League leading Cariboo Cougars feast on Kootenay Ice
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Playing in the friendly confines of the Cominco Arena proved to be, unfriendly, for the Kootenay Ice during a two-game weekend set against the Cariboo Cougars.
The Cougars scored five second period goals to waltz past the Ice 11-1 in the opener of the BC Hockey Major Midget League contest Saturday at the Cominco Arena in Trail.
Sunday, the result wasn’t much better as the BCMMHL leaders skated to an 8-1 victory.
Austin Gray led the Cariboo attack in the opener, finishing the game with five points including a pair of goals.
Justin Almeida led the goal scoring attack with three markers.
Shawn Campbell of Castlegar scored the lone goal for Kootenay, which trailed 3-1 after one period and 8-1 after 40 minutes.
Sunday, Kootenay led 1-0 after the first period on a goal by Tyler Van Steinburg of Cranbrook.
However, Cariboo scored twice in the second period to grab a 2-1 advantage before blowing the game open with six third-period goals.
Eight different players scored for Cariboo.
Cariboo improves to 11-2-1 while Kootenay falls to 2-10.
Kootenay is back on the road this weekend, travelling to Vancouver Island to face the South Island Royals in Victoria.
The Royals, 7-7 on the season, are currently fifth overall in BCMMHL standings.
