Owen Reith of the Princeton Posse runs into North Okanagan Knights' goalie Conor Webb in KIJHL play Friday night.

Owen Reith of the Princeton Posse runs into North Okanagan Knights' goalie Conor Webb in KIJHL play Friday night.

Knights clip Posse in OT

Matthias Urbanski converted at 2:14 overtime as the North Okanagan Knights shaded the Princeton Posse 4-3 Friday night

Morning Star Staff

Matthias Urbanski converted at 2:14 overtime as the North Okanagan Knights shaded the Princeton Posse 4-3 before 150 fans Friday night at Nor-Val Sports Centre.

Urbanski’s tally, unassisted, was his fifth of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season.

The Knights, who visited the Okanagan/Shuswap Division-leading Summerland Steam (9-4-0-2) Saturday night, improved to 7-6-0-1, good for fourth spot. The Posse are fifth and last at 4-10-0-2.

Morton Johnson netted his fifth to give Princeton a 1-0 lead early in the second period. Brady Marzocco equalized six minutes later with his ninth.

League scoring king Tristyn Olson recorded his 12th to give the Posse the lead on a powerplay with 2:42 left in the period. Drayton Martin levelled the score with 24 seconds to go with his second of the year.

Luke Harvie (1st) put North Okanagan in front on a powerplay early in the third. Olson tied it with 2:47 to play in regulation on the pp.

 

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