It was a tough two days for the Langley Rivermen, who suffered back-to-back losses at the hands of the Chilliwack Chiefs on Friday (Sept. 14) and Saturday (Sept. 15).
The first game was at home.
Brett Willit’s first BCHL goal with 9:45 left in the third period stood up as the winner as the Chiefs knocked off the Rivermen 4-2.
After a scoreless first period in which the Chiefs outshot the Rivermen 9-5, the Chiefs took a 2-0 lead on second period goals by Alex Marrocco and Jacob Slipec. Slipec’s goal came with the Chiefs shorthanded.
The Rivermen stormed back with late second period goals by Devin Leduc and Ethan Leyh to knot the score at 2-2 after forty minutes.
Kevin Wall’s empty net goal with two seconds left in the third period rounded out the scoring.
Mathieu Caron earned his first win of the season, turning away 22 Rivermen shots.
Chilliwack finished 0/4 on the power play and 2/2 on the penalty kill.
On Saturday, the Rivermen visited the Chiefs.
Ethan Bowen’s first two goals of the season paced the Chiefs to a 5-2 win over the visiting Langley Rivermen Saturday night at Prospera centre.
The win was the second straight for the Chiefs who improved to 2-2-0-0 on the season.
The teams were tied at one after one. Daneel Lategan opened the scoring with a goal that should not have counted. Overhead replays showed the puck hit the crossbar without crossing the goal line.
Bowen’s first of the night knotted the game at one.
The Chiefs dominated the middle period outshooting Langley 24-5 and outscoring them 3-1. Chiefs goals game from Bowen, Cole Donhauser and Matt Holmes.
Harrison Blaisdell’s first of the season into an empty net in the game’s final minute rounded out the scoring.
The Chiefs finished the night 2/6 with the man advantage and 1/1 on the penalty kill.
Mathieu Caron earned the win for the Chiefs, stopping 23 Langley shots. Alex Rolfe made 41 saves in his BCHL debut in goal for the Rivermen.
The Rivermen’s next home game is Saturday, Sept. 29 at 7:15 p.m.
