The Sockeyes wrapped up January playing eight games both home and away outscoring their opposition by a 31-29 margin as they head into the final stretch of the regular season focused on the upcoming playoffs.
All teams in the PJHL played 48 games that saw the Sockeyes finish with an impressive record of 32 wins, 11 losses, 3 overtime losses, 2 shootout losses while grabbing a commanding 244 goals for and 137 against.
It’s the time of the season that given where they sit in the standings Head Coach Cullen Revel can manage the roster to “sit out” the odd player that allows him to dress extra players who fill roster slots.
In doing so it allows Cullen and staff to evaluate or rather watch the growth of future players who are focused on “cracking” the roster for the upcoming season.
The Sockeyes continue their involvement with various teams, clubs and organizations within the City offering them the opportunity to embrace a “Sockeyes night” welcoming them to the organization.
In conversation with various individuals and organizations they continue to tell me “they are extremely impressed with not only the on-ice product of the Sockeyes but also the professional manner in which they deal with all organizations.”
January saw the return of the Alumni Game that saw an impressive crowd on hand to take in the fun festivities in addition to watching the talent from former Alumni players as well as the current roster.
Reaching out means literally that they attended the Minoru Centre for Active Living where the Clinics offers in-person information on a wide range of programs, services and supports specifically for those 55+ years that live in Richmond.
In addition they also had a special night focused on working with the BC Special Olympics with proceeds going to the program as the Tunnel Series returned with the Delta Ice Hawks focused on pulling out a win.
The Sockeyes were elated to send players to the PJHL All-Star game hosted by the Port Coquitlam Trailblazers that saw all players live up to all expectations as to why they were named to the roster.
With the regular season wrapping up the Sockeyes finished the regular season February 5th hosting to the Coastal Tsunami that saw them easily dismantle the Tsunami pulling off an impressive 8-1 win.
They dominated the Tsunami, outshooting the visitors by an impressive 46-24 margin that saw Alex Kielmann named the game’s first star, Nicholas Noren second star and Caleb Cruz the game’s third star.
With the playoffs around the corner the match-up would see them face-off against the White Rock Whalers that saw them dominate game one pulling out a commanding 7-2 win.
Game two of the best of seven series saw them return home that saw a close tight checking game that saw the game tied after one with the Whalers getting the game’s first goal only to have Nicholas Kolb getting the tying goal 2;09 later.
The game remained tied until the third when William Huo got his first giving the Sockeyes a 2-1 lead in a contest that saw the Whalers pull their “tender” in the late stage of the third that saw William Huo get his second of the game and the clinching game winning goal.
The Sockeyes hold a 2-0 series lead with game three hitting the ice February 20th at 7 pm.
Catch exciting Sockeyes PJHL Playoff Hockey at the Minoru Arena; commonly known to those in the hockey world as the “Fish Tank”
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