This past weekend saw Chase’s Junior Hockey Team take on the Revelstoke Grizzlies in a two-game home- and-away series.
Friday night, Oct. 12, saw the two teams at Art Holding Memorial Arena. What was expected and what arrived from Revelstoke was different. A talented, hard-working squad gave it their all and ended up being the better team of the evening.
The Heat opened the scoring with new acquisition Taylor Jordan getting his first Chase goal at 13:21 of the first, assisted by Dom Hodges and Shelby Kostyshen.
The Grizzlies clawed back, getting a goal on the powerplay and then a backbreaker with 15 seconds left in the period.
The second period was a copy of the first with Connor Venne scoring assisted by Shayne Woodland and Aiden Silzer-Hooker.
In the third, Revy potted one and then Kurtis Johnson, assisted by Connor Venne, scored a highlight-reel goal, but it wasn’t enough.
The Bears left with a 5 to 2 score and a fun bus ride back to Revelstoke.
The Grizzlies’ power-play marker was the first time Chase had been scored on on the penalty kill while at home.
Saturday, Oct. 13 saw the two teams once again face each other, this time in Revelstoke, where the Grizzlies earned a shutout with a 4-0 victory.
Unfortunately for the Heat, they lost two starters to injury, Connor Venne and Stuart Beckett.
Beckett will be lost for at least eight weeks due to a broken leg.
Five starters are now on the injury list. Taylor Jordan was acquired from the Summerland Steam to add firepower and grit.
The Kamloops Storm visited Chase on Tuesday, Oct. 16 and provided a great game of hockey. The teams played neck-and-neck until the third period when the Storm ultimately took the lead with a 5-3 win.
The Heat will be travelling to Sicamous Friday to take on the Eagles and then, on Saturday, Oct. 20, they play host to the Summerland Steam.
