Victoria Grizzlies News
GRIZZLIES PUNISH CAPS IN DUNCANphoto courtesy Jonathon Howe January 16, 2010 Sharie Epp ©Times Colonist - The Victoria Grizzlies stretched their winning streak to four straight games with a 5-2 victory over the Cowichan Valley Capitals last night in Duncan. Madison Dias scored two goals — one of them shorthanded — to power a three-goal second period, and a 4-2 Victoria. The Grizzlies, 22-14-2-5, are home at Bear Mountain Arena tonight to face the B.C. Hockey League-leading Vernon Vipers. The puck drops at 7:15 p.m. Before the game, Victoria coach Victor Gervais said his team had no intention of taking the Capitals lightly, despite their seventh-place standings in the Coastal Conference. “Cowichan Valley is well-coached. [Dale Purinton] is a guy that’s been around hockey forever,” Gervais said about the Capitals bench boss, a former hard-nosed NHLer. “You know they’re going to compete hard, he’s that kind of guy.” Joel Lowry opened the scoring for Victoria at 6:43 of the first period, but Nick Anderson replied with a vengeance for the Caps. With a power-play goal at 7:18, and another at 18:41, Anderson had his team up 2-1 by the break. In the second, the Grizz turned up the defence, and shut down the Capitals, while Brandon Fagerheim, at 5:31, and Dias at 15:01 and 17:45 got it done on offence. Wesley Myron capped it with an empty-netter. Shots were 34-29 for Victoria.
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