The Richmond News November 30. 2012 A31
Sports Sockeyes continue to thrive in Delta’s rink
One thing is for certain when the Richmond Sockeyes and Delta Ice Hawks square off this season. Bet on the road team. The Sockeyes’ only two losses on home ice have been to their cross-town rivals. On Tuesday, they returned the favour for the second straight time to take over first place in the Tom Shaw Conference of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League. Dean Allison’s second goal of the night broke a 2-2 tie 33 seconds into the final period and Rudi Thorsteinson added a pair of insurance tallies as the Sockeyes extended their win streak to five games with a 5-2 triumph at the Ladner Leisure Centre. The Sockeyes (17-4-0-1) also received terrific goaltending from Kootenay Alder who turned aside 35 shots. Daniell Lang had the other. Brent Chreptyk and Tanner Gattinger scored for the Ice Hawks. Richmond has been shut out by Scott Lapp in both meetings against Delta at Minoru Arena. However, they have now outscored the Hawks 9-3 in Ladner. The Sockeyes were slated to host Grandview last night and the two teams meet again on Sunday afternoon at the Burnaby Winter Club.
Clarke scores pair for Canada Richmond’s Caleb Clarke scored in each half as Canada’s U20 men’s soccer team concluded a 10-day camp with a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica on Wednesday. Canada is currently preparing for the CONCACAF U20 Championship which runs from Feb. 18 to Mar. 3 in Puebla, Mexico. The event will qualify four teams for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup inTurkey. The team will regroup in February for a pre-tournament camp.
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Richmond Sockeyes Jeremy Hamaguchi attempts to control the bouncing puck in front of Delta Ice Hawks goaltender Scott Lapp during Tuesday’s Pacific International Junior Hockey League game in Ladner. Richmond broke a 2-2 deadlock with three unanswered goals in the final period for a 5-2 victory to overtake the Ice Hawks for first place in the Tom Shaw Conference. The Sockeyes visit Grandview on Sunday.
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