Rockies skate away with 5-2 victory over Nelson Leafs
By The Nelson Daily Sports
The winning woes, scoring woes . . . and every other conceivable woe continue to plague the Nelson Leafs hockey club.
Columbia Valley Rockies skated into the NDCC Arena Saturday night, leaving with a 5-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Leafs.
The loss, Nelson’s fourth straight and 11th in the past 14 games, dropped the Leafs into fourth spot in Murdoch Division standings.
Grand Forks Border Bruins leapfrogged over the Leafs after stopping visiting Spokane Braves 8-3 Thursday in the Boundary City.
Ray St. Jean, Doan Smith, Colton Sandboe, Kellen Marchand and Luke Bellerose score for the Rockies.
Koleton Nelson and Brendan Smith replied for the Leafs.
Nelson returns to action Tuesday in Grand Forks with a game against the Border Bruins.
