole Princeton goal was a power play at 9:00 in the second period.

The following evening, Summerland hosted the Posse in a 3-0 shutout win.

The first period was scoreless.

In the second, Eliuk scored at 10:17, assisted by Woodliffe and Mills.

Nicholas Gnazdowsky scored a shorthanded goal at 14:57 in the third period. Cole Williams and Sideroff had the assists.

With eight seconds remaining, Jarrett Malchow scored an empty net goal unassisted.

Summerland is in second place in the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference: Okanagan Division in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. The Steam have 22 wins, nine losses and one overtime loss.

The next action for the Steam is on Saturday, Dec. 27 when the team will face the Coyotes in Osoyoos.

The next home game is on Sunday, Dec. 28, hosting the Coyotes. The game begins at 7:30 p.m.

 

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