Some stingy defensive play has the Greater Vancouver Canadians off to an impressive start in the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League.
The Canadians swept a pair of games from the North Island Silvertips last week and take a league best 3-1 record into this weekend's series with the Thompson Blazers. The opening game takes place at 11: 15 a.m. on Saturday and the teams will also meet again on Sunday at 11: 30 a.m. Both take place at the Ladner Leisure Centre.
After opening the regular season with a split against the Okanagan Rockets in Kelowna, the Canadians battled North Island as part of the league's opening weekend at the UBC Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre.
In the series opener, a goal from South Delta's Michael Olson-Eyre with just 2: 32 remaining, lifted Greater Vancouver to a 2-1 victory. Another local product, Troy Sutherland, had the other goal, while Chris Tai was solid between the pipes.
The weekend finale was another tight affair as a pair of third period goals by Vancouver's Cody Gordon provided the difference in a 3-1 triumph. The Canadians received more stellar netminding, this time from South Delta's Nathan Alalouf. Seafair alumni Alec Dawydiak had the other goal.
