The B.C. Major Midget Hockey League invades the Richmond Olympic Oval Saturday and Sunday for its second Showcase Weekend of the season.
The event will feature 10 of the 11 teams in action over the two days, including the host Greater Vancouver Canadians.
The regional rep squad currently sits eighth in the league standings (12-14-4) after earning one of four points last weekend against the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs.
The visitors scored late in the third period to manage a 4-3 win at the Olympic Oval last Saturday. The Canadians received goals from Alex Pescitelli, Tyson Lin and Andrew Bennett.
The teams then headed to Coquitlam and the Chiefs rallied to earn a 3-3 tie. Greater Vancouver took a 3-1 lead into the final period on goals by Eric Bourhill, Brennan Gaytmenn and Lin. The Chiefs pulled within one, then notched the equalizer, on the power play, with just 58 seconds left.
The Canadians will face the seventh place South Island Royals on Saturday at 2:15 p.m. and then again on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Other games in the Oval’s two rinks include: Saturday — 9:30 a.m. Valley West Hawks vs. Cariboo Cougars, 12:15 p.m. Vancouver Northwest Giants vs. Kootenay Ice, 3 p.m. Fraser Valley Thunderbirds vs. North Island Silvertips, 5 p.m. Vancouver Northeast Chiefs vs. Okanagan Rockets.
Sunday — 8:15 a.m. Vancouver Northwest Giants vs. Kootenay Ice, 8:30 a.m. Valley West Hawks vs. Cariboo Cougars, 11:15 a.m. Fraser Valley Thunderbirds vs. North Island Silvertips, 1:45 p.m. Vancouver Northeast Chiefs vs. Okanagan Rockets.
