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Focused on winning

By Steve Erickson

Published 2:30 PDT, Tue October 8, 2024

Keeping the winning tradition alive, Captain Teo Lin leads by example, reaching out to fans of all ages prior to a game as well as having his team-mates follow his example. 

Sunday's game saw the Sockeyes travel to Port Moody where the home team grabbed the opening goal while playing shorthanded, only to have Rajan Parmar even the game on the power play. This was followed up by a goal from Florida’s Breudy Beaudin giving the Sockeyes a 2-1 lead after the first period that also saw a pair of minor’s to Port Moody and three to Richmond. 

The second period was scoreless but the third saw a strong start that saw them score a pair with the first from Bryce Strandt followed by an empty net goal from Alaska’s Burke Newton giving the Sockeyes a 4-1 win.  As strange as it sounds the Panthers managed to narrowly outshoot the Sockeyes by a 40-39 margin that saw the visitors unable to score on seven power play chances while the home squad notched one goal on three opportunities. 

First star in the game went to Richmond’s Burke Newton while Richmond’s Mathias Hasselmann was named second and third star to Jovin Manhas. 

Next game for the Sockeyes was a home game against last year’s expansion Trailblazers that kept the fans entertained in what was best described as a “heated contest” keeping the officials busy. 

The Sockeyes scored a pair of markers in the first with Beaudin (7) opening the scoring at 1:08 followed by their second of the game from Nicholas Noren (4) at 17:26 taking a 2-0 lead after one period. The scoring continued in the second with Soares getting his first at 10:35 of the young season while Kovich (3) put them up 4-0 at 13:12 only to have the Trailblazers grab three in a span of 1:43 making it a 4-3 game. 

The third period the Sockeyes scored a pair with the first from Noren (5) a short 29 seconds followed by Burke Newton (3) at 3:55 while the visitors Van Straten pulled them within two. The final goal saw Noren get his sixth of the season and third of the game at 16:07 allowing the home squad to continue their winning streak in league play. To no surprise the Sockeyes grabbed all three stars with Nickolas Noren named first star for his three goal performance while Nick Kovich and Beaudy Beaudin were named second and third stars.

The final home game of Sept. 30 was the long-awaited rematch from last year’s April 1st game seven against Ridge Meadows that saw them win the league Championship. 

The Flames open the scoring on the PP at 8:03 followed by their second just 1:18 later taking a 2-0 lead. In the second period the Sockeyes managed to even the score as Nicholas Noren a goal at 11:31 followed by Nathan Gray with his first as a Sockeye at 15:17.

The Flames grabbed a pair on a PP taking a 4-2 lead noting that goal number four was at 19:56 of the period. The Sockeyes pounded shots on goal in the third but came up short with only goal off the stick of Noren at 13:06 which saw the Flames steal a 4-3 win. The Sockeyes next home game has them face-off against the Chilliwack Jets at 7 p.m. at the “Fish Tank.”

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