Kootenay Ice outlast South Island to get back into win column
By The Nelson Daily Sports
The Kootenay Ice have suffered their share of losses this BC Hockey Major Midget League season.
But the Ice can boast a better record than a season ago after outlasting South Island Royals 5-4 Sunday in Major Midget action Sunday in Victoria.
Trail’s Ross Armour, Kadrian Klimchuk of Castlegar and Austin Tambellini of Nelson each finished with two points to lead the Ice to the narrow victory.
Kootenay now sports a 4-21-5 record for 13 points.
Coy Prevost of Kimberley, Amour, Klimchuk, Mitch Titus of Montrose and Nelson’s Sawyer Hunt scored for Kootenay which held periods leads of 2-1 and 3-1.
Saturday South Island scored twice in the final 40 minutes to edge Kootenay 4-2.
Kyle Chernenoff of Crescent Valley and Prevost scored in the first period as the teams played to a 2-2 tie.
South Island took the lead for good with a second period goal before icing the game with a third period insurance marker.
The Ice host the Cariboo Cougars of Prince George Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in the NDCC Arena.
Sunday the teams play in the Civic Arena. Puck drop is 10:15 a.m.
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