Tomahawks slice Steelheads

Lac la Hache gets first win of season, off to Quesnel next

Lac la Hache Tomahawks skater Dervy Johny battled for the puck against the Smithers Steelheads in CIHL action in Lac la Hache on Oct. 11.

Lac la Hache Tomahawks skater Dervy Johny battled for the puck against the Smithers Steelheads in CIHL action in Lac la Hache on Oct. 11.

Some familiar names got the Lac la Hache Tomahawks on the board in the local Central Interior Hockey League team’s first win of the season against the Smithers Steelheads on Oct. 11.

Lac la Hache lit the lamp three times in the first period and three times in the third in the 6-1 win at the Rolf Zeis Memorial Arena.

Club stalwarts Nicholas Donovan, Robin Gilbert, Wilfred Robbins (2) and Drew Rose found the back of the net, while Francis Johnson, a new acquisition from Williams Lake, added another.

William Sellars was stellar between the pipes, turning away 30 pucks on 31 shots.

Assists went to Nicholas, Gilbert, Robbins (3), Johnson (2) and Brad Crump.

The Tomahawks (1-1) are in action again taking on the Quesnel Kangaroos (0-3) on the road on Oct. 25.

The Williams Lake Stampeders (3-0) lead the East Division with Lac la Hache in second and Quesnel in third.

In the West Division, the Terrace River Kings (3-0) lead the way, followed by the Prince Rupert Rampage (1-1), Smithers (1-2), and Kitimat Ice Demons (0-1-1).

 

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