One thing is for certain when the Richmond Sockeyes and Delta Ice Hawks square off this season.
Bet on the road team. The Sockeyes' only two losses on home ice have been to their cross-town rivals. On Tuesday, they returned the favour for the second straight time to take over first place in the Tom Shaw Conference of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League.
Dean Allison's second goal of the night broke a 2-2 tie 33 seconds into the final period and Rudi Thorsteinson added a pair of insurance tallies as the Sockeyes extended their win streak to five games with a 5-2 triumph at the Ladner Leisure Centre.
Brent Chreptyk and Tanner Gattinger scored for the Ice Hawks.
Richmond has been shut out by Scott Lapp in both meetings against Delta at Minoru Arena. However, they have now outscored the Hawks 9-3 in Ladner.
Icing... The Ice Hawks added more experience to their blueline last week when they acquired 20-year-old Ryan Procyshyn from the Mission City Outlaws for Kristopher Melna, Garrett Woodside, Matthew Denton and future considerations. Procyshyn made his Ice Hawk debut on Tuesday. He began his junior "B" career with Delta before spending the bulk of three seasons with the Aldergrove Kodiaks.
The Ice Hawks also recently welcomed back 18-year-old forward Kolten Grieve who helped the team win the PIJHL championship last season as a rookie.
