What was once a best-of-seven series is now a best-of-three.
The Comox Valley Glacier Kings knocked off the Kerry Park Islanders 4-2 on Monday (Feb. 27) in Kerry Park to even their Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League quarter-final playoff series at two games apiece.
Game five goes tonight (Feb. 28) at the Comox Valley Sports Centre with face-off at 7:45 p.m. Game six goes March 1 in Kerry Park and game seven, if needed, will be played March 3 in Courtenay.
Monday night in Kerry Park, the visiting Glacier Kings opened a 1-0 lead on a first-period goal by Jed Martin and outscored the Islanders 3-1 in the second to take a three-goal lead into the third period.
Jonathan Speer, Derick Nicholson and Jordan Kamprath tallied the second-period markers for the Icemen.
Jake Newman and Cole Peterson replied for Kerry Park.
In other quarter-final action, the Oceanside Generals defeated the Peninsula Panthers 7-2 Monday to stave off elimination. The Panthers lead the series 3-1.
The Saanich Braves lead the Campbell River Storm 2-1 in that best-of-seven after skating to a 6-5 overtime win on Sunday.
The quarter-final winners will be re-seeded according to their regular season finish, with the lowest seed meeting regular season champs Victoria Cougars in the semifinals.
