The Nelson Junior Leafs lost 5-4 in their first exhibition game of the 2012-13 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season.
With a roster of untested rookies and veterans, the Leafs went about making decisions on their upcoming season. The visiting Beaver Valley Nitehawks skated away with a 5-4 victory at the Nelson and District Community Complex.
The Leafs tangle with the Nitehawks in Beaver Valley again tonight.
