For the second straight year, Richmond blueliner Jodi Gentile has helped the Fraser Valley Phantom capture the provincial Midget AAA girls hockey championship.
The best-of-three final series featured a rematch with the Kelowna Rockets. After going the distance a year ago, the Phantom need just two games to earn the title. Fraser Valley produced a 2-1 overtime win in game one as Gentile's point shot was deflected home by Brianna Keats. The girls carried the momentum from the big win into game two where they rolled to a 5-1 victory.
Gentile and her teammates are now preparing for the Esso Cup Midget AAA National Championships which the B.C. champions will host April 21-27 at Bill Copeland Arena in Burnaby.
This is the first time B.C. has hosted the event. The Phantom will face the Edmonton Thunder in their opening game. The winner will also be declared Pacific Region champion.
This will be Gentile's second national tournament of the 2012-13 campaign. She also was part of the U18 Team BC that competed in Dawson Creek back in November.
