Leafs explode past Rebels; Hawks clipped by Chiefs; Bruins outlast Posse
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Nelson Leafs scored three first period goals en route to a 5-2 victory over Murdoch Division rival Castlegar Rebels Friday in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League play in the Sunfower City.
Brandon Sookro scored twice for the Leafs which held period leads of 3-1 and 3-2.
Austin Lindsay, Linden Horswill and Adam Hodge added singles for the Leafs.
Hodge finished the game with two points, his first multiple point game as a member of the Leafs.
Diego Bartlett and Jeremy McNeill replied for the Rebels.
Nelson out shot Castlegar 27-22 making a winner out of goalie Brad Rebagliati. Nate Rabbit took the loss in goal for Castlegar.
Nelson, 29-6-1-3, now lead the Murdoch Division by three points after Kelowna Chieft walked into the Hawks Nest in Fruitvale and beat Beaver Valley 3-2.
The loss snapped a 10-game winning streak by Beaver Valley.
Jagger Bowles had three points to lead the Chiefs.
Walker Sidoni and Dallas Calvin, on the power play late in the game, scored for Beaver Valley.
Nelson hosts Spokane Braves Saturday at 7 p.m. in the NDCC Arena while the Hawks take to the road to face the Bruins in Grand Forks.
The Bruins, winners of three straight games, outlasted Princeton Posse 7-5 at the Boundary Expo Rec Centre in Midway.
Jackson Purvis had five points, including two goals, to pace the Bruins.
Connor Gross, Brandon Savala, Nathan Cory, Mitchell Pearson and Nelson Minor Hockey grad Coleton Dawson also scored for Grand Forks.
Cory finished with three points while Gross, John Skeet, Pearson and Dawson all had two points.
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