It was a mixed bag of results for the Cariboo Cougars in their season-opening double header against the Thompson Blazers in Kamloops.
On Saturday, the U18 Cougars outlasted the Blazers by a 4-2 score. Riley Lettington, Connor Feeney, Jaxon Larmand and Kadric Mujcin lit the lamp in the victory.
Ivan Anderson collected the win in goal.
Thompson pushed back with a vengeance yesterday (Sunday) with a 7-2 victory at Sandman Centre.
Chris Feeley and Linden Delleman set the pace offensively for the Blazers notching two first period goals.
Roman O’Reagan made it 3-0 for the hosts at 5:40 of the second period. Kadric Mujcin replied for Cariboo to trim the deficit to two.
Dellemen lit the lamp for the second time while Thompson also received a pair of goals from Colton Sitter. Keegan Sanders ended the second period onslaught with the Blazers fourth power-play goal of the game.
Dylan Stanley added a single in the third for Cariboo who drops to 1-1.
The U18 AAA Cougars host the Valley West Giants (1-1) Saturday (6:30pm) and Sunday (11:45am) from Kin 1.
It was a perfect weekend for the U15 Cariboo Cougars going 4-0 at the BC Elite Hockey League regular season showcase in Langley.
Cariboo collected a pair of shutout victories against the Greater Vancouver Canadians Friday (5-0) and Sunday (3-0).
Goaltenders Linden Green and Jayden Avery each pitched a shutout against GVC while Ryland Lemp feasted offensively with four goals in two games – including a pair shorthanded on Sunday.
The Cougars conquered a Saturday double-header with 6-3 and 5-2 victories over the Valley West Giants and Vancouver Northwest Hawks.
Against the Giants, Lemp continued his offensive hot streak with his fifth of the showcase while Evan Bragg, Madden Wheldon, Tristen Schmidt, Hendrick Hesselgrave and Cooper Armstrong also found the back of the net.
Green picked up the win in net.
In their showdown against the Hawks, Lemp picked up his sixth of the showcase while Hesselgrave and Armstrong found the net for the second consecutive game.
Taylor McKay and Warner Callender added singles.
The U15 AAA Cougars welcome the Thompson Blazers (2-1-0-1) Saturday (3:45pm) and Sunday (9:00am) from Kin 1.
After a bye-week, the U17 Cariboo program (2-0) travels to the Lower Mainland for a pair of games against the Greater Vancouver Canadians (1-3).
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