UPDATE: Leafs 2-0 on Okanagan road trip
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Nelson Leafs exploded for four goals in the third period to dump the Kelowna Chiefs 5-1 Satuday in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action in the Central Okanagan City.
Travis Wellman, Carsen Willans, Tyler Garcia and Alec Wilkerson scored for Nelson in a period the Leafs out shot the Chiefs 15-5.
Cole Arcuri and Kyle Hazelwood exchanged first period goals.
Tyler Moffat made 19 saves to register his ninth win of the season.
The Leafs wrap up the three-game road swing Sunday afternoon in Summerland against the Steam.
Former Leaf Matthew Naka was in the lineup for the Chiefs. Naka, traded to Kelowna last week, registered no points in the game.
Wellman scores twice to power Leaf past North Okanagan 5-1
Travis Wellman scored twice to pace the Nelson Leafs to a 5-1 win over North Okanagan Knights in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Friday night in Armstrong.
Nelson scored three times in the second period to erase a 1-0 deficit en route to the win.
Brandon Sookro, Bryce Nielsen and Darnel St. Pierre added singles at Nelson pushed its season record to 11-0-1-1.
Wellan, increasing his goal scoring lead to 21, finished the game with three points.
St. Pierre, Jamie Vlanich and Alex Wilkerson each had two points.
Mat Lambert scored the lone goal for the Knights, which led 1-0 after the first periodd.
Nelson, leading the Murdoch Division by six points over Beaver Valley, out shot North Okanagan 37-31 making a winner out of goalie Tyler Moffat.
Nelson travels to Kelowna to take on the Chief Saturday.
The Leafs conclude the three-game swing through the Okanagan with a game Sunday in Summerland.
