Nelson's Peewee Leafs bounce back to gain split on Day one of Tier 3 provincials
By The Nelson Daily Sports
The Nelson Leafs rebounded in a big way following an opening round loss, pounding Quesnel 10-4 Sunday at the B.C. Hockey Peewee Rep Tier 3 Provincials Championships in the NDCC Arena.
The result has the Leafs sitting at 1-1 after Day one of the 11-team tournament.
Nelson opened the tournament losing 13-3 to Dawson Creek Sunday morning.
Trail, the other West Kootenay team in the tournament, lost 11-0 to Seafair.
Dawson Creek, South Okanagan, Whitehorse sit tied for top stop in one division while Seafair, Victoria are along in the other pool after wins on Day one.
Cranbrook has yet to play in the tournament getting a bye on opening day.
The preliminary round concludes early Thursday morning with the final round robin contest.
The semi final round of the playoffs, with the top two teams in each division advancing, is set to being Thursday at 5 p.m. with the A pool winner meeting the second-place finishers in the B division.
At 8 p.m., the B winner plays the runner up from the A pool.
The Championship game is set for 11 a.m. Thursday. The bronze medal game goes at 8 a.m.
Nelson is back on the ice Monday at 6 p.m. when the host team faces 0-1 Vanderhoof. The Northern BC squad lost to South Okanagan 7-4 Sunday.
The host Leafs meet South Okanagan Tuesday and Whitehorse Wednesday to conclude the round robin draw. Both games have an 8:30 a.m. puck drop.
