A hat trick from Jonathan Rees Jr. and two more from Daniel Rubin powered the Delta Ice Hawks to a 6-1 win over the visiting Aldergrove Kodiaks on Tuesday night at the Ladner Leisure Centre.
Delta took full control with a dominating second period that resulted in five goals. Rubin began outburst with a pair and Rees followed with his first two of the night before rookie Dillon Maher notched his first goal in the final minute of the period. Rees completed his hat trick with an early third period power play goal.
The win moved Delta’s record to 6-2-1-1, good enough for second place in the overall Pacific Junior Hockey League standings. The Hawks travel to Mission City on Saturday night before returning next Tuesday to host the Grandview Steelers at 7:35 p.m.
Icing…
After re-joining the club from the B.C. Hockey League’s Nanaimo Clippers, Gabriel LeBlanc is on the move again, this time to Kirkland of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The 19-year-old was blueliner was a standout during the club’s run to the PJHL title.
Ice Hawks GM and head coach Steve Robinson says he won’t looking to sign or trade for another defenceman as of now. He already has six on his roster along with versatile veteran Paul Georgeopoulos as another option. The club is also awaiting the return of injured forwards Nathan Pelletier and Jordin Kojima.
“There is no rush to make more changes at this point. Just to build the chemistry of what we have and wait to see how things look at the end of the month with Kojima and Pelletier back,” said Robinson.
