Greater Vancouver Canadians saved their best for last when it came to their weekend series against the Okanagan Rockets.
Twice, the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League team entered the final period behind on the scoreboard, yet escaped the weekend with three out of four points to solidify their sixth place position.
Trailing in the opener last Saturday at the Richmond Olympic Oval, the hosts got goals from Gary Dhaliwal and Jordan Sandhu to salvage a point against the fourth place Rockets (19-9-4). Sandhu’s equalizer with 7:42 remaining was a shorthanded effort. The Seafair Minor Hockey product and Kelowna Rockets prospect will soon be playing for Team B.C. at the upcoming Canada Winter Games in Prince George.
In the series finale, Okanagan opened up a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes, only to allow the Canadians to storm back with five unanswered goals in the final frame.
Again, special teams played a huge part in the comeback as the hosts struck for two more shorthanded goals and another pair on the power play. Dhaliwal led Greater Vancouver with a pair of goals and one assist. Tyson Lin, Owen Seidel and Wilkinson had the other goals. Sam Atkins and Wilkinson also chipped in with two assists each.
The Canadians (17-14-3) look to continue their momentum on the Island this week with a pair of games against the North Island Silvertips (6-21-5).
