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Unbeaten Sockeyes back at Minoru Thursday

Richmond puts unbeaten record on the against Grandview at 7 p.m.
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A terrific start to the season for rookie Marcus Pantazis has helped the Richmond Sockeyes to an unbeaten record after four games.

Richmond Sockeyes return to Minoru Arenas Thursday night as the lone remaining undefeated team in the Pacific Junior Hockey League.

Since opening their season with a 3-3 tie against the Delta Ice Hawks, the Sockeyes (3-0-1-0) have produced three straight road victories as they made way for last weekend’s ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition in their regular game slot.

Richmond rolled to a 7-3 victory over the Surrey Knights last Thursday then edged the Mission City Outlaws 2-1 in double overtime on Saturday night.

Veteran Trevor Townsend tied the game with 4:30 remaining, then set-up Craig Shouten for the game winner with the teams playing three-on-three. Jeremy Kelleway was terrific in net, making 40 saves.

In Surrey, rookie Marcus Pantazis continued his impressive start to the season with five points, including a pair of goals, to lead the Sockeyes past the winless Knights (0-4-0-0). The 17-year-old Vancouver Canadians major midget alumni now has eight points in four games. 

Brady Sprague also scored twice while singles went to Gabriel Sussenbacher-Fu, Ross Zerdin and Townsend. Evan McCune made 23 saves for the win.

The road win streak started with a 4-3 triumph over the expansion White Rock Whalers on Sept. 8. Michael Araki-Young scored what proved to be the game winning goal midway through the second period.

The Grandview Steelers visit Minoru on Thursday at 7 p.m. Richmond also travels to North Vancouver Saturday to face the Wolf Pack.

Icing…

The Sockeyes have added more experience and toughness to their line-up with the signing of 20-year-old forward Isaac Embree. The Delta native has spent the past two seasons in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League after coming out of the Delta Hockey Academy. 

Embree picked up a match penalty in the win over Mission and an automatic three game suspension. He is eligible to return on Sept. 29 at Port Moody.