Paxton Fraser is packing a punch in her last season with the Northern Capitals.
The Prince George product scored four goals over the weekend including a hat-trick to help secure 4-2 and 6-4 victories over the Vancouver Island Seals this weekend in Kin 2.
On Saturday, a two-goal second period from Fraser and Tylor Jensen paced the Capitals to a two-goal victory.
Paige Umbach and Johana Ketter added markers in the third period adding to the advantage while Taylor Verley lit the lamp twice in a losing effort for the Seals.
Vancouver Island kept the game scoreless after the first 20 minutes despite getting outshot 23-3.
The heroic goaltending of Danika Foster kept the Seals close. The cancer survivor also claimed the game’s first star much to the appreciation of the Kin 2 crowd.
Kenzie Bragg collected the win in goal for the Capitals.
Vancouver Island made things interesting on Sunday as they were deadlocked in a 2-2 with the Capitals after the first 20 minutes.
Karlee Poznecov and Kailyn Paproski found the back of the net against Bragg.
Khya Swanson and Kayla Szerencsi replied for the Caps.
In the second, the game continued its wide-open style as right off the opening faceoff, a set play that began off the stick of Nicole Bateman led to a furious rush into the VI zone allowing Jenna Van Angeren to tap home a rebound.
Fraser doubled the lead to 4-2 a few minutes later. While on a power-play, the Caps gave up a shorthanded breakaway to Eden Sankey who made no mistake on Bragg.
Fraser collected her second of the contest while Chantelle Hendricks replied for the Seals to keep it a one-goal game into the third period.
The Capitals picked up a greasy one in the final frame as a sharp angle shot by Fraser squirted off the post, short side on Seals goalie Nyah Brown.
Heading into a bye-week, the Capitals improve to 8-9-1 on the season, fourth in the five-team BCEHL U18 female standings.
On the U18 boys’ side, the Cariboo Cougars earned a split against the Thompson Blazers losing 3-2 (Saturday) followed up by a 6-2 victory (Sunday).
Prince George Cougars prospect Cohen Baker played the role of hero on Saturday evening for the Blazers scoring twice in the third period, including the game-winner in the final minute.
Thompson held a 1-0 lead after the first period courtesy of Tayo Jackson. Cariboo responded with goals from Nic Gordon and River Knipe.
Ivan Anderson took the loss in goal making 30 saves. His counterpart, Jasper Wood stopped 38 Cougar shots including 13-second period saves.
In the rematch, the dynamic duo of Jaxon Larmand and Riley Lettington combined for five goals in a four-goal victory against the Blazers.
Cariboo jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period, chasing Thompson goaltender Blake Mumford.
Kadric Mujcin opened the scoring for the Cougars.
The Blazers pushed back in the second, trimming the deficit to 3-2 thanks to markers from Tayo Jackson and Carter Froom.
Oscar Hicik made 31 saves in the win for Cariboo improving to 8-6-1-1.
Thompson drops to 8-7-0-1. The U18 Cougars head to Mission to play the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds (4-9-2-1) Saturday (3:30pm) and Sunday (9:45am).
Cariboo’s U17 program dropped a pair of road games to the Vancouver NE Chiefs by scores of 2-1 (Saturday) and 4-3 (Sunday).
A third-period power-play goal by Philip Beedle was the difference-maker in the weekend opener for the Chiefs.
Kale King (Cougars) and Merrik Peeling (Chiefs) opened the scoring in the first period.
On Sunday, a pair of third period goals from Nolan Perry and Desmond Schiebler ended up being the deal-breaker for the Cougars who were playing with three AP’s in the lineup.
The Cougars were tied with the VNE (9-7-0-1) at the end of the 40 minutes. Brett de Gans, Garrett Harrop and Jayden Brideau scored in defeat.
Cariboo (12-6-0-1) remains second in the nine-team league with three games in hand on the Thompson Blazers (13-7-1-1).
The U17 Cougars return home to host the Greater Vancouver Canadians (8-12-2-0) Saturday at 6pm and Sunday at 10:45AM from Kin 1.
The Blazers fell to the Okanagan Rockets twice over the weekend.
In U15 action, Cariboo split a weekend set with the Valley West Giants.
A Saturday night hat-trick by Trysten Schmidt led the Cougars to a 5-3 triumph over the Giants.
Jaxson White and Hendrick Hesselgrave added the other markers who used to special teams to their advantage, scoring three times shorthanded while adding another on the power-play.
Grayson Haukaas lit the lamp twice for Valley West in the loss while William Kim also scored.
In the back half of the double-header, the Giants roared out to a 3-0 lead as Nash McIvor, Haukaas (2) and Joshpreet Badesha led the way offensively.
Schmidt and Hesselgrave scored in defeat.
Cariboo is 9-7-0-0 while the Giants are 4-11-0-0. The U15’s are off until December 13th and 14th when they welcome the Vancouver NW Hawks to Kin 1.
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