Consistency, Discipline Equal Success

Coming off an impressive 9-1 win over the Surrey Knights the Sockeyes would take their winning streak on the road playing against the expansion Coastal Tsunami for a pair of games in Gibsons.

As with most expansion clubs it’s hard to know their game plan either on offense or defense let alone how they have studied their game video.

Credit  has to be given to the Coastal Tsunami for reaching out to the community to fill the seats for the game and in conversation with some of the Sockeyes they were not just impressed but shocked. 

Friday’s game saw the Sockeyes start Mathias Hasselmann who faced 22 shots stopping 20 while the Tsunami went with Nick Peters who was pounded with 82 shots stopping 79.

The game itself was a spirited match-up with eight penalties assessed to Richmond and nine to the Tsunami.

Beauty Beaudin collected his ninth goal of the season while on the PP at 10:18 of the first only to have Nathan Hughes get his first of the season while also on the PP.

The game remained tied until 14:19 of the second when Michael McIntyre notched his first while also on the PP giving Richmond a 2-1 lead after two periods.

Beaudin got his 10th of the season and second of the game at 3:27 allowing them to hold a 3-1 lead but only until 17:58 when Istvanffy pulled them with one and held on for a 3-2 win.

Game two of the match-up saw the Sockeyes send Armaan Kaila in the blue paint facing 38 shots stopping 36 while the Tsunami started Finn Morrison who faced 35 shots turning aside 33.

The teams traded goals in the first with the Tsunami opening the scoring with Sockeyes Captain Teo Lin even the contest at 12:44 wrapping up 20 minutes with the game tied.

Lin got his 9th of the season at 2:52 only to have Nottingham grab a PP marker ending the second again tied but the third saw Nicholas Noren got a shorthanded marker sending the Sockeyes home winning both games 

Playing a pair of games took its toll on the team returning home having to recover from injuries would see them face the Ice Hawks with Oliver Read playing a full sixty facing 44 shots turning aside 38 while Delta went with Merik Erickson who stopped34 of the 36 he faced.

The first saw Delta jump out to a 3-2 lead with Noren (13) and Shin (8) scoring for the Sockeyes only to have Delta grab one in the second, two in the third while Sockeye Charlie Swartz got his third of the season.

While Read failed to get a game star he was named third star for the broadcast on Eastlink TV for his impressive performance.  

Returning home saw them pull out a 6-3 win over Mission City followed by a 8-4 win over the Steelers

Scoring isn’t an issue that saw them manage 23 goals allowing 17 in the above games; but winning means playing a full sixty and as a unit plus getting healthy bodies back in the line-up.