TERRIERS 0-2 AT RBC
VERNON, B.C. – Colton Sparrow opened and closed the scoring, and added another in between, helping the host Vernon Vipers to their first win of the 2014 RBC Cup, 6-4 over the Yorkton Terriers in the lone Monday game at Kal Tire Place.
The victory was the Vipers’ fourth in five all-time meetings with Yorkton at Canada’s National Junior A Championship; this year marks the fourth time the teams have qualified for the tournament in the same year.
Liam Coughlin, Brett Mulcahy and Michael McNicholas had the other goals for Vernon (1-1), which scored three times in a span of 41 seconds – and four in 2:57 – early in the second period to take a seemingly commanding 5-0 lead.
But Brett Boehm, Dylan Johnson, Tanner Lishchynsky and Tyson Enzie scored to pull Yorkton (0-2) within a goal with 9:28 to go before Sparrow’s hat trick goal into an empty net in the final minute secured the two points for the Vipers.
Austin Smith earned the win with a 40-save performance in the Vernon goal, while Kale Thomson took the loss for Yorkton after allowing five goals on 18 shots.
Vernon will try to make it back-to-back wins on Tuesday night when they take on the unbeaten Dauphin Kings (7 p.m. PT), while Yorkton will see the ice next on Wednesday, when they face the Carleton Place Canadians (2 p.m. PT).
(Hockey Canada)
Boys will have to dig down deep and see if they have anything left in the tank. During the WCC they had a two game losing streak but rebounded to win the whole thing. They are more than capable of doing so again, just have to re-gain that focus.
Rex
Clearly goaltending is an issue…simply not good enough.
The SJHL simply isnt as good as the other junior leagues. If you got to watch a BCJHL game you would see what I mean. Hockey just isnt evolving here like other provinces.
LOL… well first of all its not the BCJHL for years. Second of all Rod can correct me if I am wrong but didn't Yorkton just win the Western Canada Cup which included hammering the BCHL champions Coquitlim. Also considering the Midget AAA league is considered in the top 2-3 in the nation I would say hockey is just fine in the province in most areas!
Yes Yorkton beat Coquitlam during the WCC. Coquitlam ended up finishing fourth in the tournament. Now Dauphin, whom the Terriers beat twice at the WCC is undefeated thus far at the RBC. Terriers need to re-group and figure out what's wrong. Sounds like Kale had a bad game; he and the rest of the boys need to get that confidence back. This thing isn't over by a long shot.
Rex
The other anon is correct when twill me did a Saskatchewan team win the rbc?
Actually Humboldt has won it twice and Weyburn has won it once, as the RBC Cup, since 96. Nice try fellas.
Three times in seventeen years? You call that success