The Richmond Ravens will continue to operate a team in the B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League next season and they will have some additional company too.
B.C. Hockey announced last week the league will expand by two teams for the 2013-14 season with the addition of the West Coast Avalanche (North Shore) and the Vancouver Island Hurricanes (Campbell River).
The Ravens were born after Richmond Girls Hockey took over the Vancouver Fusion franchise. Games were played out of the Richmond Olympic Oval and the majority of practices were held at the Richmond Ice Centre. The team finished with a 9-15-4 record.
The league was initiated in the 2007-2008 season in response to the membership's desire to provide an opportunity for elite female hockey players to come together on zone teams to challenge other elite Female Midget teams.
Icing...
Richmond players figured prominently in the recent B.C. U18 Female Cup competition in Salmon Arm.
Leah Lum scored the tying goal with just 20 seconds remaining then notched the winner in the final minute of overtime as the Predators trimmed the Thrashers 3-2 in the championship game.
Goaltender Kylee Styles was also a member of the Predators.
The U18 BC Cup is the first stage in the formation of Team B.C. which will participate in the National Women's U18 Championships. Lum is trying to secure a roster spot for the second straight year - as is blueliner Jodi Gentile. She suited up for the Wild in the bronze medal game and had a goal in a 4-3 loss.
